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As tomorrow's deadline approaches for applying to the Transformative Piano Master Class Series, I've been moved by the motivation and bravery of each applicant in trying something new and different. Whatever their particular concerns are, they're willing to take the...

Daniel Barenboim, Artur Schnabel, Sviatoslav Richter, and other great pianists have all had memory lapses onstage. But it hasn't mattered to their audiences, who have felt moved to the core by the beauty and the depth of human feeling in their performances. No matter...

Deep down inside, is there something you want to change in your playing? Do you want a stronger technique? Greater freedom of expression? More powerful confidence onstage? These things can happen at the Transformative Piano Master Class Series: Connecting Mindfulness,...

If you’re like me, you have a hunch that you have untapped abilities within you that could change the game for you—abilities that are somehow just a little out of reach and are waiting for you to uncover them. That’s why I’d like to invite you to participate in my...

Sign up by 11:59 PM tonight to attend tomorrow's free interactive workshop, Mindfulness for Pianists: Freeing Your Energy for Performance. Surprises and transformations will happen at this interactive event, so click here for information and to get on the list! I'd...

It’s completely normal to get scared before performing. Because no matter how well you’ve prepared, you just never how it will go. But we all have a place within us that’s even more powerful than our fear. And the Performing Beyond Fear exercise is designed to take...

Ever wonder, in the middle of practicing, what happened to the love of music that inspired you to play in the first place? Don’t get a divorce! There’s an amazing way to get the joy back. Learn the Body and Sound Awareness technique on May 11 at my free interactive...

Do you ever get the feeling that you have abilities within you that you can’t get to? I definitely know that feeling. It’s frustrating! But I was lucky to find an amazing key to unlock my hidden abilities: Mindfulness. Mindfulness allows you to notice habits that are...

Mindfulness isn’t what you think! Let’s take this story from Laura‘s lesson last week. Laura played Chopin’s gorgeous and super challenging F minor Ballade. She’d improved a lot since her previous lesson—was really starting to get the piece under her belt. But it just...

Practicing with excess tension very often leads to repetitive strain injuries among pianists, forcing them to cancel concerts and tours and to restrict their choice of repertoire. Sometimes it even puts an end to a performer's entire career. Yet pianist injuries are...