Piano posture

• Advanced Alexander Technique ideas applied to sitting, standing and whole body movement

• Strategies for teaching efficient piano posture

Staccato

• Different types of staccatos and their uses

• Common issues with staccato playing that can cause injuries and tension

• The correct finger staccato, wrist staccato, forearm staccato technique

Octaves and large chords, advanced level

• Developing a good octave and chord technique and knowing how to prevent pain from overstretching and excess tension

• What to do in case of small hands

Scales and arpeggios, advanced level

• How to increase speed in scales and arpeggios and which movement strategies to use in different speeds

Dynamics and musical expression

• How to get a resonant sound out of the instrument in a full dynamic range, without tension and strain in the body

• Getting into a natural musical flow and expression

Alexander Technique concepts

• Inhibition, directions and non-doing at an advanced level and the skills of stopping stress reactions in the body and mind

• The road to mastery: Doing less to achieve more

High level performance skills

• How to prepare for a secure performance

• Using Alexander Technique ideas with your students to reduce performance anxiety

Performance class

• Level 3 has a performance class where we put everything that was learned into practice in a safe, supportive environment