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Over the years, some of my adult students have shared concerns about talking to students and parents in their studio about their own piano lessons with me.  They feel uncertain how the students’ parents will react, and worry whether their…

I wanted to share this lovely email from a student who was learning to experience the beautiful feeling of being balanced into the instrument, rather than the weight falling back towards the pianist. I discovered something this morning I wanted…

I had a Masters degree in performance when I discovered in a lesson with Edna Golandsky that Middle C was in fact, not the middle of the piano. It came up in our lesson after trying to copy exactly what…

Before coming across the Taubman Approach, I was taught that it was nearly sacrilege to let go of any note short of its full printed value. The idea of releasing the key and letting the pedal do, well, its job,…

Last year, I had a fascinating consultation with a talented young pianist, improviser and composer, Lara Ljubisavljevic, which I have often since thought about. Her biography below will give you an idea of her talents. Lara Ljubisavljevic is a year…

 This question comes up often. While there is no one “yes or no”, I’d like to raise some issues to help you work through this issue for your personal circumstance. Firstly, why are you seeking Taubman lessons? Are you injured? …

We are in the fortunate position in Australia that our Covid-19 numbers are low enough to begin teaching in-person (although still at the required physical distance), and it has been lovely to see my students again in the same room…

Dear Therese,              I could never have thought that my seat had the solution to myproblem ! Almost three years ago I completely destroyed my rotator tendoncuff,  and my shoulder refused to let me play, until I opened  your book onTaubman…