Resilience & Relaxation: Piano Kinesthetics Online Tutorial

• Inspired by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais' method, this online resource is designed for experienced pianists to relieve tension through learning movement and to enhance posture towards relaxation and resilience. This Tutorial offers the patterns of movement that are strongly associated with the movements involved in piano playing. It is not teaching you how to play piano, but the movements you learn will help you to apply at the piano.

• The coordination required for a piano player is extremely complicated. To become a satisfying professional pianist, it requires one to learn playing the piano from an early age when a child is still undergoing a developing stage for almost everything: senses, movement, cognition, etc. The movement patterns used at the piano would have been built and grown as part of this child's comprehension as how to move in general and become as "habits." In the efforts of trying and experimenting through the process of practicing, tension would occur regardless of whether the training is appropriate or not. Therefore, sometimes tension could take much longer time to let go of. It may be deeply rooted in our brain and nervous system, particularly if one is also dealing with high level of stress daily.

• This Tutorial has total of 24 short video lessons and 3 complete audio movement lessons that can give you a fundamental understanding of feeling, sensing, and thinking about using movements to relieve your tension and stress, learning to move in a way that can enhance mind and body connections and furthermore, improving the overall control at the piano.

Testimonials:

“I have learned so many unknown aspects of our brain and body through Dr. Chiang’s excellent explanation and teaching. I could always figure out a more efficient sensation of engaging my body after each session. Each session is an amazing self-discovery journey. As a musician, it is important for us to have this valuable image of ourselves. ”

---Woan Ching Lim, Pianist

"I worked with Janice during a low back injury. I was nervous to meet with her in a time that I was experiencing intense physical pain; however, she suggested that even imagery while listening to her instructions can be just as effective as movement. Her sessions helped me to feel less pain and more mobility in a short amount of time. Janice is extremely knowledgeable in this field and is extremely patient while sharing her passion with others. "

---Dr. Amy Burmeister, Trumpeter

Disclaimer:

All the contents in the Piano Kinesthetics Online Tutorial are for educational purposes only. Anything shared on this website is not a substitute for professional help or medical treatment nor is intended to diagnose or treat any pathology or disease of any kind. All media files found on this website and the creator of any and all of these files, and anyone featured on these files, cannot be held responsible for any injuries or discomfort that occur. Before doing any of the movement lessons or movements described or portrayed, be sure to consult your medical doctor.