Courses
for Forward-thinking Musicians and Educators
Online Independent Study Courses
Find Your Flow: mindfulness + practice habits + creative tool chest
Orchestral Colors of the Piano: creating timbres
Artistic PracticingTM Process: score study + practice strategies + artistic vision
Hear That?: harmonic sensitivity through score study and expression
Coming Soon in 2025: How Combining Musical Elements Build Compositional Style
Online Live Webinars
Conscious ListeningTM - 4 Step Process
Intensive Courses - see above
Corporate Events
Music Teachers Events
Workshops - What's missing from educational conversations
Transforming Our Brain on Music
Mental Practicing - firing up neuro-pathways
The Miracle of Breath - mind body connection
Practicing Feelings - using emotions to make practicing work
Cultural Differences in Teaching: China and the USA
How to Teach Adult Beginners - 6 Stages, length of study depends on previous skill level
Conscious Listening: Foundations of Concert Music Understanding
College / Professional Courses
Communications Make-Over (series)
Branding, networking, onstage presence, digital visibility, newslettersSeminars for Advanced Pianists (series)
A series of 14 rotating topics, ideally paired with masterclass for application demonstration. (sample brochure below.)
Beyond Your Fingertips: Imprinting Emotional Well-Being
How do we as complex human beings fulfill our emotional and psychological needs in the midst of artistic pressures? These five workshops address difficult questions through multiple lenses with applicable exercises and interactive participation. 1.Mental Practicing- group practice workshop2.Practicing Feeling- using emotional awareness to maximize effective practice3.Rising Above Performance Anxiety- customizing your own approach4.Cultural Values in Teaching Styles: American and Chinese Perspectives5.Finding Our Values- discovering personal values to drive your career. Finding where what you love intersects with what you’re good at.Independent Project Topics
Creating an interdisciplinary performanceHow to give a masterclassThe Conscious Listening approachTonal Analysis for Enhanced Performance
How do you translate the harmonic language from score to audience? We will review listening & analysis skills on a wide range of styles, in order to improve aspects of performance, such as phrasing, timing, and memory. Our repertoire will include orchestral, chamber, and solo works. This is an advanced level course, open to all instruments. Working knowledge of music theory is required.Session1Introduction-Weekly Listening Acuity: CadencesPreparation using Tonal AnalysisCase StudySession 2:Weekly Listening Acuity: Cadences"Finding Structure by using cadences"“Listening for Leading Tones”“Modulations to get lost in”“Pacing of change” Session 3:Weekly Listening Acuity: Cadences“Patterns”“Pivot Chords” "Ambiguity""Phrasing without Relying on Timing"Session 4:Weekly Listening Acuity: Cadences“Chord Qualities” “Orchestral Colors”“Complex Chords” “Significant vs. Passing”“Inferred Tonal Centers”