Mastery of Piano Technique for advanced pianists – Vol IV

This program is for advanced level pianists who are pursuing their Bachelor’s, Master’s or D.M.A. degrees in Piano Performance. Good sight-reading and singing skills are a ‘must’ requirement for this program.

I strongly advise against playing your former repertoire during this course so as not to confuse mental and physical memory while acquiring new skills. The ideal time for studying is during your gap year where you can calmly focus on the retraining program only, committing 4 hours/day to practicing.

You can start the retraining program while keeping your study at the musical school, college or conservatory. However, this will result in a much slower, more challenging and overwhelming learning.

Each topic of the program consists of 3 main steps that takes about a week to complete.

• read through a topic and watch a relevant video – 1 hour

• watch an open lesson video – 1 hour

• practice following a practice video – 2-4 hours

Following this practice plan you will be able to complete the retraining program within 6 months (1.5 month for each book).

To study this course successfully you need to know about 3D hand motion, elbow motion, sound imagination, intonation, arm weight, articulations, harmony, dynamics & voicing, musical speech, phrasing, image, form, timing, self-confidence. These elements were taught in the previous Mastery of Piano Technique books 1-3. If you’ve completed book 1 (3D hand motion, elbow motion, sound imagination, intonation, arm weight) you can still start this book 4 and gradually apply your knowledge and skills in scales, arpeggios, octaves and chords, as well as in a new piece.

• You will learn how to analyse scales, arpeggios, octaves and chords, how to use them to warm-up and strengthen finger tendons, ligaments and hand muscles

• You will study how to speed up scales, arpeggios, octaves and chords, how to train stamina in a healthy way

• You will have a suggested daily routine to keep your hand and finger muscles at maximum strength and power

• You will learn how to approach a new piece & how to learn it in an efficient way

• You will find out how to prepare for a performance or recital

Each underlined Title in the book is linked to a detailed video. Make sure you don’t miss Open Lessons video to learn more about how students study this course.

YouTube playlist Mastery of Piano Technique – Lessons 26 and 27 – will give you an excellent idea of what is studied in this course.

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Emma Leiuman is a classical pianist, born in 1984 in Moscow, Russia.

She studied at:

• The Central Music School (under Kira Shashkina, teacher of Mikhail Pletnev)

• The Moscow State Chopin College (under Professor Lev Naumov, student of Professor Heinrich Neuhaus)

• The Moscow State Conservatory (Master’s degree under Pavel Nersessian, Professor at Moscow Conservatory & Boston University)

Emma has given recitals in Russia, Germany, USA, France, Spain, as well as masterclasses and lectures at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore.

A prize winner of international competitions in Prague, Paris and Hannover, Emma is the creator of The PianoWell© system, an innovative teaching method for advanced & professional pianists.

25 years of research is presented in her ‘Mastery of Piano Technique’ book which is illustrated with 18 hours of videos. It is a step by step guide for professional pianists to train mental practice, inner singing, efficient hand motion as well as confident performance on stage.

Who this course is for:

• For serious students and advanced pianists