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Title: Taubman Method
Post by: ahkow on June 10, 2008, 12:58:33 AM

What do you all think about it? Have read some positive comments about it online..

Title: Re: Taubman Method
Post by: bluepianist on June 10, 2008, 01:19:59 AM

I took a class with Sheila Paige at the MTNA convention in Denver.  It was on octaves and Staccato.  She made a lot of sense.  Too bad I don't have more of an anatomy background.

Title: Re: Taubman Method
Post by: richy321 on June 10, 2008, 06:51:51 PM

I highly recommend it.  I have been studying with a Taubman and Golandsky-trained teacher (Edna Golandsky was Taubman's chief surrogate for many years) for a year now and am very pleased with it, and I tend to be very critical of the general run of piano teachers.  You still have to assess any teacher individually, but it is definitely worth looking into. 

If I had to describe the method in a nutshell, I would say that it takes the best insights of Alexander movement theory, Abby Whiteside's holistic approach, and the detailed physiological/mechanical analysis of the Ortmann approach and adds a good dose of injury-prevention.

For me the big hurdle was to eliminate the excess tension I had acquired from years of self-taught practice and misreading of Whiteside, which also led to serious injury.  I am happy to say that it has recovered very nicely under the Taubman approach, and my technique is far better than it was before.

Rich Y

Title: Re: Taubman Method
Post by: tds on June 10, 2008, 07:40:53 PM

i know people with taubman technique play so effortlessly, and seem to be free of speed limit and injury.

Title: Re: Taubman Method
Post by: ahkow on June 11, 2008, 01:56:22 AM

how does one employ this method? practice slow or something?

Title: Re: Taubman Method
Post by: tds on June 11, 2008, 04:53:43 AM

find a taubman teacher or at least watch taubman videos. tds