Freeing the Caged Bird

[chopinfan_22]

There's this movie by pianist Barbara Lister-Sink, called Freeing the Caged Bird. I've watched about an hour of it, and I have some questions. If I do everything that she suggests, will that make me a better pianist? Will it make it easier for me to move across the keyboard with relative simplicity, and reduce the pain and uncomfort that people may experience when playing the piano? What are your thoughts?

[ahinton]

There's this movie by pianist Barbara Lister-Sink, called Freeing the Caged Bird. I've watched about an hour of it, and I have some questions. If I do everything that she suggests, will that make me a better pianist? Will it make it easier for me to move across the keyboard with relative simplicity, and reduce the pain and uncomfort that people may experience when playing the piano? What are your thoughts?

"Barber or Liszt or sink" may be your three optional outcomes as a pianist, perhaps.

Actually, on second thoughts, perhaps this is more about how one of the Catalogue d'Oiseaux may be liberated from a duration of 4 ' 33".

Seriously, however, I cannot really say, since I've not seen the movie you mention.

Best,

Alistair

[bernhard]

Alistair, Alistair…

It seems you have succumbed to the dark side of the forum…

Anyway, here is some discussion on Barbara Lister Sink:

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,1559.msg33894.html#msg33894
(reply no. 7)

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,5597.0.html
(reply no. 29)

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[ahinton]

Alistair, Alistair…

It seems you have succumbed to the dark side of the forum…

Oh, come now, esteemed Bernhard - a little sense of humour is surely not de trop in this forum, is it? On a number of previous occasions, it seems to have been surmised by the occasional forum member that I my be a little short in that department, which I hasten to assure you and anyone else interested is patently not the case.

Anyway - back to the subject...

Best,

Alistair

[alzado]

Oh, come now, esteemed Bernhard - a little sense of humour is surely not de trop in this forum, is it?

Actually, a "little sense of humor" is de rigeur.

Occasionally, a rich sense of the absurd is also appropriate.

[bernhard]

I hate people with sense of humour. They make fun of my Sith Lord costume.

[ahinton]

I hate people with sense of humour. They make fun of my Sith Lord costume.

Not if they can't see it, they don't...

Best,

Alistair

[rockitman31]

Applying the ideas from "Caged Bird" is only as good as your teacher who can spot your troubles and correct them.   Not possible to do it yourself.  You need an educated observer to fix the tensions. 

[chopinfan_22]

Yes, and my instructor is very good. He's a college professor, and he's quite well known. You can google his name to find out more about him. Slawomir Dobrzanski.