Abby Whiteside

[pies]

Any thoughts on her technique style?

[ramseytheii]

Nope.  What about you?

Walter Ramsey

[thalberg]

I read a little of her main book.  I thought the small amount that I read was excellent.  She sounds like a mediocre pianist (she said she took 20 years to get the Chopin Etudes up to tempo) who set her mind to figuring out concretely how to play the piano, and how to teach it.  Sometimes the people with the best insights are not the ones who come by their abilities naturally.  She believed that any student could play well if taught properly, and she discovered what concepts to teach them--like having an overall body rhythm--this was one of her most fundamental things. 

Personally, I wish I had the time to read all her stuff thoroughly, because I feel like it would enable me to become quite a good teacher. 

But at this point I know very little--so my assessment could be wrong.