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Author of the highly acclaimed
book The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the
Heart, Madeline Bruser combines physiological and meditative
principles to help musicians of all levels release physical and
mental tension and unleash their innate musical talent. She
offers practical techniques for cultivating free and natural
movement, a keen enjoyment of sounds and sensations, a clear and
relaxed mind, and an open heart.
Instruction Includes:
-Preparing the body and mind to practice with ease
-Effective posture for flexibility and expressiveness
-The efficient use of hands and arms
-Using listening techniques to improve coordination
-Increasing the range of color and dynamics while using less
effort
-Performing with confidence, warmth, and freedom
Pianist Madeline Bruser has performed as soloist with the San
Francisco and Denver Symphony Orchestras. A graduate of the
Juilliard School, she began teaching in 1969 and later received
a Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of
Music. Since 1985 she has conducted seminars, workshops, master
classes, and teacher training programs on the Art of Practicing
in the United States and Canada, including presentations at the
Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, the University
of Southern California, the MedArt World Congress on Arts and
Medicine, Steinway Hall, and the Canadian Conservatory of Music.
Her book, The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from
the Heart, was published in 1997 and appeared in paperback in
February 1999. Ms. Bruser teaches privately in New York City.
For more information about piano lessons, please call Madeline
Bruser at 212-678-9215, or go to her website at
www.artofpracticing.com.
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