Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Today’s episode features a conversation with Josu de Solaun as he describes the new heights and depths of artistic expression he experienced in studying the Taubman work with Edna Golandsky. Josu was not injured when he came to the Taubman approach. He wanted to understand what he did well at the piano and to discover his limitations in order to play with more freedom, power, speed and artistic expression. https://www.josudesolaun.com/In the

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.This is a presentation from the June 25, 2020 Golandsky Institute Online Workshop.John Bloomfield speaks about applying the Taubman Approach to Mozart's A minor Sonata, K. 310 and Chopin's Scherzo no.3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39. Please visit our YouTube Channel to watch this brilliant lecture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOx5Ukkbge0PDF Handout: https://bit.ly/62520handoutSubscribe to Golandsky Streaming and gain access to 100+ other

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.We welcome the brilliant pianist Arthur Simoes to the podcast today. You are going to love this conversation. Arthur has tested the Taubman Approach in many mays; from classical literature to Dalcroze and now in jazz and improvisation. What's kind of fun about this episode is that I surprise Arthur with a rapid fire question time at the end of the episode. Stick around for that exciting exchange.You can be in touch with Arthur on Instagram

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Today's episode is so inspiring. We welcome Hugo Bermudez to the podcast where he shares his story of incredible recovery from a massive injury sustained in playing the piano. He tried everything to get better. But, it was only after the expert care of Edna Golandsky that he was able to achieve full and complete healing. This journey of healing prompted Hugo to pursue the Taubman Approach in a deep way becoming the first and only certified

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.It's Episode 25! and we are just getting started bringing stories, interviews, tips, tools, strategies from the Taubman Approach.I wanted to point to our website now before we get into today's episode with Mary Moran. At www.golandskyinstitute.org you can find the latest resources on the Taubman Approach. But let me be more specific - you can get connected to a certified teacher. Our teacher matching service is outstanding. We will get you

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Born in Santa Monica, California, Debbie Poryes found herself at the piano when she was five, practicing everything from Chopin to show tunes. Playing led to fascination with musical theory and structure, then jazz standards, composing, and improvising. Hearing Monk and Miles as a teenager, she fell in love with their music and decided to become a jazz pianist. At twenty, her first regular paying gig lasted a year at a Berkeley restaurant,

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.In a previous episode we mentioned that the Taubman Approach is for everyone. For example, if you are an older adult that played the piano when you were younger and want to begin to get back into playing the Taubman Approach is the best way to accomplish your dreams! Today's episode with Nathan Kaplan goes through the ups and downs of learning the Taubman Approach as an Adult Learner. Nathan is a retired public school teacher in the New York

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Today's episode features an interview with pianist and teacher, Jacob Silver. He teaches full-time out of his Brooklyn studio. Jacob faced an injury in graduate school where he reached out to Taubman expert, John Bloomfield. Jacob was able to retrain under the direction of John Bloomfield. His website references that 6 out of 10 musicians have debilitating pain. We get into this epidemic that faces musicians in both the jazz and classical

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Today presents for us a different episode. Yours truly, Benjamin, gets into the 'why' of Inside the Taubman Approach. I also get really bold in this episode and make some claims that I would love for you to test and respond to! I really think that the Taubman Approach as taught by Edna Golandsky and the Golandsky Institute has come to the world of piano teaching, and piano playing at a critical time. Yep - that's a big claim but take a listen

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.I am watching the Taubman Technique videos. Actually, I am absolutely consuming this material. Friends, it's what you are searching for in giving freedom and new levels to your playing. On those tapes, there is an interesting quote of Dorothy Taubman some of which appears in the publicly available documentary, The Choreography of the Hands. (We have it available on the Golandsky Institute YouTube channel). She says something to the effect

Actor, educator, and community activist Sarah McVie joins Jann Arden, Sarah Burke, and Caitlin Green to talk about her run for Mayor of Toronto and the experiences that led her there. After facing housing insecurity and sewage flooding in her own home, McVie says she wants to change how the city plans and make residents’ voices count.The conversation explores housing and cooperative ownership, community-led planning, TTC service and safety, youth engagement, term limits, ranked ballots, and

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.On today's episode we welcome the brilliant, Swiss pianist, Sebastian Issler. Sebastian was in London during the beginning of the pandemic. He was in need of lessons online and remembered watching 'The Choreography of the Hands' a few years before. He then sought out Robert Durso. Since then, he has been having lessons with Robert Durso online and has travelled to Philadelphia several times for in person lessons. His story demonstrates the

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Here is Robert Dvorkin's website! www.robertdvorkin.comRobert Dvorkin loved music and studied it at a high level when he was a young man. To pay the bills, Robert entered into a career in IT and continued to enjoy the piano, practicing and performing. Through a variety of circumstances, Robert moved back to Canada from New York City for his work in IT and came to a place where he wanted to get back into music full-time. As he had been

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Today's episode is a lecture by Robert Durso given in August of 2020. You can find the video of this lecture on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFfiyCXy2TIFrom an August 6, 2020 Golandsky Institute Online WorkshopPDF Handout: https://bit.ly/8620GIExamplesSUBSCRIBE TO GOLANDSKY STREAMINGhttp://bit.ly/GIstreamingOr visit our Shop to purchase this video directly.BUY HEREhttp://bit.ly/golandskyshopJoin us for our

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Israeli pianist Eden Agranat Meged is a full ABRSM Scholarship student at the Royal Academy of Music, London, in the class of Ian Fountain. He started his piano studies in Jerusalem with Anat Paul at the Hasadna Conservatory and continued with Adela Umansky, at the Kfar-Saba Conservatory. Eden won the first prizes in the Lillian Davis Piano Competition, London, the Harriet Cohen Bach Competition, London, and the Pnina Salzman Piano

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Jennifer Rosenfeld is the creator of The White Rose, a podcast and musical based on the true story of a student-led resistance movement in Nazi Germany. In addition to writing the music and lyrics, she performed on the recording as a pianist and singer. Previously, Jennifer composed the music for the 15-minute musical Fears Anonymous, which debuted at the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival, presented by New Musicals Inc.Jennifer is a leading arts

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Archie picks up the ringing phone in Mr. Wolfe's office and says "Mr. Wolfe's office, Archie Goodwin speaking ... who is this?... who wants to speak with Mr. Wolfe?" Wolfe says "Nobody". Archie asks "Nobody?" Wolfe says "I said that. Hang up. It's late and it's too cold, and I'm not moving from this room". Archie says "Please, Mr. Wolfe, I can't hear a thing this old gentleman's saying". Wolfe says "Does it matter to you what I said? No". On

What merch has become a staple for every BVB fan? In this episode, we’re going through BVB merch—from iconic classics to fan-favorite pieces. From shirts and hoodies to special designs, tour merch, collectibles, and more, we’re taking a look at what makes certain pieces stand out and why they’ve become such a big part of the BVB fandom. What BVB merch do YOU consider a staple? What’s the one piece you think every BVB fan should have? Let us know in the comments!

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Dr. Therese Milanovic has been involved in the Taubman Approach through the Golandsky Institute since 2003. She attended the first institute gathering in Italy. Her dissertation for her Ph.D. was on the Taubman Approach and her experience in studying with the leading expert of Taubman, Edna Golandsky. Please visit her website for more information about her work in Australia. https://www.theresemilanovic.com/Therese is a passionate performer,

Hot off the presses and straight to you, it’s a brand new Whisper in the Wings. this time we welcome on the team of Calvin Dittmore and David Knoell to talk about Improv Salt Lake and their take over of the Alliance Theater Black box. This was such a great conversation about this fun and accessible genre of theatre, and you will not want to miss any of this. So tune in and get your tickets today!Improv Salt Lake Takes of the Alliance Theater BlackboxSeptember 1st- October 24th@ The Alliance Theater