Trust the Process Podcast

Season 4

Episode 13:

What Pianists Get WRONG About Healthy Piano Technique - with Penelope Roskell

First of all, I apologize to Ms. Roskell for mispronouncing her last name on the recording (it is pronounced RAWSKell)!!

I meant no disrespect and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation!

Because she REALLY knows her stuff!

She literally wrote the book on it!

She is not only a professor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London,

Or the President-Elect of the European Piano Teachers Association

But wrote the book The Complete Pianist and the Essential Piano Techniques Book series as well!

We talked about what it means to truly warm up at the piano

About how a performance injury led her to re-examine every aspect of how she played the piano

And how even with learning the physiology of playing the piano, the ultimate purpose is to be able to access our musical artistry at a higher level.

Keep on keepin' on, and enjoy this episode!

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