Effective Memorisation Strategies for Pianists Workshop
Study pathway
The present workshop on effective memorisation strategies based on mental practice illustrates techniques by which someone with the intent of practising creates a mental representation of a preconceived idea or action to enhance performance. Through increased focus and concentration, pianists will learn how to study portions of a score in their minds without spending considerable time at the piano.
Motor imagery (visualising the feeling of moving the fingers).
Organising groupings found in the text (also through formal, melodic, and rhythmic analysis).
Singing and feeling intervallic relationships.
Scene memory (rapid eye movements to identify the next position on the key).
Switches (slight changes of patterns often resulting in memory slips).
These tools are helpful, and while they cannot replace the actual practising at the keyboard, they are invaluable mental rehearsal devices.
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Latest events:
—July 2022 to August 2023 1. July 27 – August 10, 2023: Recanati, Italy. Conero Festival. (Chinese students-only, with a translator, festival from July 27 to 31; other international students–including Chinese speaking students from August 1 to 10.) 2. July 5-17, 2023: Maiori, Italy. Residency at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival. Faculty Showcase, Faculty Recital, Master Classes, and Individual Lessons 3. June 3-11, 2023: San Marcos, TX, USA. Texas State International Piano Festival. Master Classes, Individual Lessons, and Adjudication of the TSIPF International Piano Competition 4. May 28 – June 5, 2023: Ottawa, ON, Canada. The Hnatyshyn Foundation: Adjudication of the $10,000 Developing Artist Grants 5. May 26, 2023: Nagoya, Japan. Masterclass at Aichi Prefectural Meiwa High School 6. May 25, 2023: Nagoya, Japan. Masterclass and recital at 愛知県立芸術大学 (Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts) 7. April 24-25, 2023: London, United Kingdom. Effective Memorisation Strategies for Pianists (through reflection, score’s silent reading, and motor imagery), Royal College of Music 8. April 26-27, 2023: Manchester, United Kingdom. Effective Memorisation Strategies for Pianists (through reflection, score’s silent reading, and motor imagery). Royal Northern College of Music 9. December 11, 2022: New York City, USA, Piano Star International Piano Competition Adjudication 10. November 29-28, 2022: Pinerolo, Italy. Workshop on Memorization for Pianists (Through Reflection and Silent Reading of the Score) 11. November 16, 2022, 7:30 PM: DeLand, FL, USA. Great Pianists at Stetson, Solo Recital, Stetson University 12. November 15, 2022, 7:00 PM: DeLand, FL, USA. Masterclass at Stetson University 13. November 14, 2022: Kent, OH, USA. Masterclass at Kent State University 14. November 13, 2022, 5:00 PM: Kent, OH, USA. Solo Recital at Kent Keyboard Series (Kent State University) 15. November 9, 2022, 7:30 PM (CST): Kansas City, KS, USA. Solo Recital in Grant Recital Hall at the University of Missouri-Kansas 16. November 8, 2022, 4:00 PM: Lawrence, Kansas, USA. Masterclass in Swarthout Hall at the University of Kansas 17. November 7, 2022, 3–5 PM (CST): Kansas City, KS, USA. Masterclass in Grant Recital Hall at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance 18. November 6, 2022, 5:00 PM: Lenexa, Kansas, USA. Masterclass at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Kansas City 19. November 5, 2022: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. Featured Conference Artist. Solo Recital 20. November 1, 2022, 7:30 PM: Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Solo Recital in Sharp Hall at the University of Oklahoma 21. October 31, 2022, 1:00–3:00 PM: Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Masterclass in Pitman Hall at the University of Oklahoma 22. October 26, 2022, at 4:30 PM: Boston, MA, USA. Masterclass at the Rivers School Conservatory 23. October 24, 2022, at 3:45 PM: Boston, MA, USA. Masterclass at the Rivers School Conservatory 24. October 24, 2022, from 10 AM to 12 PM: Boston, MA, USA. Masterclass at the Longy School of Music of Bard College 25. October 16 at 2:30 PM, Walter Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada: the Goh Piano Debut – Solo Recital at the University of Toronto for the Inauguration of the Newly Selected Hamburg Steinway 26. September 29, 2022: Ithaca, NY. Recording of Music by Composer Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann. Ithaca College 27. September 28, 2022: Ithaca, NY. Recital with Solo Repertoire and a Collaboration with Mezzo-Soprano Ivy Walz and Composer Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann. Ithaca College 28. September 27, 2022, from 6 to 8 PM: Ithaca, NY. Masterclass at Ithaca College 29. September 14, 2022, Florence, South Carolina, USA: Recital at Francis Marion University (FMU Artist Series, Black Box Theatre) 30. September 12, 2022, Conway, South Carolina, USA: Solo Recital at Coastal Carolina University (on Steinway Spirio-r, with a simultaneous live broadcast on Spirio pianos in the entire state of South Carolina – at the presence of the President of Steinway, NY) August 2-9, 2022: San Francisco, CA, USA. Artciál International Piano Competition & Festival. Masterclasses and Lessons July 31-August 3, 2022: Recanati, Italy. Conero Festival (masterclass and adjudication of the competition’s final round) July 5-17, 2022: Maiori, Italy. Residency at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival (25th Anniversary). Faculty Showcase Recital, Master Classes, and Individual Lessons
Among the techniques illustrated in this workshop are:
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