Uncommon Sense Pedagogy

Tips and insights from a veteran piano and Alexander Technique Teacher. After suffering from tendinitis for 10 years, Kay started exploring ways to teach for more physical freedom. She now adds sensory training and continues to research how brain studies direct better ways to teach and learn with simple, enjoyable applications.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Finger Play, Part Four

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Linda Babits, my first AT teacher who was also a wonderful pianist and composer, entreated me to soften and widen my palms. I say "ent...

Friday, April 4, 2014

Finger Play, Part Three

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As as undergraduate music student, I was thrilled to hear the Beaux Arts Trio play live at my university. Even better, I was able to go back...

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Finger Play, Part Two

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I am a big fan of the 1951 movie version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol. I've seen most of the other versions, but I still prefer ...

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Finger Play, Part One

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The Riddle of the Pianist's Finger , by Arnold Schultz, was published in 1949 as a treatise on how the muscles that move fingers actuall...

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Kay S. Hooper: People, music and movement are the three most important elements in my life. I am fortunate to work with all of them at the same time. After suffering from tendinitis due to faulty movement patterns at the piano, I began exploring the many elements that help or hinder musicians in practice and performance. My blog is dedicated to these discoveries, which continue day by day. Susquehanna University, B.M., Illinois State University, M.M, The Alexander Foundation, ATI certificate, Licensed Andover Educator Body Mapping Teacher™.

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