Play Piano Howto

This is a different kind of post for me. This video is an excerpt from my ‘Lister-Sink Method’ lesson today. I haven’t been studying it long. The Lister-Sink Method is a unique approach to piano playing developed by Barbara Lister-Sink. It incorporates her unique perspective and also integrates elements of the Alexander Technique with the Russian Release method among others. It makes for a tension free method of playing that is quite freeing. I have just started to learn her method. Most of the lesson is focused on playing one or two notes in an attempt to master ‘the basic stroke’, which focuses on tension free playing coming from a place of balance. My teacher, Barbara Lister-Sink is nationally known for her injury rehabilitating training technique. You can hear her cueing me in the background. This was a terrific lesson today. Her website is www.freeingthecagedbird.com Click DVD and watch her play. Her form is a model of effortless mastery. It is quite beautiful to watch. I hope to get close to her form someday. Back problems kept me from playing for years, but between correcting my playing form and studying Gyrotonics, I have no back problems to speak of anymore. Sorry for the bad audio quality. I had not planned on using the video of my lesson on youtube, but I thought this might be interesting and a way to spread the word. The formula for me overcoming my back problems is The Lister-Sink Method, Alexander Technique, and Gyrotonics. Oh, and the song is Misty. I was …