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Dr. Teresa Dybvig, Director

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The Balanced Pianist Workshop: Chicago
designed to help pianists improve their practice, performance, and teaching skills while growing to enjoy all these activities more

When: Friday, January 7th through Sunday, January 9th, 9 am to 8 pm
Where: Elmhurst College Music Department in Elmhurst, IL
Cost: $230 (does not include the price of meals: $15 - $30 total for 3 lunches and 2 dinners in cafeteria, amount TBA for takeout on Sunday evening)
Who: open to all pianists from high school age and above (previous experience in the Taubman approach and yoga not required)
Instructors: Dr. Teresa Dybvig, pianist, on the faculty of the Taubman Institute (1995 - 2002), and the Golandsky Institute; and Mary Samano, Yoga instructor, Co-Director of Oak Park Yoga

Registration, Full Participants:
  1. As soon as you decide to attend, contact Teresa Dybvig to indicate your intent to attend. She will let you know if there is still space for you and let you know where to send your deposit of $120.
  • Limit: 12 full participants, accepted in the order of notices of intent received, pending receipt of deposit within one week.
  • Priority will be given to full participants, with the exception of those wishing to attend the learning styles portions only.
  • $120 deposit refunded only if there is someone to replace you.
  • The remaining $110 is due on January 7.
Registration, Learning Styles Presentation and Lunchtime Discussion only:
  1. Please notify Teresa Dybvig of your intent to attend by December 30.
  2. $20 fee due on January 8.
  3. Participation in Learning Styles presentation and discussion is free of charge for students and faculty of Elmhurst College.

The Program:
This will be three packed days of supportive interaction among all of us. For more detailed information about The Balanced Pianist programs, please visit www.BalancedPianist.com.

Each full participant will experience:
1. Three 25-minute lessons
  • Each participant will be partnered with 2 or 3 other students, who will attend your lessons, and, if you choose, your practice.
  • You choose what to work on during your lesson.
  • Everyone is invited (urged even) to attend as many lessons as you can concentrate during, unless the student specifies otherwise.
2. One 2-hour clinic and group class on Basic Movements - from moving to the piano through playing each note, based on the Taubman Approach to Piano Technique. Teresa Dybvig will introduce these concepts and work with each participant, showing partners how to coach one another. Then we will break into partner groups so participants can practice together. There will be a variety of basic and progressively more complex material for people to work with during the clinic.
3. Presentation on Using Learning Styles in Practice and Teaching, based on Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles, with discussion about learning styles over lunch.
4. Mealtime discussions about mental attitude (using Performance Success, by Don Greene), learning styles, and goals.
5. One group class, on material of your choice.
6. One Works-in-Progress recital.
7. Two yoga classes by Yoga instructor Mary Samano, Co-Director of Oak Park Yoga.
8. Practice time will be available to everyone.

The Schedule:

Friday, January 7
9:00 am - 11:00 am Clinic and Group Class I: Basic Movements - from moving to the piano through playing each note.
11:00 am - 12:40 pm 4 private lessons, with 3 practice rooms available.
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm Introductions and discussion about goals over lunch.
2:00 pm - 4:10 pm 5 private lessons, with 3 practice rooms available.
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Yoga class with Yoga Instructor Mary Samano.
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner, with discussion about mental attitude, using Performance Success, by Don Greene.
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm 3 private lessons, with 3 practice rooms available.


Saturday, January 8
9:00 am - 10:40 am 4 private lessons, with 3 practice rooms available.
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Presentation: Using Learning Styles in Practice and Teaching.
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch with discussion about learning styles.
2:00 pm - 4:10 pm 5 private lessons, with 3 practice rooms available.
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Brisk walk outside!
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner, with discussion about mental attitude, using Performance Success, by Don Greene.
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm 3 private lessons, with 3 practice rooms available.

Sunday, January 9
9:00 am - 10:00 am Group Class II.
10:00 am - 12:55 pm 7 private lessons, with 3 practice rooms available.
12:55 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch with discussion about goals, Q&A.
2:00 pm - 4:10 pm 5 private lessons, with 3 practice rooms available.
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Yoga class with Yoga Instructor Mary Samano.
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm Break.
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Works-in-Progress Recital.
Then we adjourn to a comfortable home for a takeout dinner, with free and spontaneous conversation!

Copyright © 2004 Teresa Dybvig