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However, such approaches are entirely ineffective in the long-term. When this is not understood, pianists often seek to play less, or adhere to practice schedules that allow for frequent breaks, in an effort to recover from their injuries. It is perfectly possible to play the piano without straining any part of the playing mechanism. Piano injuries are not over-use injuries: they are mis-use injuries. The label, “Repetitive Strain Injuries,” is a misnomer that has done enormous damage to those suffering from them. What is the Cause of Repetitive Strain Injuries? To understand the power of this work, we must understand the root cause of repetitive strain injuries, and the principles of the Taubman Approach that allow pianists to avoid them while tackling the infinite and complex demands of the virtuoso piano repertoire. Many wonder how the Taubman Approach is able to achieve such remarkable results. It wasn’t until I trained in the Taubman Approach that I was able to play again without pain-and, in fact, play better than I had ever done before! This work has helped many pianists around the world to heal as well. Like thousands of other pianists throughout history who have suffered from playing-related injuries, I remained trapped in a cycle of injury and re-injury for five years during my own studies as a piano major in undergraduate and graduate school. While medical intervention is valuable in treating symptoms of repetitive strain injuries, they do not address the problem at its cause, and therefore do nothing to prevent symptoms from returning or worsening once the pianist returns to playing. There is no other body of knowledge that has consistently and successfully allowed pianists to recover from their injuries. The Taubman Approach has achieved global notoriety for its astonishing abilities in healing piano injuries-and for good reason. In addition to implementing this work with my students, I enjoy introducing the work to my teaching colleagues, and have presented an Introductory Lecture on the Taubman Approach to the Bucks County Association of Piano Teachers.įor more information about the Taubman Approach from the Golandsky Institute, please visit: In addition to benefiting pianists and musicians, the Taubman work has also healed many others who work with their hands, including those with repetitive strain injuries resulting from the use of computers and hand-held devices. This Approach has healed repetitive-strain injuries of all kinds, including tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and focal dystonia. The Taubman Approach is beneficial to students on every level: in developing the tools of musical expression and a virtuoso technique, in overcoming physical pain and fatigue, and in injury prevention. I am deeply grateful to have joined the countless pianists worldwide who have overcome their injuries thanks to the Taubman Approach, and am delighted to be sharing the joy of this work with my students. I came to the Taubman Approach after developing debilitating playing-related injuries during my conservatory training. I have studied this Approach with Robert Durso since 2010 and earned my Certification as a Taubman Instructor through the Golandsky Institute Professional Training Program in 2016. A central component of the Golandsky Institute is the Professional Training Program, which trains and certifies teachers in the Taubman Approach through its unique mentoring system. The Golandsky Institute was founded by John Bloomfield, Robert Durso, Edna Golandsky, and Mary Moran in 2003 to preserve, study, and teach this remarkable body of knowledge. Dorothy Taubman's ingenious discoveries have allowed students of all backgrounds, ages, and levels to develop a previously unimagined effortlessness and ease at the instrument and to fulfill their highest artistic potential. The Taubman Approach is the science of coordinated and aligned movement at the piano that, once achieved, allows for the overcoming of technical limitations and injuries and provides the tools for artistic expression.
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