Flute Students: Listen Up!

Myriad Music School’s very own  Flute Teacher, Melanie Keller, performed a  concerto with the Vallejo Symphony in April 2013. It was recently broadcast on KDFC on Sunday, Sept 21st. 

 

 It is still available for listening on the KDFC website until Oct 5th!  Here is the link:

http://www.kdfc.com/pages/17262965.php

Secret Octave Technique

Here at Myriad, piano ergonomics and the way you use your arm, wrist, hand and fingers is a big deal for how we teach healthy piano habits. 

For our students who have hands approaching almost adult size, here is a “how to play octave tip” that reiterates our belief in the perimeter fingers stabilizing the rest of the hand. If you get your thumb and pinky aligned and playing forward into the piano, the arc of the rest of the hand stays strong and relaxed. Watch this video if you are playing octaves.

 

http://livingpianos.com/how-to-play-piano/a-secret-octave-technique-for-piano/