Piano Ninja Tricks
The Piano Ninja Tricks Podcast is the show for adult classical pianists wanting to play the classical music of their dreams with joy and ease.
Meet your host, Juilliard alum and Piano Ninja, Lisa Spector. She's sharing her treasured tricks honed through years of study with legendary mentors Earl Wild, Leon Fleisher, John Perry and Lillian Kallir.
But here's the remarkable part: Lisa's journey to piano mastery was interrupted after an unexpected fall led to seven complicated right-hand fractures, resulting in four surgeries over several years and a medical professional telling her she'd never play piano again. Her resilience and unique insights will inspire you.
If you're a classical pianist yearning to practice less and play more, you've found your musical oasis.
Dropped every Thursday. Season 2 starts October 24, 2024.
Tune in, and you'll soon discover your inner Piano Ninja!
Piano Ninja Tricks
Practicing Piano Backwards
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In this episode of the Piano Ninja Tricks podcast, Lisa Spector, Your Piano Ninja, shares practical piano techniques to help you become a piano ninja. Lisa discusses her upcoming Chopin masterclass series starting in the first week of June. Sign up at PianoNinjaTricks.com to receive her exclusive piano fingering tricks and stay updated. She also reveals a new opportunity to work with her for less than $5 a month, which will be announced next week.
Lisa introduces a simple yet effective piano ninja trick: practicing sections backwards. She demonstrates this technique with the Chopin F Major Waltz, Opus 34 No. 3, sharing her process of relearning it after 30 years. Lisa emphasizes the importance of rhythmic accuracy and avoiding poor practice habits. She provides detailed steps on how to practice challenging sections backwards in small increments, ensuring continuous improvement.
Join Lisa as she showcases her real, unedited practice sessions, emphasizing that perfection is not the goal, but progress is. Discover how you can make the most of limited practice time and achieve significant results. Tune in for more Piano Ninja Tricks and stay connected for upcoming announcements and resources.
Music opening and closing played by Lisa Spector
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