Welcome to the Berkeley Seminar Online 2021!
Here you will find all the links and handouts for the day. Refresh the page often in case any updates are made.
Handouts and Sheet Music
Available for Download
An Introduction to the Taubman Approach
Marc Steiner
8:30-9:25 AM
(Handout now available)
Fingering Patterns Using 1 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 1
John Bloomfield
9:35-10:30 AM
The Role of the Fingers and the Thumb in a Natural Technique
Edna Golandsky
10:40-11:35 AM
Masterclass Part 1
11:45-12:15
Ryan Bridge performs for Marc Steiner
Canzona Serenata and Danza Silvestra from Forgotten Melodies, op. 38 no. 6 and 7 by Nikolai Medtner
Masterclass Part 2
12:15-12:45
Nichola McCloy performs for Elizabeth Swarthout
Chopin Nocturne in D Flat Major. Op 27 no 2
Q&A with Edna Golandsky
12:45-1:15
One general question, a passage from Liebermann Gargoyles, and then open question time.
Pedagogy Workshop
2-3pm
Handel Gavotte, HWV 491
Second G major minuet from Bach notebook
Sinding - The Rustle of Spring
Bach Sinfonia in B minor
Jazz Session with Debbie Poryes
3:10-4:00 PM
How to Play and Teach "Watermelon Man"
Breakout Session with Mary Moran
4:15-5
Chopin Ballade No 1 in G minor excerpt
(Most breakout groups are an open-ended session, but these two have a bit of pre-planned activities for which I have posted scores.)
Breakout Session with John Bloomfield
4:15-5
Bach Goldberg Aria; Clara Schumann Piano Trio Questions