Artistic Practicing™ Intensive

6-week intensive, intermediate piano repertoire

The Artistic Practicing Piano Intensive provides a practicing framework to develop an individual artistic vision of how to create meaning, establish habits of mindful practicing, and organize goals and tasks in the context of the bigger picture.

"Hsing-ay Hsu has developed a unique blend of approaches to thinking about musicianship, interpretation and technical mastery, all the while attending to one’s emotional, spiritual and intellectual mindset. A prodigious artist in her own right, among her generation’s most compelling pianists, she has insights to share that can enlighten just about anyone interested in an enjoyable and satisfying journey at the keyboard."

Daniel Sher, Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of Colorado-Boulder, College of Music

5 Assigned Excerpts + 1 of Your Choice:
VIDEO LESSONS & HOMEWORK + LIVE ZOOM
Level up on 24 topics in CONCEPTS/ANALYSIS, MIND-BODY CONNECTION, and PERSONAL EXPRESSION!
Supported by social learning and mentorship on the Flipgrid platform and Zoom.

Are you ready for advanced challenges? Thrilled by learning new concepts? Want to perform effortlessly? In this intensive, I lay out my Artistic Practicing Process, a masterplan grid on which to organize all of your discoveries and customize a practicing strategy to actualize your artistic vision. Register Now!

WHY? The Challenge

Knowing assorted practicing concepts is not enough; the key is to organize knowledge into one effective and cohesive process that you can apply and adapt. Playing the notes is not enough to move an audience; communications require a compelling multidimensional execution. During lesson hours, time limits dictate that we prioritize what is most urgent. At home, chasing red herrings and making interpretive decisions by convenience and habit can often obscure the artistic vision. These challenges are what motivated me to create space here for a more expansive view and a deeper reflection, to scale up on how you get the lay of the land and determine your route forward.

WHAT? The Transformation

1) LEARN TO INTERPRET THE SCORE TO CREATE YOUR ARTISTIC VISION, AND FOLLOW IT THROUGH TO PERSONAL EXPRESSION.

2) DEVELOP A MINDFUL MIND-BODY CONNECTION TO PLAY MORE EFFORTLESSLY, ALWAYS IN CONTEXT FOR YOUR ARTISTIC VISION.

3) ORGANIZE PRACTICE GOALS in the context of a COHERENT BIG PICTURE with 24 PRACTICE TOPICS.

*If you are a piano teacher yourself, you will find loads of useful ideas and techniques to enhance your teaching toolkit and your students’ experiences.

HOW? Three Formats
1) 6-week Independent Study: Video lessons/homework + 1-hour Private Zoom Coaching

2) 6-week Independent Study: Video lessons/homework + 3 Email Evaluation of Homework

3)When available: 6-week Online Group Intensive: Video lessons/homework + 6 Live Zoom Masterclasses + Mini-Coaching

The Syllabus
Level up on the quality of your skills! 24 topics include:

Basics of Performance Analysis

Time Management

Structures
Intentional Fingering

Expressions

Practicing Scales and Arpeggios to Improve

Breath marking for phrasing

Final Touches
Integrating Mental Practicing/Planning

Increasing the Flow by Warming Up Your Body

Using Dance Effort Elements to Approach Space/Weight/Time/Flow

Thinking 5 Steps Ahead

Project Planning and Intermediary Steps - Working with a Timeline

"Communicating the emotional essence of a work is paramount in Hsing-ay Hsu’s performances as a pianist. That’s what makes her such a compelling musician. Her students learn not only how to develop a personal artistic vision for a work, but also how to express it. Hsu has created a highly effective way of using technology as an enhancement to the learning process. Students gather online from various locales to explore the process of interpreting a score and finding what makes it emotionally compelling."

Lois Svard, D.M.A., Professor of Music Emerita, Bucknell University

The Strategy Behind This Program

TRANSFORMATION-DRIVEN SYSTEMATIC Artistic Practicing™ PROCESS
Build a planning grid on which to hang all of your musical discoveries, thereby grasping all the glorious complexities quickly, and paving a clear pathway to your artistic vision.
See Musical Prerequisite below

AN ADAPTABLE FRAMEWORK/FORMAT
Six Weekly Challenge modules start and end on your own with video lessons and score study assignments
Flexibility to learn at your own pace. Submit the weekly 1-2 minute video homework online.
Six live Zoom masterclasses on SATURDAY mornings to make sure you are gaining mastery [drills + masterclass + Q&A + peer discussion]. Additional one-on-one time with me.
Record your video with a button on Flipgrid - it's easy!

MULTIPLYING MOTIVATION
Accountability by having scheduled meetings and homework deadlines
Peer-to-peer Learning - compare how others approach the same piece
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COMPASSIONATE MENTORSHIP
15-min private Zoom coaching with Hsing-ay to polish your final presentation
Personal support - email Hsing-ay for a response within 24 hours (TUE-SAT's)

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE CREATIVITY!
You will learn how to improve the quality of your skills, and use this creative process with six pieces so that you can retain it and use it consistently with any piece in the future. Then come back once a year to refresh your skills.

FOCUS YOUR PRODUCTIVITY!

This intensive is Transformation-Driven. It is not a comprehensive "memorize-everything" preparation towards an exam; it is about helping you pinpoint exactly what YOU need to do practically, at this moment in your journey, to be more creative!
*NO mindless repetition
*NO rabbit holes trying to do your own DIY diagnosis
*NO wasted time reinforcing the wrong habits
*NO procrastination for getting this important work done

ESTIMATED WORK TIME weekly:
1/2 to 3 1/2 hours homework per weekly assignment, depending on your personal preference

For Group Intensive:
60-minute Live Zoom Masterclass
15-minute private Zoom coaching with Hsing-ay to polish your final presentation

ELIGIBILITY:
For Inquisitive and Self-motivated Lifelong Learners & Music Teachers
who play and/or teach the piano and love a challenge. Age 14+.
Intermediate to Advanced Level. Knowledge of some ear training and music theory is required. Some of the participants were former piano majors; others started later in life. If you are not sure how you will fit, schedule a free consultation with me.

MUSICAL PREREQUISITE:
Ability to read music and play (or sing) comfortably from treble & bass clefs, sing a major/minor triad and scale, and find the dominant chord aurally and visually. We will use piano scores for studying and playing.

OPTIONAL FRIENDLY CONTEST

When you book a group intensive for your group, these prizes may be available as motivational tools:

1. $250 Scholarship to study with me at Rocky Ridge Music Center Adult Piano Seminar in Estes Park, CO, August .
2. "Performance & Analysis One-hour Private Session" with Hsing-ay (Value $200)
3. Interview on Youtube Channel "HsingayHsu"

REGISTER NOW!
$257 for the Independent Study Course with 1-hour Live Coaching or 3 Email Evaluations of Homework.
1. Fill out "Registration Form" below.
2. Watch your email for an invoice from me through Paypal or Zelle. Snail mail check if requested. Email theNutmegStudio@gmail.com to confirm or to ask questions!*For piano teachers, need-based partial scholarships are available - please make a proposal (including how your impact will be measured) by email.

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