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daily improvements continue w/ piano fitness. i read about the "freefall" arms in gyorgy sandor's book "on piano playing" earlier this year. i'm still integrating that concept and am amazed at the changes in feeling/listening, although my concept of training is in direct opposition to his insistence that no muscle training is necessary.  every time i practice falling arms, i feel the muscles getting stronger, and awareness is improving my tone. my friend colleen adent is right about this producing a warmer, richer sound. 

i have been enjoying scott joplin this week-the daily song is "the entertainer" 

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piano fitness, like all body/mind disciplines, begins in the mind.  i am still learning to listen.  i have to get an audio link site tuesday!  elite syncopations by joplin is today's song. training the basic "falling arm" with long pushing fingers is improving my listening.  listening to the daily recording is helpful quite a bit.

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8 8    the first blog!  piano fitness develops over 5 years, and i am 3 1/2 years into the training.  after a long break (oct 2000 - feb 2007), i began training to play again.  piano fitness is learning to listen- to your body (every sound has a feeling!) -to the sound created by the piano (using the ears is harder than you'd expect).   every time i play, it feels and sounds different to me.  playing pieces i learned over 30 years ago,  are always fresh and exciting as i am still learning to listen.