"It is a great privilege to study with Brenna Berman. She not only has an absolute mastery of the keyboard but is also a very focused and enthusiastic teacher. Her painstaking meticulousness in teaching technique   has   paid   off:   my
playing now has a smoothness and evenness that I had despaired of ever attaining."

-Jamal A.

"I had been taking formal piano lessons for 11 years prior to beginning lessons with Brenna last year. My previous playing was good but hitting a plateau; however, I have made great strides artistically and technically over the past year. It's obvious that Brenna has dedicated her life to the craft of piano playing. She knows so many sneaky little tricks that are so technically effective and to which I've never been exposed."

- Terence Cooper.

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The Taubman Approach

Decades ago, Dorothy Taubman's genius led her to analyze what underlies virtuoso piano playing. The result of that investigation has produced a body of knowledge that can lead to an effortless and brilliant technique. It can also prevent and cure fatigue, pain, and other playing-related injuries.

The Taubman Approach is a groundbreaking analysis of the mostly invisible motions that function underneath a virtuoso technique. The resulting knowledge makes it possible to help pianists overcome technical limitations as well as cure playing-related injuries. It is also the way that tone production and other components of expressive playing can be understood and taught.*

Resolved injuries include: tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, dystonia, focal dystonia, and general fatigue and pain. In addition to helping pianists overcome their limitations at the piano, this approach helps non-pianists as well. Instrumentalists such as violinists, violists, cellists, bassists, guitarists, percussionists, and others are now being helped.  Non-musicians can also be helped.  Typists, writers, knitters, crocheters, and any whose profession demands repetitive use of the finger, hand, and arm can resolve physical issues and overcome fatigue.

*source: http://www.golandskyinstitute.org/