PPP 331: Technique is a tool that serves performance with Ken Thompson
In today's show, Ken Thompson shares valuable insight into piano technique. "Technique is a tool that serves performance. If you use the tool in performance, you are able to be free musically, to express yourself, and to send a musical message to your audience. In order for that to happen, the tool needs to be reliable." Listen to the full episode here Resources mentioned in today's show Music Studio Startup - Ken's interview with Andrea Miller, Snapshot 001Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata, 3rd movement. I thought you would enjoy this compilation of 24 pianists performing the iconic piece Ken mentioned in his piano journey. See if you can notice the different ways the performers use their full bodies to make such a large, expressive sound.Thomas Mark's book, "What Every Pianist Needs to Know…