My studio is open to new students at all levels:
beginners to advanced pianists,
adults at all levels, and
Lapsed Pianists at any age are most welcome
Amy Nadel, Pianist
Lessons and Accompaniment
near Fresh Pond for 25 years
amycnadel@gmail.com
My students include:
- Musicians ages 7-70
- Beginner to Advanced level
- Lapsed Pianists of all ages
.The work is built around elements of technique, theory, and musicality:
- Technique: Loose limbs working from a center of gravity. Proper approach, strength, and speed.
Musically satisfying materials geared to the student’s technical level
- Music theory and history: Directional, interval, and note reading; keys; musical form and historical context.
- Musicality: Being in the music and being your own best listener is part of every piece at every lesson. Producing the right sound - what the pianist wants to express with the technical capability to do so - is why we play.
Performance opportunities:
-Informal musical afternoons through the year for students to play for one another. I urge everyone to attend, if possible, because they are worth a dozen lessons for the players and listeners. The gatherings, replete with cookies, allow students to try out pieces in a relaxed setting, get over performance jitters, and give and take comments from one another.
- A formal spring recital in a beautiful hall on Beacon Hill.
It's serious and good work, and never without laughter; for those who would subject themselves to the profound pleasure of hard work and musical reward.
I have spent the last three decades teaching piano in the Cambridge area to aspiring musicians of all ages, While completing my liberal arts degree at Boston University, l undertook a rigorous study of piano technique with Anthony diBonaventura, complemented by studies in musicology at the BU School of Music. Musical study continued at the University of Iowa, Iowa City where I performed with the Center for New Music, taught piano and theory, and coached pianists for auditions at the University's School of Music. I received an MFA in piano performance and pedagogy under the guidance of Uriel Tsachor and Carole Thomas.
Amy Nadel Cambridge, MA amycnadel@gmail.com