Seminars and Workshops

Madeline Bruser is available to give workshops on the following topics:

  • The Art of Practicing
  • Posture and Movement for Pianists
  • Unleashing Natural Piano Technique
  • Injury Prevention and Recovery for Pianists
  • Meditation, Confidence, and Performance
  • Ms. Bruser has presented seminars and workshops at the Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, the University of Southern California, the Canadian Conservatory of Music, the MedArt World Congress on Arts and Medicine, the World Piano Pedagogy Conference, the Music Teachers' National Association convention, and college music departments and music teachers' organizations in the United States and Canada.


    Meditation for Musicians
    A one-week retreat in Vermont

    July 11 - 18, 2009
    This fifth annual one-week retreat in the green mountains of Vermont will combine meditation practice, music workshops, and discussions. At Tail of the Tiger, a gorgeous meditation center on 540 acres of wooded country with a lake nearby.

    Performing participants $695 ($200 a day)
    Non-performing participants $495
    (Prices include meals)

    "The change was gradual and gentle, yet profound. It put me more in touch with my innermost artistic aspirations."
    - Yegor Shevtsov, piano student, Manhattan School of Music

    For more information, and to download the application for performing participants, click here.

    Karme-Choling Meditation Center
    Barnet, VT
    (802) 633-2384

    You may also contact Ms. Bruser at (212) 678-9215.


    Piano Teachers' Workshops
    Dates TBA, 2 1/2 hours per session
    At Ms. Bruser's studio

    A hands-on workshop in which each participant learns to teach basic steps of Unleashing Natural Piano Technique by giving mock lessons, alternately playing the roles of teacher and student, and receiving feedback from Ms. Bruser and the group.

    Participants: $130
    Observers: $25

    Please call Ms. Bruser at (212) 678-9215.