Seminars and Workshops

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

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.

Natural Piano Technique: Integrating Body, Mind, & Music
Thursday, March 20, 2008, 7:00pm (free admission)
At Bechstein Pianos, 207 West 58th Street, NYC

Playing the piano naturally requires optimum use of our body, mind, and senses, and coordinating all three so that we become an open channel for the music. This seminar and demonstration lesson will reveal how to

• Achieve more emotional intensity with less physical tension
• Recognize and reverse habits of over-emoting, stiffening, and glossing over notes
• Balance physical activity with receptivity to sounds and sensations
• Prevent or recover from practice-related injuries
• Cultivate rhythmic vitality
• Perform with more confidence, warmth, and freedom

“This approach is magical. I have better tone and a kind of clarity that is beyond anything I’d ever imagined. I never realized that I could still make this kind of transformation and progress.”
- Tang-mei Shieh, pianist, graduate, Manhattan School of Music

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

Meditation for Musicians
A one-week retreat in Vermont

July 4 - 11, 2008
This fourth 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
Sundays from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Dates TBA
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: $125
Observers: $25

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