Hi and thanks for watching! After years of classical training, I emerged disconnected, dissociated and disillusioned as a pianist. I'd struggled with Repetitive Strain Injury, mental blocks around memorising and performing and a ceiling on technique, despite daily exercises. I found facility and flow in my 30s and 40s and created Piano Portals: Rethink Technique, a groundbreaking, joyful online school for holistic technique without excess tension. ***FREE MINI-COURSE: https://stephen-marquiss-s-school.teachable.com/p/free-mini-course-elephants-in-the-practice-room ***FREE E-BOOK: http://eepurl.com/gdIXG9 ***FIND OUT MORE: https://pianoportals.com/ Please like, subscribe and tell me more about your own piano journey. Filmed at Christ Church, Frome, Somerset, U. K.

***FREE E-BOOK TO ACCOMPANY THIS PLAYLIST INCLUDING SCORES: http://eepurl.com/gdIXG9 ***FREE MINI-COURSE: https://stephen-marquiss-s-school.teachable.com/p/free-mini-course-elephants-in-the-practice-room ***FIND OUT MORE: https://pianoportals.com/ This playlist presents the Piano Portals 16 Supplementary Tools for expressive, efficient music-learning, which complement the Core Tools for Technique featured in the flagship trilogy of Transform Technique online courses. Each offers 2 Tips in an accessible, Elementary context which nevertheless transfer effectively to much Intermediate to Advanced music. * Stuck in a rut in your practice? Frustrated by a ceiling on technique? Are you: - an Elementary-Intermediate player seeking fluent, expressively playing without excess tension? - an Intermediate-Advanced player seeking finesse and mastery? Piano Portals is a groundbreaking online school for holistic piano technique. It invites critical thinking on received opinion about technique. Inspired by piano pioneer, Abby Whiteside (1881-1956), it spotlights transformational elements of able players' techniques that are commonly overlooked in pedagogy. It calls out conventional exercises for disupting and dismantling all but the most innate coordination. It offers an accessible, engaging substitute - a unique, stimulating environment for cultivating fluent, expressive playing without excess tension. It empowers you to transform technique through deepening self-awareness, not drills or drudgery! Read more at https://pianoportals.com/

The first of my piano collection, Joshua's Fire - seven pieces charting a human journey. Enjoy the journey, and let me know your experiences in the comments! Hi and thanks for watching! After years of classical training, I emerged disconnected, dissociated and disillusioned as a pianist. I'd struggled with Repetitive Strain Injury, mental blocks around memorising and performing and a ceiling on technique, despite daily exercises. I found facility and flow in my 30s and 40s and created Piano Portals: Rethink Technique, a groundbreaking, joyful online school for holistic technique without excess tension. ***FREE MINI-COURSE: https://stephen-marquiss-s-school.teachable.com/p/free-mini-course-elephants-in-the-practice-room ***FREE E-BOOK: http://eepurl.com/gdIXG9 ***FIND OUT MORE: https://pianoportals.com/ Please like, subscribe and tell me more about your own piano journey.

I'm late to this party... I was score-bound for the first 15 years of my professional musical career. I taught myself to play by ear in my 30s and 40s. Please check out my ESSENTIALS OF PLAYING BY EAR COURSE: https://stephen-marquiss-s-school.teachable.com/p/essentials-of-playing-by-ear * Hi and thanks for watching! After years of classical training, I emerged disconnected, dissociated and disillusioned as a pianist. I'd struggled with Repetitive Strain Injury, mental blocks around memorising and performing and a ceiling on technique, despite daily exercises. I found facility and flow in my 30s and 40s and created Piano Portals: Rethink Technique, a groundbreaking, joyful online school for holistic technique without excess tension. ***FREE MINI-COURSE: https://stephen-marquiss-s-school.teachable.com/p/free-mini-course-elephants-in-the-practice-room ***FREE E-BOOK: http://eepurl.com/gdIXG9 ***FIND OUT MORE: https://pianoportals.com/ Please like, subscribe and tell me more about your own piano journey. Filmed at Christ Church, Frome, Somerset, U. K.