Lectures, Recitals, Masterclasses, and Workshops
McLelland regularly presents masterclasses and lectures on many subjects. She specializes in the Taubman Approach which instructs pianists in the art of coordinate movement, encouraging healthy motions that “maximize physiologically sound arm and hand position.” (Dr. Frank Bunn, Harvard Medical School). The Taubman Approach is a groundbreaking analysis of the mostly invisible motions that function underneath a virtuoso technique and has helped pianists from all over the world overcome technical limitations, improve tone production and other components of expressive playing, as well as cure playing-related injuries. (Golandsky Institute)
Lecture topics have included:
Technic Toolbox for Young Piano Students
No Pain is Your Gain
Pianist in Motion
Introduction to the Taubman Approach
The Art of Effortless Playing
Beyond Soft and Loud
Gravity - It's Not Just a Good Idea, It's the Law
C Major, the Easiest Key?
Dancing On The Keys
If It Hurts Here .....
The Need for Speed
Teaching Healthy Technic from the First Lesson
Healthy Virtuosity With The Taubman Approach
The Tools of Virtuosity - An Introduction to the Taubman Approach
Astound With Sound
Lecture Recitals on the Choreography of Specific Masterworks
Lectures range from 1-3 hours and include video clips, photographs, and live demonstrations, It is possible to incorporate the lecture with a masterclass/technic clinic, and/or recital lecture-demonstration to create an all-day or half-day event.
Lecture topics have included:
Technic Toolbox for Young Piano Students
No Pain is Your Gain
Pianist in Motion
Introduction to the Taubman Approach
The Art of Effortless Playing
Beyond Soft and Loud
Gravity - It's Not Just a Good Idea, It's the Law
C Major, the Easiest Key?
Dancing On The Keys
If It Hurts Here .....
The Need for Speed
Teaching Healthy Technic from the First Lesson
Healthy Virtuosity With The Taubman Approach
The Tools of Virtuosity - An Introduction to the Taubman Approach
Astound With Sound
Lecture Recitals on the Choreography of Specific Masterworks
Lectures range from 1-3 hours and include video clips, photographs, and live demonstrations, It is possible to incorporate the lecture with a masterclass/technic clinic, and/or recital lecture-demonstration to create an all-day or half-day event.
