Integrating the Natural Laws of Motion, Physical Movement and Musical Rhythm:

Pulse Patterning for Pianists Introduction
Issues and Outcomes
The Technique of Pulse Patterning
Applications of Pulse Patterning
Various Questions and Answers
About Charles Aschbrenner
A Recent Note from Charles
What Others are Saying
Further Reading and Study

Learn to move the lower torso in a musically appropriate
and biomechanically correct way to maintain freedom
in the body, and to engage and enhance
the metric and phrase rhythm
of the music.

A FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUE DEVELOPED BY
PIANIST AND TEACHER
CHARLES C. ASCHBRENNER, M.M.

A freed torso is a moving torso, even when invisible. It moves naturally in a holographic reflection of the metric and phrase rhythm of music. A fixated torso moves awkwardly, haphazardly, or not at all, thus impeding the flow of musical rhythm and preventing the occurrence of artistic and virtuoso playing.

Using correct principles of movement, pianists can more effectively project the musical rhythm and phrasing with its internal dynamic nuance and contrast.

Using the same principles of movement, pianists can avoid the stiffness of posture that produces fatigue, pain, even injury -- and most certainly a limited technique.


TAKING MUSIC FROM THE INTELLECTUAL TO THE PERSONAL--
MAKING THE ABSTRACT CONCRETE

For even more information contact:
    Charles C. Aschbrenner
    Department of Music
    Hope College, Holland MI 49423
    (616) 395-7643
    e-mail: aschbrenner@hope.edu

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