Holistique Pianism

Reflections on Performance

演奏についての思考

As we begin to return to a more holistic way of living,I have come to feel that learning the piano, playing the piano, and teaching the piano are not separate activities, but parts of a single process, one that continuously influences itself.

Within that process, there remain many things we do not yet fully understand.

While searching for ways to improve my own playing, I carried a number of questions with me. They were not clearly defined or organized questions, but rather scattered concerns that appeared at different moments of performance and daily work at the instrument.

These concerns included how the body is used, how the structure of the body can be understood through anatomy, and how the brain and nervous system function as the central organizers of movement. At the time, these elements did not present themselves to me as belonging to a single system.

Encountering the Integration Alexander Academy allowed me to recognize that these seemingly separate elements were, in fact, deeply connected. I am currently studying the Integration Piano Method, through which these elements are presented and guided as an integrated whole.

The learning I encountered there not only transformed my approach to piano technique, but also became an important support in moving through long held performance related trauma.

As those changes unfolded, they led to a fundamental shift in how I teach, and in how I relate to music itself.

What had once felt fragmented gradually became integrated, resulting in something that felt entirely new, yet at the same time like a return to my own natural state.

This flow has not remained confined to personal performance. It has begun to take shape as a shared space with others. One expression of this is Integration Piano Week, not as a conclusion, but as part of an ongoing and evolving process.

Within Holistique Pianism, I would like to share, little by little, what I have experienced and observed along this path, without rushing toward fixed conclusions.

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ホリスティックなライフスタイルに回帰始めている現在、ピアノを習う、ピアノを弾く、ピアノを教えるという楽器を習う上でお互いに影響し合うこの3つで一つのこの過程に私達の知らないことが沢山ある、ということをいつも感じてきました。

自分の奏法を改善するために色々探してたときに、ピアノという楽器をどう扱うかだけではなく、それを扱う体の使い方、体の使い方をよりよく知るために体の仕組み(解剖学)そして私たちの体を動かす司令塔となる脳の仕組みとそれを伝達する神経など、全てを統括的に教えてくれるIntegration Piano Method に出会いました。

インテグレーション・アレクサンダー・アカデミー(IAA)での学びは私の奏法を改善し、演奏のトラウマを乗り越えさせてくれただけでなく、その変化に従って私の教え方の根本的な改善、そして音楽への向き合い方に大きな変化を起こし、全てが統合され、全く新しいでも自分本来の姿に立ち戻ることができました。

Holistique Pianism では、それについて私の感じたこと経験したことなどを少しずつ紹介していきたいと思っています。