...(to) see if it might create a shift for me. It was very refreshing to be able to observe the piano keys for example in an entirely new way like a completely new map of consciousness as if you're walking through nature.
So he has this crazy method.
I was a full-time piano teacher for 5 years, I've seen just about every method there is, and I've never seen anything like this.
Omg. It is so simple. And so genius.
Now I do it for just 10 mins a day. It starts messy, then it gets musical, then it gets deep. Often I cry. And music starts to flow through me again. Like it used to.
I'm not making mistakes any more. I'm staying effortlessly within key.
It's like he's helped me get back into the heart of music.
Thank you Daniel. Thank you thank you thank you.
I wanted to play piano again and make it FUN! (and learn to improvise without making it complicated!) So now I'm playing!!!
On a personal level, sharing and being witnessed was such a big leap for me, very empowering and nurturing.
Such a precious space to be in!
Thank you for persistently being there! Thank me for finally diving in!
Using this method, I felt less intimidated of keys with lots of sharps and flats than I would have using traditional theory and scales.
It's easier than you think, and the likelihood of this being a rewarding experience is practically guaranteed!
I feel like it's pretty effortless to make some really nice sounds with your system. In fact, I sat down last night and started playing some things that I like. My daughter came into the room and gave me a hug. I asked why and she said she heard me playing and thought it was my wife (who can play the piano very well). When she saw it was me, she was moved to give me a hug.
This new way of looking at patterns on the keyboard has caused a major brain shift for me.
I keep looking at the patterns and just can’t believe it. Makes total sense.
I was so excited and energized after our lesson last week that my mind just would not stop.
I’ve been playing around with it and listening to the sounds in a way that I never listened before, and I have a basic structure, or map, as a way to organize it.
Fascinating, just fascinating. And yet really so simple.
How did you think of this?
I have had absolutely no training on the piano and just a bit of understanding of music theory and I now find myself playing "sweet", as my spouse calls them, songs in 12 different keys each with a different feeling tone.
The keyboard makes sense for the first time and I have no trouble knowing where to put my fingers.
The hardest part is getting in touch with how I feel and playing that out. When it happens, it is so gratifying.
Treat yourself to this!
It was basically like gifting, I don't know, five years of piano lessons to me in one lesson.
Well, here you go. Stupendous.