THIS CRAZY METHOD -- HELPED ME GET BACK INTO THE HEART OF MUSIC

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.  

Briony Greenhill - Musician, Vocal improv coach, Workshop leader

[MY DAUGHTER] HEARD ME PLAYING AND THOUGHT IT WAS MY WIFE

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.  

Vic Garlock, Attorney

SOMETHING UNFOLD IN ME I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE

It is a very unusual program, and i am applying the keyboard and thinking and relating to it, in my inner being, very very differently than I ever have in my life. 

The battery that makes it run is sitting down and playing. And feeling what it feels like, I had never... sat down at the keyboard in order to feel what I’m feeling because something I don’t understand is going on in my life, or something I don’t like.

To me the healing part of it is honestly being able to arrive at a keyboard, sit down with an intention of playing out something that I am not happy about, 

I’m watching something unfold in me that I’ve never seen before. 

Danita Banko

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT PLAYING THE PIANO

Very beginner-friendly and I have witnessed people who have been classically trained having so much fun discovering new ways too. 

There is nothing to fear here. If there is, you get to play that out on the piano. I am allowing the music to reflect what is going on inside and the world around me. Yes! 

When self-doubt creeps in or I get nervous, angry, or confused, I take that to the piano and play it out! 

As I progressed, I noticed that the more confident I became, my relationship to music and my family was so much better. 

I believe this course is suited to anyone who has even the tiniest interest in playing music. This is not just about playing the piano 

Just do it! His way of teaching allows for each person to proceed at their own pace. The progress is all up to the individual. 

Centering myself and becoming aware of what I hear and what is going on around me has become a way of life. 

I am eternally grateful to Daniel Barber for his guidance, patience, and humor. This course would be good for anyone who ever looked at a piano and said, " I could never play that thing." 

It is a precious gift that keeps on giving! I have learned that without action there is no creation.

Enjoy!   

Anne Mullin, Singer

I WANTED TO PLAY PIANO AGAIN AND MAKE IT FUN!

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! 

1. Open-minded people who are willing to dare to do something outside the box. 
2. Self-confidence, courage (trying something unknown, trusting the process, vulnerability in sharing with others) It's fun! Doors have been opened..........lots! wide! 

Thank you for persistently being there! Thank me for finally diving in!

Evelyn Schubert, Energy worker

FASCINATING, JUST FASCINATING

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?  

Karen Gaughan - lifelong piano player

5 YEARS OF LESSONS

It was basically like gifting, I don't know, five years of piano lessons to me in one lesson. 

Well, here you go. Stupendous. 

Holly Paar, Development Director

LIBERATED ME FROM MY FEAR OF MUSIC

I really needed a very psycho-spiritual perspective to what we were doing, because that was what was safe for me.

If you give me a bunch of chords and finger exercises, I wouldn't have felt the soul in it, and it just wouldn't work for me.

I guess the biggest thing you gave me was just that it liberated me from my fear of music.

Music has allowed me to get one step closer to... expressing it in a way that makes my life feel more whole.  

Lisa Smaart, author "Words at the Threshold"

THE AUTHENTIC RHYTHM WITHIN

Daniel possesses plenty of technical expertise, to be sure. He passes along technique and know-how when its most applicable. 

What makes him really special is his primary focus on leading the student to connect with the authentic rhythm within. His blend of trust, support, encouragement and acceptance is beautiful.

This environment makes possible deep exploration of the improvisational musician within. 

What a joy! 

Jimmy Miller

I'VE TRAINED A LOT OF COACHES, I JUST HAVE TO SAY...

I was a one-on-one consultant, which was coaching before there was a coaching word, for 30 years.

I've worked with a lot of coaches.

I've trained a lot of coaches. 

I just have to say, you are such a fucking good coach!

You really are so good at what you do.

You have such a skill in listening and caring for your students.

It's just, it's a blessing to work with you. Thank you. 

Kellye Olwyler