I worked with an inspiring \u00a0pianist who’s body language was the opposite of mine. I squirm and contort. My legs and torso move in different directions and my head flings back and I close my eyes. I make weird sounds and I don’t mind any of this, I’m used to trying to not get in the way of what my body wants to do. It has it’s own instincts and I like the results.<\/p>\n
But this other person was totally still. Feet still, spine erect, voice silent, eyes open. Sometimes when I was alone I imitated it and I had a completely new experience on the piano. I bet other\u00a0people find it valuable to track whatever your body already does and then try to interfere with it, privately to see if anything is different in the music experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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