Play With Ease
for piano

Learn Instrument-Specific Tools to

Play Piano More Effortlessly

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Play With Ease - Piano

The “Play with Ease” Online Course is a six-week instrument-specific course designed specifically for professional musicians and music students. You’ll learn how to improve muscular coordination, reduce unnecessary tension and enhance musical expression and technique. By deepening the understanding about the physical demands of your instrument, you’ll learn to play while engaging muscles designed to stabilize and support you, rather than relying on muscles that may result in feeling uncomfortable, limited, fatigued or in pain.

Each Module will introduce tips and exercises that can be easily incorporated into your routine and can noticeably increase confidence and effortlessness when practicing or performing.

This course is perfect for musicians at any stage and age who are committed to improve the physical aspect of playing or singing. Whether you're a classical, jazz or popular music player and whether you play piano, organ, harpsichord or electric keyboard, this course offers valuable insights and practical tools to enhance your musicianship.

Effortless Performance

The body is an amazing place! Relying on your body when you play can create safety, joy and possibilities for expressing music freely. Imagine if even small changes of knowledge could give profound results and that you could:

  • Practice more effectively
  • Access more of your musical potential
  • Feel better when playing
  • Feel more confident and effortless when expressing music

Beyond body awareness

Imagine if you can feel better after practising, rather than drained and physically tired... However, just trying to relax is not enough when playing!

In this online program called "Play With Ease", I have chosen my most essential instrument specific exercises for musicians, delivered with simple anatomical explanations. You'll get a step-by-step process to implement, refine and personalize your journey to the demands of your instrument. The exercises and the guidance you'll get can take you to the next level of mastering body awareness while playing.

Hi, I'm Tina!

As a pianist I have close to eight years of university studies in performing arts behind me, practicing hours and hours every day and playing concerts around the world. I did not even know that it was possible to feel more safe, grounded and comfortable at the instrument.

My artistic journey quickly turned around when I started learning about the muscles inside my hand that were supposed to engage when pressing the key. The sense of clarity I got put me on a whole new journey, investigating every corner of how the body works, educating myself as a Muscle therapist, Kinetic Control Movement Therapist, biomechanics and science focused Yoga teacher trainings and courses that apply to the body-mind connection.

After teaching thousands of musicians from all over the world, I can confidently say that knowing more about the body can be a profound turning point as a musician. Understanding more about the mechanics of playing or singing can positively influence our musical expression and confidence in the practice room and on stage. 

We will explore topics such as: 

  • How to have more sense of weight in the arm
  • Enhance finger technique and sound
  • How to gain more sound and power without strain
  • Exercises to offload shoulders, arms and hands
  • Improve musical performance and sense of safety through understanding posture and movement
  • Prevent injuries and manage muscular imbalance

Hi, I'm Tina!

After teaching thousands of musicians from all over the world, I can confidently say that knowing more about the body can give a sense of strength, endurance and enhance musical expression.

I'm a musician myself and have investigated every corner of how the body works, educating myself as a Muscle therapist, Kinetic Control Movement Therapist, Personal Trainer, biomechanics and science focused Yoga teacher and doing courses about brain-body-mind connection. 

Now I want to share this with you!

 

What former participants of the Play With Ease online course say:

I would recommend this excellent course to anyone who wants to better understand their body and how one can play with greater ease and freedom. Tina’s manner is terrific and extremely encouraging.

Bart Feller

Flutist, Professor at Rutkers and Pre-College teacher at Juilliard, Principal flutist of the New Jersey Symphony and The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

Just do it. You need Tina's incredible teaching of simple body awareness and skills in order to play at your peak with ease and without pain. Every musician should have access to this learning.

Steve Lee

Bassist, guitarist, UK

Getting to work directly with Tina is an amazing opportunity. Her deep knowledge of the brain and the body has created a truly life-changing method for improving musicians' movement. She shows how deeply-engrained habits can be changed, allowing for renewed poise, freedom, awareness, and pain-free playing. The information is scientific and systematic, but her patient and supportive demeanor always makes it fun and engaging.

William Kanengiser

Guitarist, Professor at Thornton School of Music, USC, Los Angeles

I liked how the material was presented, videos and information were clear. I liked how Tina always showed a smile and good mood, making this material, that can be dense, accessible. I learned a lot about how the body functions, for example:

*the fascia and how it connect us all

*the explanation of hypermobility

*the anatomy in the hand, the muscles that make it up, it's relation with the forearm, which muscles are involved in intonation

*posture and breathing

Mariana Salas

Violinist, violin teacher, Costa Rica

Play With Ease!

6 - week course starting any time!

Your personal journey to enhance instrumental technique and musical expression.

Here is what you get in the modules:

  • Module 1: 
    Practical exercise to find stability in the hand and explore the thumb
    You'll also learn about the science of warming up!
  • Module 2:
    Practical exercise to find stability in sitting whilst offloading the upper body
    You'll also learn about muscles and the nervous system!
  • Module 3:
    Practical exercise to explore connection with the keys and have power without strain
    You'll also learn a model for understanding the connections in the body and where we can use more of and where we can let go!
  • Module 4
    Practical exercise to free up the shoulder, elbow and wrist joints
    You'll also learn about fascia - the body's connective tissue!
  • Module 5
    Practical exercise to find the bottom of the keys whilst releasing the arm and having a flexible wrist.
    You will also learn about the sensory nervous system!
  • Module 6
    Practical exercise for freeing the arms and hands
    You will also learn about applying anatomy to musicianship!

Bonuses

  • Written exercise descriptions that give simple reminders in the practice room
  • Fun quizzes and tips in the Modules
  • Extra Q&A sessions after the first 6 weeks to implement the material over time

You'll have time to implement, share, explore and ask questions!

Enjoy the journey!

What you will get:

  • Learn key anatomical principles needed to play your instrument

  • Weekly short and doable Modules with filmed exercises

  • Instrument specific tips in the exercise videos

  • Live online Q&A sessions with Tina to ask any question you may have

  • Watch everything in your own time when it suits you

  • Access to all course content for 6 months!

'From Tension to Flow' Webinar Participants: €150 discount

You can start anytime and have the content available for 6 months!

Course app!

The course will happen on a course platform. You can easily download the app on your phone, and always have the exercise videos available in the practice room!

Group sessions

I look forward to seeing you in the 50-minute group sessions where you can ask me any question and I'll do my best to answer. We'll have a look at your playing or singing, and I'll give you additional exercises or repeat the ones that fits best to your body right now.

Join the course and watch in you own time!

"As a professional pianist and music educator, Tina Margareta Nilssen joins the dots for us using her impressive knowledge of anatomy and movement. She unravels the science behind music performance, sifts out the relevant parts and presents concepts in a way that the performer, student, educator and clinician can readily understand and apply."

"The Timani method is based on anatomy and physiology translating into healthy movement and practice. Healthier movement doesn't just mean less injury, it also supports the musical intention and enhances the performer's sense of wellbeing."

"I echo Tina's belief that musicians can and should embrace anatomy and movement as a tool to unleashing their potential. Analysis is not paralysis - it empowers, enriches and elevates, and Timani delivers just that."

Dr June Tan Sheren

MSc Performing Arts Medicine, MBBS, MMed Family Medicine
Performing Arts Medicine (PAM) Physician
The Musicians' Clinic, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore

 “Basically I have no time to practice in my daily life as a freelance cellist, a teacher as well as a mother of two children. Since I have learned Timani it has been bringing me a hope that I can continuously develop as a musician even without sitting by my cello. Because all Timani exercises I can easily apply in my daily life, and it gives directly an effect on my cello playing. I am really astounded!”

Bianca Byun Linderholm

Freelance cellist

 “What’s enlightening about learning Timani is the interplay between tension and relaxation. Where in the body can we find the tension we need for the music? What’s the difference between sustainable and unhealthy tension?

With this knowledge, I feel secure in knowing that the way I now play is both strengthening and preventive of additional overuse injuries.”

Leif Ove Andsnes

Pianist

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