Edna Golandsky

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Edna Golandsky is a world-renowned piano pedagogue, the leading exponent of the Taubman Approach, and the Founder of the Golandsky Institute. A graduate of the Juilliard School, where she studied under Jane Carlson, Rosina Lhévinne, and Adele Marcus, Ms. Golandsky has earned worldwide acclaim for her pedagogical expertise, extraordinary ability to solve technical problems, and her penetrating musical insight. Her expertise has been featured in publications such as: The New York Times, The Strad, Classical Music, Interlude, Authority Magazine, Piano Marvel, D Major, Clavier Companion, Cadence JazzWorld Magazine, and TopMusic among others. You can learn more about the Taubman Approach and her online symposiums and private consultations by visiting: www.ednagolandsky.com

09/03/2026

"Play the keys rather than the air."

In this archival master class, Edna Golandsky works with a pianist who is already playing Liszt's Mephisto Waltz at an impressive level. In this clip, she demonstrates how excessive movement can cause pianists to lose control in fast octave and chord passages.

Full master class available exclusively on Inside Edna's Studio 🔗EdnaGolandsky.com

08/27/2026

A student gives an already beautiful performance of Chopin's Scherzo No. 2, but Edna hears even more potential. In just a few minutes, she transforms the opening measures by exploring surprise, contrast, timing, and character.

📹 From a 1996 workshop archive
🎹 Full video available exclusively on Inside Edna's Studio 🔗EdnaGolandsky.com

08/06/2026

"Piano Hospital"

Fresh from the 2026 Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium, Edna Golandsky explains why so many pianists develop pain at the instrument, and it starts with a simple truth: the piano has outgrown our ten fingers. Stretching, pushing, and twisting to compensate is what lands people in what she calls "piano hospital."

This week's Inside Edna's Studio installment goes even further than her Symposium live lecture, with additional repertoire examples showing how to achieve true legato.

Watch it now on Inside Edna's Studio 🔗EdnaGolandsky.com

07/26/2026

Rotation, "The Mother of All Motions"

In this clip, she sets up the concept behind a tricky passage in Chopin's Étude Op. 25 No. 12 to help move seamlessly between the 5th finger and the thumb.

From the staccato to the three-note grouping, see how it all connects in the full technical breakdown on Inside Edna's Studio 🔗 EdnaGolandsky.com

07/22/2026

"It's like the keys melting under you"

The black keys don't have to feel heavy! Edna explains how to attain this state and also explores grouping and shaping strategies in Chopin's Étude Op. 25, No. 1 in this week's installment of Inside Edna's Studio.

Watch the full segment on Inside Edna's Studio 🔗EdnaGolandsky.com

07/10/2026

"My teacher already showed me rotation."

Edna hears this a lot, coming from a student who was and continues to be in pain, and explains why.

In this week's installment of Inside Edna's Studio, Edna answers member questions on the thumb and rotation, and how just rotation on its own doesn't just fix problems.

Watch the full answer on Inside Edna's Studio 🔗EdnaGolandsky.com

07/05/2026

What does legato actually mean?

Edna digs into one of piano technique's most nuanced questions, and it's the theme she's bringing to the Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium next month. 🔗GolandskyInstitute.org

Watch the full session where she explores legato in Franck's Violin Sonata on this week's installment of Inside Edna's Studio. 🔗EdnaGolandsky.com

07/01/2026

"Oh wow, this is so much easier!"

That reaction says it all. In this clip from a teacher training session, Edna Golandsky helps a student navigate a passage from Franck's Violin Sonata with a small adjustment that makes a huge difference.

This is the Taubman Approach in action, and it works.

Watch the full session with a fi*****ng handout on Inside Edna's Studio 👉 EdnaGolandsky.com

06/21/2026

"Repeated notes on black keys. I am struggling."

Edna Golandsky's fix: they don't all land in the same spot. Try it.

"That's a lot better." ✨

Watch the full Part 1 in a series on the Franck Violin Sonata, PDF handout included, on Inside Edna's Studio 👉 EdnaGolandsky.com

06/16/2026

"It's not above us to think basics."

In this clip from a teacher training session, Edna Golandsky guides a student through a passage in Chopin's Etude Op. 25, No. 5 by bringing them back to basics and feeling the difference.

👉 Members of Inside Edna's Studio get:
✔️Access to the full video which also covers stretches in Liszt's Vallée d'Obermann
✔️PDF handout with fi*****ngs to follow along
✔️Submit questions on the video

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