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NOTE: Our DVDs play world-wide on any DVD player & we ship worldwide (from the US). Piano Playing Lesson Video/DVD Extraordinaire for you: Someone once wrote that Mr. Pilc starts at Mars, and then goes from there. At once stunning, dumbfounding, compelling & brilliant beyond description. Besides being a prolific leader, composer & jazz educator, Jean-Michel Pilc has played with an impressive list of Jazz Greats: from Roy Haynes to Michael Brecker, Marcus Miller to Kenny Garrett, and with Harry Belafonte as Musical Director. Inside this Video, Jean-Michel talks piano technique and improvisation in a new and refreshing way. Using both classical & jazz examples, way beyond drills & exercises, it will help you rise above mere technique and truly bring out the individual voices in any piano performance as ONE piece/story/shape! Boost Your Technique, Challenge Your Thinking & Learn about: True Technique vs. Finger Work. Why there are no absolute Rules about Technique. Classical Music as a Practice Goldmine - with detailed how-to. Economy - Managing Your Energy - why the Goal is to only use 50-60 percent. Avoiding the Jazz Autopilot Trap. Unusual, creative Ways to look at Hanon Exercises. Different Fingerings for Scales & Arpeggios. The Peripheral Vision Concept. How to Improve Your Consistency - good for bad days. Watch JMP make Mistakes - and recover & learn from it. Using Your Fingers as 10 Unique Instruments. And LOTS more Piano Playing Lessons. NOTE: There might be Import Charges upon arrival in your country, if outside the US.