From the Studio · The Blog
Notes on becoming a complete musician.
This is the Studio's own blog — the pianist's voice, not a company's. Short, honest notes on practice, performance, and teaching, from more than twenty-five years of developing musicians and one long road to Carnegie Hall.
The instrument at the center of the work. Photographic plate from the Studio's own collection.
From the blog
Performance Artistry
The Stage Is Not a Test
Performance is not a test to survive — it is the reason for the work. On preparing thoughtfully, communicating with conviction, and carrying your voice onto the stage.
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For Returning Students
Beginning Again Is a Discipline
For the student returning to the piano after years away: the hands remember more than you fear, and purposeful practice is how a second beginning becomes musicianship.
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The Patterson Arts Method
A Complete Musician. An Individual Voice.
Technique matters most when it gives a person greater freedom to communicate. The four pillars every student here works by — and why they hold together.
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Study here
Personal piano and voice study in St. Augustine and live online — private study, theory and aural training, composition, and invited masterclasses, on Steinway Model D concert grands. Qualifying advanced students prepare for our annual recital at Carnegie Hall.