“Dr. Pianist” and the Power of Music!

On Music for Climate Action at American Geophysical Union.

“Dr. Pianist” Makiko Hirata, DMA is here to share the power of music with you!! The world-class pianist will deliver a musical experience that is fun, intimate and interactive! Write to musicalmakiko@gmail.com for inquiries.

*Special discounts are available for non-profit organizations, and educational institutions!

She can….
perform
collaborate with you
– teach piano, theory, history, etc.
play with instrumentalists and singers of all levels.
counsel you on your stage fright
give lectures
conduct workshops for using music to enhance healing, teamwork, and leadership skills. 

Here are the details:

MUSICAL DOCTOR PERFORMS FOR YOU
In addition to traditional settings, she can perform…

For Expecting Mothers.
– Relaxing, interactive, musical experience.

For Parents and their Toddlers.
– Concert without the pressure of having to sit still, or remain quiet.
– Periodical workshops; Move to the rhythm, sing to the melodies, dance to the beats!

For Young Children, and Parents.
– Interactive, all sensory musical events: clap, jump, yell and dance!
– Periodical workshops; incremental introduction to fundamentals of music

School Concerts.
– Music as a reflection of history, culture, and geography.
– Music as an expression of human desires to communicate and to understand and to be understood.

For People with Physical, and/or Mental Conditions, and their Family Members.  
– Concerts without the pressure of having to sit still, or remain quiet.
– Lectures on some recent studies about the neurological benefit of music on specific difficulties

For Amateur Pianists
– A demonstrative performance of pieces you have been practicing.
– Get a professional’s insight after the performance.

For Composers of all levels
– Hear your compositions played by a professional pianist
– Receive a feedback on playability, etc.

For Piano Dealers and Piano Technicians.
– To showcase your best pianos (or work) by having it played on by a professional

For Fundraising Events.
– Charity concerts have been around as long as the history of public concerts.
– Music encourages empathy in people

For Art Galleries, Museums, Historical Buildings.
– Musical selections that reflect the displayed exhibit and/or the building. 
– Lectures on the connection between the visual art and music.

For Restaurants and Gourmet Audiences.
– Pairing of music to a meal and/or wine.

MUSICAL DOCTOR COLLABORATES WITH YOU
For an Existing Chamber Ensemble; Professional Instrumentalists/Singers; and Music Students
– Guest appearance in performances
– Recording
– Auditions/Competitions

For Amateur Instrumentalists/singers.
– An experience of playing with, and/or led and coached by, a professional pianist
– Perform and/or record with a professional.

For Artists of All Disciplines
– Have a project? Need music? Here I am!

MUSICAL DOCTOR GIVES YOU LESSONS
For Aspiring Pianists and Ensembles
– Private Piano lessons
– Master classes
– Classes on:
o How to memorize, and how to be confident in your memorization
o Pros and cons of memorization: must we memorize?
o Practicing to solve technical issues

For Amateur Pianists:
– Private Piano lessons
– Master classes
– Group lessons

For Less Experienced Teachers:
– How to start a beginner
– How to teach practicing
– How to teach memorization
– How to teach music theory

MUSICAL DOCTOR EXAMINES YOUR STAGE FRIGHT
One-on-One Counseling/Coaching, Classroom Lectures, Group Workshops

For Aspiring Pianists Anticipating a Performance.
– What is stage fright? Why does it happen? How can we deal with it?
– Identifying your problems is the first step to dealing with them.
– How to practice to build your confidence
– How to feel confident in your memorization.
– What, and what not, to do on the day of the performance
– How to prepare yourself backstage
– What to do on stage, before and during the performance.

For any Kind of Performers/Public Speakers.
– What is stage fright? Why does it happen? How can we deal with it?
– How to build your confidence toward your performance/speech.
– Step by step guide towards a success.

MUSICAL DOCTOR ENLIGHTENS YOUR MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
For Concert Goers:
– Private pre-concert lectures: background on the repertoire, what to listen for, on players tonight, etc.
– You can invite Musical Doctor to attend the concert with you, and she would give you personal reviews on the performance, right afterwards.

For Lifetime Learners:
– Music Appreciation Lectures (basic music history)
– Music Fundamentals Lectures (basic music theory)
– Virtuosity and Industrial Revolution.
– Life of a pianist now and then
– How Western history changed the way we “music” today
o When did people start purchasing tickets to hear musicians play?
o Why do we play from memory?
o Beauty vs. sublime? Which do you like better? Does your taste matter?
o How musical performance came to be ritualized.
o Wagner silenced the audience!?
o Recording industry shut our ears off to music!?
o “Who cares if you listen?” – how contemporary music became the way it is.
o Music = Medicine!? Benefit of Music on our Neurology.
o The same piece by different performers? Any difference??

For Dancers:
– What to know about the composer and the music to better inform your choreography and dance
– Music fundamentals for dancers

For Scientists:
– How to improve your science communication by understanding some music theory and mechanisms of sound cognition

 

MUSICAL DOCTOR’S WORKSHOPS:
Music and Wellness: How to incorporate music as a practice in your daily lives and society to live, and feel, better. 
– “Music for Team-building and Leadership!” Workshop
Sound Listening: Music for DEI workshopÂ