RECENT NEWS:
William Westney recently completed a six-month residency, as Hans Christian Andersen Guest Professor, at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense during 2009-10. Danish public television (ALTV) filmed various appearances:

Interview (in English after a short voiceover in Danish)
The "Un-Master Class" - an overview
Recital - Alsion Concert Hall, Sønderborg Denmark, 11/24/09, Pt 1
Recital - Alsion Concert Hall, Sønderborg Denmark, 11/24/09, Pt 2

Cross-disciplinary research on musical gesture, involving William Westney and motion-capture computer technology at the University of Oslo, can be viewed by following links on this page.

An interview with William Westney is the cover article in the May/June 2009 issue of Clavier Companion magazine. Click here to read the article.

As a professional pianist, I have always been fascinated by the ways in which concert music performance makes us accountable, requires us to master skills of mind and body, and presents intriguing practical problems every day. As a university professor, studio teacher and workshop facilitator I’ve been faced with the challenge of developing instructional techniques that address performance issues in direct, useful ways.

The results of my ongoing research and its applications are chronicled in this website, and I believe that they will be of interest not only to musicians, but to professionals in other fields where there is also a high premium placed on effectiveness in performance, problem-solving, communication and creativity.

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