New Digital Download

A five-minute flow to release tension, awaken movement, and reconnect your body to the keyboard. This isn’t about finger drills — it’s about moving freely. Just as dancers centre their bodies before performing, pianists need a few minutes to rebalance and prepare. With this simple warm-up, your first notes will already feel good.

How to prepare the body before practice — not just the fingers

Simple movements that restore ease, energy, and balance

The foundations of healthy, coordinated piano technique

You’ll learn to use your whole body: arms, wrists, shoulders, and core for natural, resonant sound.

Describe your digital download in more detail here. What content is covered? How is it structured? What can your customers expect to find in your resource? What skills or knowledge will they leave with? How will it help them succeed?

Meet Dr. Rae de lisle

Dr Rae de Lisle is one of New Zealand’s leading piano pedagogues and a pioneer in healthy, sustainable piano technique. As Associate Professor of Piano at the University of Auckland, she has taught many of the country’s finest pianists — including John Chen, the youngest-ever winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition. Rae’s own journey from concert pianist to researcher shaped her passion for injury prevention and natural movement at the piano. Her groundbreaking PhD on focal dystonia has received international acclaim, and her teaching has influenced pianists around the world. Through her multimedia publication Fit 4 Piano, Rae shares the principles of effortless, coordinated piano playing that have transformed generations of students.

Fit 4 Piano Testimonials

Experience the transformative power of Fit 4 Piano Warmup Guide through inspiring testimonials.

”

I've just been looking through Rae's new book, Fit 4 Piano, all about being, you know, Fit 4 Piano, and I'm especially loving that I can watch videos and demonstrations of *every* strategy, right away. And the illustrations are drop-dead gorgeous. Fantastic strategies, analogies, exercises, ideas, applications, everything.

Elissa Milne

World leading composer and teacher

”

So for teachers looking for a new, innovative, colourful and different resource book, Fit 4 Piano must certainly be explored... highly recommended, Fit 4 Piano will be an invaluable resource for all piano teachers and students and will be a great asset for candidates preparing for various teaching exams.

Rita Crews

Review from The Studio Quarterly Magazine, Vol 27, No. 3

”

Thank you Rae for producing such a wonderful course. The fact that it was online enabled me to go back to view different topics once I had completed the course. Also I could proceed at my own rate and convenience. As I was going through the course I applied some of the technique that was demonstrated, and the students involved noticed an improvement almost immediately. I just don’t have enough words to express how invaluable the course is. Thank you to all who made it possible.

Eileen

Pianist and Teacher, NZ

”

This is a wonderful new resource for pianists and piano teachers around the world. As a holistic guide to piano teaching at all levels it can’t be bettered – this will become a hugely influential course, with practical solutions and applications for every stage of teaching.

Stephen De Pledge

Las Vegas, NV

”