Deanna Blacher OAM

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Level 2 · Clarity & Strength

An historical vignette and twenty-plus exercises built to develop clarity, strength and control.

Deanna Blacher in a polka-dot bata de cola, black and white studio photograph

Level 2 returns to the Level 1 material and asks more of it. The sound must now be even, deliberate and unhurried in both hands — this is the hardest and most rewarding threshold in the method.

What this level covers

  • An historical vignette of the Spanish dance
  • Re-examination of the Level 1 material
  • Strength and control exercises
  • Clarity of attack in both hands
  • Twenty-plus graded practical exercises

Before you begin

Level 1, or equivalent castanet training. Levels may be acquired individually or together in any combination.

How it is studied

Filmed practical classes taken at your own tempo, with the exercises revisited until the tone is even in both hands.

Enrol in Level 2

Continue your study, or begin here if you already play.