If You're Putting In
the Practice Time
but your progress is slow, watch this!
Practice Half the Time.
Learn Twice as Fast.
I'm Lisa Spector, a Juilliard graduate.
In my teens, I'd spend an hour on each Chopin Étude, 5 hours for five études, before I even got to other repertoire. Hard work. Wasted time.
At Juilliard, Earl Wild taught me to cut straight to what mattered and eliminate everything that didn't.
It took years to fully apply it.
The turning point happened when I was in Paris, days before my orchestral debut of Rhapsody in Blue in California. One hour on a borrowed piano. When I finished, my friend said: “Wow, you sure got a lot done in an hour.”
That precision is what I now call Piano Ninja Tricks™. And when my hand was crushed in an accident, and I was told I'd never play again, those same tricks gave me back the music I thought I'd lost forever. It taught me exactly what it feels like to have your heart calling you to play music that feels impossible.
You don't need an injury to know that pain. You just need a better way to practice.
Hear From the Tricksters
What Piano Ninja Tricks™ Members Are Saying
“Lisa has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share in her tips and tricks that is sure to be valuable to any serious pianist, amateur or professional.”
Elizabeth B.
“The beauty of Piano Ninja Tricks is that some of the topics wouldn't come up during a one-on-one lesson but are quite helpful to study in a casual, virtual setting with fellow pianists. And, I really loved the session on The Mind Game.”
Eric H.
“With Lisa's positive encouragement, I recently performed my first full public recital in over 25 years, playing music I only dreamed about in my past!”
Jay M.
You're A Perfect Fit for The
Piano Ninja
Tricksters Club if...
You love Bach Suites, Chopin Ballades, Beethoven's late Sonatas. But…
- Your practicing feels haphazard
- You practice without a strategy
- You're tired of music taking so long to learn
- You don't feel confident in your fingering choices
- The time you put in doesn't match the progress you get out
- You repeat difficult passages that still break down in performance
- You're craving a community of pianists who understand your passion
Are you working against yourself without knowing it? The wrong repertoire choice plus unknown poor practice habits is a combination that can keep you stuck for years.
In the Piano Ninja Tricksters Club, I'll help you choose music that's right for your level right now and practice it the way Earl Wild, John Perry, and Leon Fleisher taught me to.
Good habits in. Bad habits out.
Progress that's finally predictable.
Your Piano Practice Strategist
Whether you already have a teacher or not, think of me as your piano strategist sitting beside you at every practice session.
Inside the Piano Ninja Tricksters Club you'll have access to short-form videos on fingering, technique, repertoire selection, and practice strategy… exactly what you need, when you need it.
Whether you have a teacher or you're working on your own, the problem is usually the same — what happens between lessons, or between practice sessions, is where progress gets lost. That's exactly where I come in.
The piano bench doesn't have to be a lonely place to figure things out.
- Introducing -
The Piano Ninja Tricksters Club!
I've spent 50 years performing on stages in France, Spain, Poland, Italy, China, and across the United States — and 40 years teaching what I learned from Earl Wild, John Perry, and Leon Fleisher to pianists just like you.
What's inside this membership is the distillation of all of it. The tricks that actually move the needle. Nothing filler, nothing generic.
This is the community for you if...
- Your heart is calling you to play music of the great composers
- You want to learn more music in less time
- You are a “re-learner” coming back to the piano after many years away
- You don't know what order to learn your music
- You enjoy being in a community of pianists who share your love of music
- You're a dedicated classical pianist
- You don't know how to choose the best fingering
- You struggle with technique
- You want your piano practicing to be more enjoyable
- You want to play with your heart, focusing on the music you love
- You want your playing to feel effortless
Doors Close In...
Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Monthly
Membership
$75
Per Month
- Monthly Mastery Class
- Monthly Piano Ninja Tricks Demo
- Supportive Community of Pianists
- "Netflix" Style Membership Hub with 24+ Piano Ninja Tricks 2.0!
- Access to Chopin Ninja Tricks Replay
- Piano Ninja Mindset Tricks Audio Boosts
- Monthly Group Mindset Mastery Coaching
- 2 Months Free ($150 value)
- One-Hour Private Piano Lesson *with Lisa Spector* ($250 value)
- Demystifing Classical Music *online course by Lisa Spector* ($297 value)
- Personal Guided Visualization for a piece of music you’re practicing and/or performing ($88 value)
- Piano Ninja Tricks Tutorials ($300 value):
- - Chopin Revolutionary Etude
- - Chopin Raindrop Prelude
- - Chopin Aeolian Harp Etude
- - Bach C Major Prelude WTC Bk, 1, No. 1
- - Satie Gymnopedie No. 1
- - Debussy Reflets dans l'eau
Annual
Membership
$750
Per Year (Save $150!)
- Monthly Mastery Class
- Monthly Piano Ninja Tricks Demo
- Supportive Community of Pianists
- "Netflix" Style Membership Hub with 24+ Piano Ninja Tricks 2.0!
- Access to Chopin Ninja Tricks Replay
- Piano Ninja Mindset Tricks Audio Boosts
- Monthly Group Mindset Mastery Coaching
- 2 Months Free ($150 value)
- One-Hour Private Piano Lesson *with Lisa Spector* ($250 value)
- Demystifing Classical Music *online course by Lisa Spector* ($297 value)
- Personal Guided Visualization for a piece of music you’re practicing and/or performing ($88 value)
- Piano Ninja Tricks Tutorials ($300 value):
- - Chopin Revolutionary Etude
- - Chopin Raindrop Prelude
- - Chopin Aeolian Harp Etude
- - Bach C Major Prelude WTC Bk, 1, No. 1
- - Satie Gymnopedie No. 1
- - Debussy Reflets dans l'eau
Your playing soars.
Your price never increases.
Your price never increases.
What More Piano Ninja Tricks™ Members Are Saying
"Lisa makes suggestions that I never heard about in music school that make piano playing easier, both technically and musically."
Moriah O.
"The run in the nocturne seems reasonable easy now because of your tricks. You have so much to offer!”
Michael T.
“Lisa has the rare talent for giving practical tips on everything from strategic fingering, to relaxed agility, to soaring poetry!”
Sue H.
FAQ's
Yes, all content, videos and the community are in one easy-to-navigate place, membership.io
For some members it is, for others it isn't. No matter what, The Piano Ninja Tricksters Club will help improve the quality of your private lessons and, most likely, diminish the frequency of them.
As long as you're a member in good standing.
No, everything is self-paced to suit your life and time. You can proceed through the material at the perfect pace for you.
No, but you're able to drop out at anytime you want and you won't be charged for future months. We ask that you communicate with us why you've chosen to leave.
No. You need to stay a member in good standing to stay at the reduced price. We do make exceptions for unexpected extenuating life circumstances. These are reviewed on a case by case situation.
No, as long as you stay a member in good standing, your price will always remain the same, even when it's higher for new members.
Intermediate to advanced amateur to professional.
You'll have access to the pre-recorded videos right away. We meet for Lives, twice a month. Those sessions are recorded and will also live in your Searchie Hub.
That's up to you. The membership doesn't include individual lessons, but you're welcome to post videos in our community and submit short videos for our Mastery Classes if you want feedback. And, you have a free one-hour private lesson with the annual plan. You can redeem that in two thirty minute lessons or one one-hour lesson.
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