Dorothy Taubman (August 16, 1917 – April 3, 2013) was an American music teacher, lecturer, and founder of the Taubman Institute of Piano, who developed the "Taubman Approach" to piano playing.
Her approach to piano technique was based on an analysis of the motions needed for virtuosity and musical expression.
She first earned a reputation through the high rate of success of her method in curing playing injuries.
Nevertheless, it provoked controversy by questioning the physiological soundness of some tenets of traditional piano teaching.