Her technique for learning songs was complex - first, she would sit down and learn the song at the piano. Once she had learned it fluently she would work on the lyrics. In interviews, she explained that the playing of piano and singing weren't separate in her mind. "For me," she said, "it’s all just one and the same thing. I don’t like to do either one separately." Her skill as both a pianist and vocalist meant she knew "how to complement the singing"; in her opinion, many accompanists played "entirely too much piano for the vocalist".