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Pianimals

Long awaited pianimals video series is finally here. Follow along as Alan goes over every concept in a very short and approachable manner

Finished

Alan Fraser

40 Episodes

1 hour 38 minutes 37 seconds

1

Episode 1

Grasping: basic arch creation

Introduction to Pianimals

1 minute 29 seconds

2

Episode 2

Float the finger into the key

Exercise 1

1 minute 50 seconds

3

Episode 3

Empower the thumb

Exercise 2

2 minutes 14 seconds

4

Episode 4

Standing

Exercise 3

1 minute 19 seconds

5

Episode 5

Sliding

Exercise 4

1 minute 58 seconds

6

Episode 6

Poking

Exercise 5

1 minute 34 seconds

7

Episode 7

Walking

Exercise 6

1 minute 58 seconds

8

Episode 8

Rolling

Exercise 7

1 minute 37 seconds

9

Episode 9

Rotation in leaps

Exercise 9

2 minutes 38 seconds

10

Episode 10

Hooking

Exercise 10

2 minutes 43 seconds

11

Episode 11

The cat scratch

Exercise 11

2 minutes 18 seconds

12

Episode 12

5 finger overholding

Exercise 12

2 minutes 18 seconds

13

Episode 13

The most beautiful sound in the world

Pianimals teachers exercise 1

4 minutes 14 seconds

14

Episode 14

Sink heel, flop fingers

Pianimals teachers exercise 2

2 minutes 45 seconds

15

Episode 15

Sink heel, peck keys with bird beak fingers

Pianimals teachers exercise 3

2 minutes 18 seconds

16

Episode 16

Heel sinks, fingers cat scratch

Pianimals teachers exercise 4

1 minute

17

Episode 17

Flopping and rolling

Pianimals teachers exercise 5

2 minutes 10 seconds

18

Episode 18

The versatile, agile, potent thumb

Pianimals teachers exercise 6

5 minutes 11 seconds

19

Episode 19

Fingers form a bird beak

Pianimals teachers exercise 7

3 minutes 49 seconds

20

Episode 20

Different types of bird beak

Pianimals teachers exercise 8a

2 minutes 20 seconds

21

Episode 21

The crocodile jaw

Pianimals teachers exercise 9

1 minute 35 seconds

22

Episode 22

The aligator jaw

Pianimals teachers exercise 10

2 minutes 43 seconds

23

Episode 23

The thumb: tromping trolls and leaping stallions

Pianimals teachers exercise 11

2 minutes 13 seconds

24

Episode 24

A floating arm, a feather standing finger

Pianimals teachers exercise 12

2 minutes 20 seconds

25

Episode 25

Walking on stilts: playing with the back of the hand

Pianimals teachers exercise 13a

2 minutes 23 seconds

26

Episode 26

Make the hand a roly-poly

Pianimals teachers exercise 14

2 minutes 57 seconds

27

Episode 27

Turn the hand into an amoeba, melt it into the keys

Pianimals teachers exercise 15

2 minutes 43 seconds

28

Episode 28

Turn the hand into a bell clapper: bong the keys

Pianimals teachers exercise 16

2 minutes

29

Episode 29

Manipulate the key: grab its edge

Pianimals teachers exercise 17

1 minute 31 seconds

30

Episode 30

Weighted vs unweighted walking: The tai chi empty step

Pianimals teachers exercise 18

4 minutes 32 seconds

31

Episode 31

Sauntering

Pianimals teachers exercise 19

1 minute 34 seconds

32

Episode 32

A snapping scale

Pianimals teachers exercise 20

1 minute 37 seconds

33

Episode 33

Stand on 2nd finger, reach thumb to inside

Pianimals teachers exercise 21

2 minutes 48 seconds

34

Episode 34

Whip the arm up to play a fast scale

Pianimals teachers exercise 22

2 minutes 52 seconds

35

Episode 35

Overholding

Pianimals teachers exercise 23

2 minutes 32 seconds

36

Episode 36

Rotation

Pianimals teachers exercise 24

1 minute 24 seconds

37

Episode 37

The standing action internalized for ringing and clarion sound

Pianimals teachers exercise 25

2 minutes 54 seconds

38

Episode 38

Get rid of the "down", especially in forte

Pianimals teachers exercise 26

2 minutes 56 seconds

39

Episode 39

A growing hand arch even in octaves

Pianimals teachers exercise 27

4 minutes 3 seconds

40

Episode 40

"Cliffhang" to curl the fingertip

Pianimals teachers exercise 28

3 minutes 17 seconds