In order to go fast, we must conserve the movement of the hand
It's not only the hands are involved in rotation process but the whole body
What if we applied the science of human walking to the hand rotation
Alan explores and explains some key concepts in the midst of going through dozen a day. Things like internal rotation and don't fall down concept
Also on forearm rotation and octaves
Pianimals teachers exercise 24
It is a fluid state of your hand. Link it to the thumb!
Alan talks about the importance of explaining and showing these concepts well.
Quite a few concepts from rotation to elasticity
By activating hand's hip joint all the way
The true point of unstable equilbrium and the mental image we need to cultivate
We are also talking about rotation, arm weight, directions of movement and more
is the real value 3 cardinal directions of movement bring to the piano
Swiveling is not rotation
How Alan felt about Taubman rotation
The paralel between hipjoints and the hand and the ease of lateral movement at the piano
Asked by: markeog
Rotation is allowing fingers to stand up
Alan is building up Mario's collapsed hand. The hand is joined by elastic strings of bones and has hyper-snake like movement similar to Chopin's hand.
Stable wrist, rotation and functional thumb are prerequisites for healthy scales
Alan is bringing the thumb into the picture. Rotating the opposite way?
Rotation in relation with the thumb
Part 2 out of 3 in from Alan's Q&A on rotation. We are talking about the true skeletal alignment and rotating on the note.
Question turned in a small series and this is part 1. Alan talks about what he has recently learned about rotation
We are talking about Feldenkrais exercises and how related they are to piano technique
A short video on Alan's latest discovery on rotation. We will cover this topic in more detail in a featured series very soon
Do you tuck the finger under, rotate or you do something completely different?
From a small workshop in Amherst, MA 2016.
Asked during AFF Institute in Montreal, France - Asked by: Cosima
Alan talks about micro rotation adjustments that are essential to playing
We are talking the conversation to the body ans Alan demonstrates
Alan and Mario discuss rotation and how it comes within the body - Bach - G minor Invention
Alan talks about scales and leaps and gives examples from the literature
Alan talks about remedial effects rotation has on piano technique as well as rotation in scales
Alan taks about rotation and swiveling and touches on Taubman method too
Last day of AFFI Smith 2015 lecture/Q&A
"I think the rotation happens without you thinking about it
How to gain even more speed when playing
Alan is helping a student play this etude faster by introducing rotation
Alan talks about rotation via Liszt's La campanella
Lesson on Rachmaninov prelude but Alan talks a great deal about rotation.
