10 years ago by
A Pianist
1) Practice block chords with a good strong , and this is the key: with NO PEDAL but leaving as little air space as possible between chords. Fool your ear into thinking you are using pedal! Your brain and muscles will have to go through major changes for you to succeed in this, and those changes are extremely helpful.
2) Practice extremely slowly playing the notes as written but overholding, that is, at the end of each group of three notes, just before you make the shift in position, your fingers should be holding all three notes down. This will show you, if you are observant, - and that weakening of course is the underlying reason for you missing the notes. Repeat this until you can overhold the group at moderate speed with no collapse anywhere. Then overhold less but continue to cultivate that healthy standing in your hand. If your hand provides a firm platform for your fingers to fall from, you won't miss - guaranteed!
3) Practice holding the thumb and second finger notes and rotating your fifth vigorously into its key, slapping that key with as much energy as possible. Wake your fifth up! But don't put too much weight into the slap, it's a sting more than a real hit. If you hit you will strain things...
4) Finally, do it slowly and maximally lifting your fingers, as I show in chapter 8 of my film. This is because it is ACTION that must generate that healthy arch, not structural standing.
OK I'd better stop, that's enough for starters...
AFF
