ELASTICLY LOADINGH THE FINGERS

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hi, I find it difficult understanding the mechanism of why curling or having very high tonus can elastically load the fingers-if its curling and then release i understand but if i am playing the seco...

Finger orientation

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hi all! I am not sure if this is already been discussed here... Anyway Thomas Mark (author of "What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body) says we must seek for 5th finger orientation inst...

Tricep contraction

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hi Saw the video where you mentioned that the tricep contracts playing scales. Why does the tricep contract when the finger hits the keys and not when i wiggle the fingers in air where there is no col...

Could not figure this out!

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Playing on the tip of the fingers the sound is thinner than than playing on the finger's pad? If what influences the sound is the speed of the hammer hitting the strings,why does the different touch o...

Lowering the hand and stand on the MCP

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hi again Question i had that i cant figure it out: Let's say I am playing notes c-g left hand,I am moving the arm in a half circul upwards towards the thumb,now the hand needs to come down at a certai...

Third finger

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hi! Long time since I wrote in this forum- here is a question for Alan. Some time ago I tried (as a desperate mesure before a concert) to let go of everything I know and allowed myself to do whateve...

Stretch/soreness between 2 and 3

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hi friends, I have been busy playing a lot, and have been getting soreness between my 2nd and 3rd fingers of my right hand. a couple of times they have cramped at a gig - not painful but making them...

Clarifying the ideas

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hi, I've been closely following Alan's ideas at Pianotechnique.org, reading his books and this forum. I can say it's worth it, but you must give time to yourself to absorb those ideas both mentally a...

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