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Hello everybody, I want to write about my current concerns , i'm going to tell my story; last year i had gotten a horrible tendinitis on my right wrist, after playing chopin's polonaise op.44, i have seen many doct...
Technique and methods Last reply 10 years ago5 replies -
Another phenomenal pianist. This seems to me another example of arm-weight properly understood. Annie Fischer, Rubinstein, Godowsky and Arrau would be the others that come to mind Great pianists make things look sim...
Piano master video discussion group Last reply 10 years ago1 reply -
I haven't studied so intensely lately. However I'm starting to feel the pull of the gravity acting somewhere around the elbow more and more. As it is clear that the gravity factor doesn't change it's even more clear that...
Technique and methods Last reply 10 years ago18 replies -
Although I'm extremely interested in the objective issues that make sense of how and why certain things work, the other day I stumbled on an ultra-subjective idea that I believe provides a fantastically simple point of f...
Technique and methods Last reply 10 years ago15 replies -
I knew he was one of Rachmaninoff's favorite pianists but this is the first time I have checked out his work. Here is a complete video of him playing one of the most difficult transcriptions in the repertoire, the Liszt...
Piano master video discussion group Last reply 10 years ago4 replies -
Opinions...as always...
Student evaluation video discussion group Last reply 10 years ago0 replies -
Has Alan come across this new method? Apparently the guy come from a background of Feldenkrais training. Just checked the site, however, and it's $300!
Technique and methods Last reply 10 years ago13 replies -
Recently I've noticed a deficiency in structural function in my fifth fingers - either one or both of the joint between the phalanges will collapse when I play a note (specifically if I stand on the finger). It seems tha...
Technique and methods Last reply 10 years ago15 replies