I wish to tell in a few words what is the pianist work during daily study and performance.
That is what the pianist always must do.
The pianist must contemporarily:
1) To find the general musc...
Hi,
just realized the subtle, yet very notable difference it is for me, to regularly trill (piano, pianissimo) in the higher register of the keyboard, where keys have very little resistance.
The...
10 years ago byA Pianistin
Piano master video discussion group
Most of his discussion of other pianists is in part 6. Here is the link. He also demonstrates a little bit of Mozart on the piano and parodies heavy six eight rhythms.
He calls Michelangeli a &qu...
Hi,
I think we're pretty much in agreement on the gravity issue now, but I'd just like to raise a couple more points- which I think goes a long way towards explaining the disagreement.
I realise...
10 years ago byA Pianistin
Piano master video discussion group
Not the most conventional means of emulating an organ sound- but after thinking about it, I think it's actually far closer to the coarseness of the gigantic pipes in a massive cathedral- compared to t...
10 years ago byA Pianistin
Piano master video discussion group
Just looking at his hands, his technique is among the most skeletal and effective. But some how his upper arms take some potent source of energy from him. Those kind of power is less important in...
I've been thinking a lot about this recently and am wondering if there are any thoughts on the idea of pulling slightly via the arm's muscles, rather than releasing/pushing? I've been thinking a lot a...
Just wrote a new post with a couple of exercises for the arms- to illustrate the difference between one-sided and two-sided system of balancing the arm. Arguably, the main one is a feldenkrais style a...
