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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Alan, I'm suddenly starting to hold a lot of tension in my neck. It feels tight and unpleasant. This is not tension that is coming from lack of function in my hand/arm. Rather, it seems to me that...

Sitting Distance

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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Recently, I went over to the home of a local concert pianist to rehearse some music for his church. Rather than playing piano, he will be singing this week, with me as his accompanist. First off, t...

Bird Beak Needs Tweak

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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

I'm tremendously excited about all the uses I've been finding for the bird beak - from Albeniz's Leyenda to groovy funk rhythms. I especially like repeating one note continuously alternating Left and...

Having problems with right hand. Maybe watching these videos

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10 years ago by A Pianist in Student evaluation video discussion group

I do not understand what is going on this year my right hand started feeling like it was constantly tired after practicing and my sound was coming out as if it were forced. I was under ALOT of nervous...

Problems with right hand. Maybe video might clarify problem?

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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

I do not understand what is going on this year my right hand started feeling like it was constantly tired after practicing and my sound was coming out as if it were forced. I was under ALOT of nervous...

Flat full finger flexion

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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

This is directed mostly towards Alan and I was going to send it as a personal message, but I decided that it might be useful for other people and that any other feedback would be helpful for me. Al...

Clementi - Sonatina in C Major op.36

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10 years ago by A Pianist in Student evaluation video discussion group

Here is the 1st movement. Though it has some flaws and rhytmic problems...

Right hand stability

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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

As I was practicing today I noticed a strange thing: both of my hands are quite unstable in the sense that for each finger action there is a tiny "hop" which makes the whole structure jump a...

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