Habits as the cause of technical difficulty

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Recently I've been utilising the Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais Method to explore the causes of a potential pianistic injury that I'm intending to avoid. The more I've explored the more the issue...

Eliane Rodriguez

10 years ago by A Pianist in Piano master video discussion group

This is how a piano should sound! In my opinion the timing and sound is absolutely fantastic and highly dramatic. And maybe even more important: it is honest! You can feel she is 'in sync' with...

All Thumbs - A Little Anatomy questions

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

So, I've been spending some time reading and working through various parts of All Thumbs. The chapter that has caught my attention (even more than the rest!) is Chapter 14: A Little Anatomy. While all...

Pokemon

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

I enjoyed our lessons during your visit to New York. You corrected a misunderstanding I had about bone alignment. When I read about Liszt's Bicycle Spokes Exercise I tried it on a table top. I li...

The Shakes

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Alan, I love the palming that you showed me. You encouraged me to get my palms right down on the keys and allow myself to enjoy feeling them. I've watched Horowitz's last concert in Moscow probably a...

Use of imagination/imagery

10 years ago by A Pianist in Piano and feldenkrais

Over the last few days I have become aware of the potential use of imagination and imagery to affect change in one's habitual patterns of use. My initial experience came in May in one of the ATMs taug...

Basic finger movements

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

I've just completed a new post on finger activities: I don't think any of it will exactly cause any raised-eyebrows (at least not for anyone who's familiar with Alan's writings) but it contains...

Double Stuff

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Alan, I want to tell you about some benefits I've had from working on your Rearing Horse exercise for drilling thumb motions. You emphasized this exercise in our lessons and I've been working on it...

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