Consistency

9 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hello, I'm posting because I'm in a rather frustrating situation these days with my playing. Some pieces I play I can play consistently well. For example, I can play the Waldstein very well. However,...

Adele Marcus' Technical Regimen

9 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

. A thorough demonstration and conversation about the technical regimen Adele Marcus suggested for her piano students. Tori Stødle - Professor of piano, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tromsø, N...

Index/thumb hand anatomy

9 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hi all, I know my last post was not very specific so I have a more specific question to ask now. I've been noticing that playing difficult technical passages loudly has helped improve my overall tech...

Grasping in scale

9 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Hello Paul and the rest of you, I like Paul's answers here a lot and would agree. Furthermore, the more you practice grasping, the more the grasping action will begin to be present in your hand as a...

Chopin etudes

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

can't get it to open...

Scriabin 5 excerpt

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

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Hanon's tremolo

9 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Thank you Andrew for that clarification - very valuable! AFF

Differentiating Thumb and Forefinger in Chords

9 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Andrew you are absolutely right, and you've hit on something extremely important - bravo! AFF PS I see you are gunning to get hired as a writer too!