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How to do Cortot exercises

Alan goes through a set of Alfred Cortot's exercises from the Rational Principles of Pianoforte Technique

9 episodes 37:29 Beginner Finished

Episodes

  1. 1 Neurological mechanisms make our actions smooth And we don't really think about it in our day to day activities 05:05 Free
  2. 2 Thumb flexion is not good for your hand Thumb can move in three different ways but we don't want to flex it really 04:59
  3. 3 Clarify the difference between the standing and touching function Like the Tai Chi empty step 03:56
  4. 4 Finger islation is totallty anti functional In independence, there is always inter dependence 05:44
  5. 5 If the arm freezes, it's game over Everybody wants to over secure but tense up. Arm needs to be in motion all the time 04:18
  6. 6 Awaken the main part of the hand Forget holding an apple, supination does not let your hand fall down 02:23
  7. 7 Stretching and rotation 04:22
  8. 8 My arm moves me through the phrase We need to be well balanced when playing the piano, no other way. 03:52
  9. 9 Increasing the horizontal stretch You hands might be small but you can still stretch them 02:50