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Move the arm laterally to improve finger agility

We are discussing finger agility and phrase eloquence. Jeff's intelligent questions and quick responses are a large component in the success of this series.

6 episodes 34:10 Intermediate Finished

Episodes

  1. 1 Implementation abyss Trills feel wonky? 06:03
  2. 2 Forearm movement to the rescue Going laterally helps the fingers and makes the angle of arm to finger to key actually good 06:00
  3. 3 Agile wrist and forearm Using the wrist to inflect the music, to form the music 06:18
  4. 4 Let the wrist round out the sound Let the wrist flex 05:45
  5. 5 Rotation comes from the elbow 05:14
  6. 6 The danger of slow practice? We have to be smart about our piano practice 04:50