Stabilize the hand arch to create a martial sound (Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5)

Alan coaches a student, René, on a march-like, warlike piece. He helps the student replace a tense, “too nice” sound with a darker, more threatening one through physical techniques: “shaking the piano,” leaping between notes instead of pushing keys down, rounding the back to release arm weight, and pedaling differently