Episode 1

If you are feeling tension

you better find another way of playing it

5 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 2

Learn how to strengthen your thumb knee

Get it as high as you can

4 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 3

Find that ballance point

It's an internal state that needs to be constantly cultivated

3 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 4

Living in a contradiction robs you of your energy

Standing up, eliminates the contradiction in the hand

5 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 5

The one movement that's gonna help you in so many situations

It's the stand up movement of course

1 minute 34 seconds

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Episode 6

You don't have to put the thumb under

but over actually and it also helps you STAND UP

4 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 7

Left hand descending arpeggios

Don't reach for the note, know it's there

3 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 8

Profound functional adjustment

Standing up frees up your forearm and therefore there is less tension

4 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 9

No thumb under, no finger over

Don't swivel, stand up

5 minutes 7 seconds

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Episode 10

Before you even feel tension, the quality of the sound goes away

Standing exercise

8 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 11

How long until one internalizes all this

Going ack to old ways is normal, it takes time

4 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 12

You can lower the wrist but don't lower your knuckles

Also, playing with the thumb does not mean your hand has to drop

4 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 13

Get the sound you want without sacrificing hand's hip joint

2 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode 14

Better control of the keys

The ear starts the appreciate the harmonic color which ultimately gives you better control

4 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 15

Repeated notes

We are looking into repeated notes

12 minutes 26 seconds

The thumb is the basis of standing

Your thumb is the main pillar in supporting your hand. Taught on Scarlatti toccata d minor

Alan Fraser

15 Episodes

1 hour 13 minutes 36 seconds