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4 videos tagged with this topic.

Mastering octaves through tensegrity: The whole-body approach 05:42

Finger extension and hand positioning

How to properly extend the second finger while playing piano, incorporating supination movements, shoulder relaxation, and body positioning to achieve Chopin's snake-like hand technique

A 27 Jun 2025 Intermediate
The Basics - Lying Standing Walking Running 05:09

The hand extension

is a very important thing when you play the piano

A 23 Dec 2022 Beginner
07:35

Flexors, Extensors, Interossei and the Bigger Picture

A very informative bit on our playing aparathus

A 06 Dec 2019 Beginner
The Three Pianistic Cardinal Directions of Movement 04:18

Flexion-Extension and Unstable Equilibrium

The first cardinal direction and a way to play by extending the fingers instead of curling them

A 23 Nov 2017 Intermediate