Working through arpeggios and chord changes using pattern recognition. Learn how composers use chords as colors rather t...
Learn how to cultivate vigor in your arpeggio playing by focusing on proper "standing up" action on principle notes. Dis...
Tackle common issues in arpeggio playing, such as difficulty with crossing over the thumb. Understand the interplay betw...
Explore the "pirouette" concept for refined arpeggio motion. Learn exercises to elasticize fingers and incorporate a "hi...
Discover the crucial role of the arm in supporting smooth arpeggio movements and preventing hand collapse. Learn how to...
Address the common challenge of legato arpeggios and the dreaded "hand flip." Understand the underlying principles of ha...
Delve deeper into arpeggio mechanics, focusing on the "standing up" action of the thumb and fingers to create seamle...
Learn the initial steps of teaching arpeggios, starting with the octave jump and emphasizing proper thumb movement and h...
In order to go fast, we must conserve the movement of the hand
This is generally applicable accros the board but another good example is Chopin's Op. 10 No. 1
Alan answers a question while demonstrating on Chopin's Op. 25 No. 12
Let the wrist flex
Standing exercise
Don't reach for the note, know it's there
The one and only way to approach scales and arpeggios
We are working on left hand arpeggios
pronation and supination w/ small hands
When you swivel you, rob the thumb of it's power
is the functional hand!
Open the hand and get "springy"
Snake like rope hand structure because the intervals are too wide
From a small workshop in Amherst, MA 2016.
Asked by: alvin
We go back to basics and brake down the technique that allows us to play runs and passages
Alan taks about rotation and swiveling and touches on Taubman method too
Asked by: Plaine
Nick and Alan discuss arpeggios and how to approach them
