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Videos tagged with 'Fingers'

Chapter 23 - Slinky Snail

Slinky Snail has the same kind of quick finger action, but while overholding - to inflate the hand in a deliciously free...

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23 Apr 2026 00:32 Beginner

Chapter 18 - Fundamental differentiation between the yin and yang fingers of the hand

The Tai Chi empty step. Here we see the value of preparing the ground with the thumb individuation exercises of Section...

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24 Feb 2026 06:15 Beginner

Why fingers get ahead and how music flows

Understanding why we lose control when music starts flowing. Alan explains how tempo can take over and provides strategi...

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21 Aug 2025 05:47 Beginner

Improving finger technique for better sound and less fatigue

Alan demonstrates how proper finger positioning—keeping fingertips up and thumbs down—produces richer harmonies, reduces...

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15 Apr 2025 12:49 Intermediate

Train your hand to the certain point and the ear will do the rest

Thinking mind is too slow, ears on the other hand can make the refinement

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04 May 2024 15:15 Intermediate

The great deal of robust positive standing energy

if your finger stays tense your thumb is not standing well, same for fingers, if they are solid, thumb will be fine

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20 Jul 2021 04:17 Intermediate

No thumb under, no finger over

Don't swivel, stand up

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29 Dec 2020 05:07 Beginner

Profound functional adjustment

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

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24 Dec 2020 04:16 Beginner

A floating arm, a feather standing finger

Pianimals teachers exercise 12

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16 Jul 2020 02:20 Beginner

Heel sinks, fingers cat scratch

Pianimals teachers exercise 4

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05 Jul 2020 01:00 Beginner

Awaken the main part of the hand

Forget holding an apple, supination does not let your hand fall down

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28 Apr 2020 02:23 Beginner

If the arm freezes, it's game over

Everybody wants to over secure but tense up. Arm needs to be in motion all the time

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26 Apr 2020 04:18 Beginner

Finger islation is totallty anti functional

In independence, there is always inter dependence

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24 Apr 2020 05:44 Beginner

Teaching All These Piano Techniques to Young Pianists

Teaching piano is hard. How about the old "hold the apple" routine?

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03 May 2018 04:47 Intermediate

Rich and Powerful Sound With Arm Weight Technique

Alan explains the real mechanics behind the arm weight technique

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24 Apr 2018 06:59 Intermediate

What is the Arm-Thumb?

Asked by: hadarmo2

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17 Mar 2018 03:36 Intermediate

The Hand is a Bipartite Structure

Fingers/thumb and the wrist

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25 Jul 2017 01:08 Beginner

The Functional Relationship of Thumb and the Finger

Making a tiny adjustments and the thumb being activated

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13 Jan 2017 05:49 Advanced

Lifting Fingers

A question about lifting fingers and finger action

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11 Nov 2016 03:34 Intermediate

Elasticity and Flat Fingers

Asked by: Johannes

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20 Aug 2016 01:42 Intermediate

Elastic Bowing Movement in the Finger

Alan talks about curved finger curles, Glenn Gould and Horowitz and other various techniques

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04 Mar 2016 06:30 Intermediate

Lay Down Your Flat Hand

Alan talks about flat fingers, unified flection and agogics

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13 Jan 2016 05:58 Intermediate

Thumb and the Rest of the Hand

Asked by: hadarmo2

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02 Jan 2016 07:16 Intermediate

Differentiation of Fingers and the Arm

Alan explains what the arm weight is and how people fail to explain it well

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28 Nov 2015 04:05 Intermediate

On Structure - Standing - Pressure

Lots of things going on in this lesson. Alan mainly talks about hand structure and function

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04 Sep 2015 15:16 Intermediate

Flat vs Curved Fingers

Asked by: markeog

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15 May 2015 08:18 Intermediate