Hand
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Chapter 25 - Kangaroo Chords
We explore growing the hand arch suddenly, as if the fingers were a diver's legs springing off a diving board
The hands are encouraging the body
The hands are the first point of contact with the piano, hence we must make sure they are solid
Dance with the piano
Alan is talking about and demonstrating the natural flow of the body that is required while playing
Activate the standing muscles in your hand
and use them to play not only scales, but everything really
Individuation of the Sound
The hand has this amazing capacity to individuate parts of itself from within
Improve Hand Organization for More Beautiful Sound in Fats Waller
Inner hand action and the thumb differentiation
Resolving a Focal Dystonia - The First Steps in Structural Function Rehabilitation
with comments (Alan)
The Shock of Functionality to the Neuro Motor System
to get it out of certain patterns
Is Over Relaxtion Limiting Your Sound
Structured vs relaxed hand and the sound we get (bone connections
The Arch of the Hand is Always Elastically Loaded
Extreme Voicing opens up he sound of the piano, and the arch should be elastic
Hand Arch-Thumb Activation Exercises
Arm should do most of the work, fingers are only keeping the keys down
Activate the Thumb
Alan is helping Adrien activate his thumb and make it a bit more organic by allowing it to push the hand up.
Rotation and Elastical Connection
Alan is building up Mario's collapsed hand. The hand is joined by elastic strings of bones and has hyper-snake like movement similar to Chopin's hand.
Hand - Back Relations And Bench Height
Is flexion in the hand echoed in extension of the back and we are also talking about the bench height
Chopin-Hand Structure in the Harp Etude Part 1
Chopin's Etude Op.25 #1 - Ohio, November 2016
Rubinstein Arch
Alan is building student's arch from the ground up in a few steps
Pronation-Supination and the Hand Muscles
Deeging deeper in the hand function and movement, interossei, MCP
Micro Rotation
Alan talks about micro rotation adjustments that are essential to playing
Organic Hand Series Wrap Up
Alan wraps up the lecture and the series by talking about palm, harpsichord, walking..
Standing Hand in Scales
Alan is explaining how to 'stand up' the hand while playing scales
Shake Hands with The Piano
In a moving way..the propper way to touch the piano
Functional Look of The Hand
Alan talks about how student's hands transform and look better when being functional
The Organic Hand
Translate vertical movement to horizontal phrase shaping
The First Lesson-Hand Position
A question on how do we set up a beginner's hand on the piano
Elastic Bowing Movement in the Finger
Alan talks about curved finger curles, Glenn Gould and Horowitz and other various techniques
Basic Function of the Hand
Alex just had his first lesson with Alan. He learns how to use his hands efficiently
Structural Stability for Better Alberti Bass
Alan is talking about Alberti bass and hand structure
Elastic Hand - Playing From Within The Key
Melt your hand into the piano and get alive sound
Biotensegrity for a Better Hand
Biotensegrity makes every piano approach better and unifies them all
Elastic Release and Extensors
Alan talks about elastic loading, stretch reflex, Kemal Gekic, Taubman
Proactive Hand
We talk about the arch, the thumb, standing up and proactive hand
Slow Hand Exercises Part 1
A follow up lesson where Alan and Will practice core principles like the arch on slow excercises
On hand structure - function and injury Part 4
Last part in this mini series, Alan helps Will stand up and get desired results
On hand structure - function and injury Part 2
Alan is 'rebuilding' Will's hand using Feldenkrais techniques