Melody
4 videos tagged with this topic.
Shostakovich second sonata
05:39
The curving line and the rising thumb
Alan explains that a curving line in the score asks for arm movement, not just fingers. He shows how lifting the thumb sends the phrase upward and adds a caesura to mark a special moment
Translucent sound for improved expression
04:15
Access the voice of the piano
One of the goals in this floating melodic singing, not chipped up sound
Jazz Piano & Physical Movement
07:12
Let the Melody Play You
Two way exchange between the player and piano is what we are after
Chopin Etudes Op. 25
09:36
Chopin-Etude in b minor Op 25 No 10
Octaves and the beautiful middle section. Such a versatile etude.