Rotation

Chapter 24 - Rotating Rattlesnake

We explore keeping the hand supple in an octave by pronating it and supinating it while holding onto a large interval

Repeated notes - the bigger picture

Use the arm, the arm will help you

It looks like a circle but it doesn't feel like it

In order to go fast, we must conserve the movement of the hand

Rotation in scales and arpeggios

It's not only the hands are involved in rotation process but the whole body

There is more about rotation then just simple hand rotation

What if we applied the science of human walking to the hand rotation

Rotate internally and don't drop your wrist

Alan explores and explains some key concepts in the midst of going through dozen a day. Things like internal rotation and don't fall down concept

Rotation comes from the elbow

The thumb should not invert

Also on forearm rotation and octaves

Rotation

Pianimals teachers exercise 24

Stretching and rotation

How to Teach Rotation?

It is a fluid state of your hand. Link it to the thumb!

Taubman Rotation

Alan talks about the importance of explaining and showing these concepts well.

Chopin-Etude in f Minor Op 25 No 2

Quite a few concepts from rotation to elasticity

How to Practice Scales Slowly

By activating hand's hip joint all the way

The Hand Stays in Balance

The true point of unstable equilbrium and the mental image we need to cultivate

What is Unstable Equilibrium

We are also talking about rotation, arm weight, directions of movement and more

The Relationship With Unstable Equilirbrium

is the real value 3 cardinal directions of movement bring to the piano

Maria del Pico Taylor and Rotation

Swiveling is not rotation

Rotation - The Cardinal Direction

How Alan felt about Taubman rotation

Rotation While Maintaining Skeletal Balance

The paralel between hipjoints and the hand and the ease of lateral movement at the piano

Playing Fast Passages and Skeletal Alignment

Asked by: markeog

Very Alive Fingers

Rotation is allowing fingers to stand 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.

Functional Wrist and Thumb for Better Scales

Stable wrist, rotation and functional thumb are prerequisites for healthy scales

Rotation and the Thumb

Alan is bringing the thumb into the picture. Rotating the opposite way?

The Thumb and Rotation

Rotation in relation with the thumb

Unstable Equilibrium and Rotation

Part 2 out of 3 in from Alan's Q&A on rotation. We are talking about the true skeletal alignment and rotating on the note.

Amplification of How We Use Rotation

Question turned in a small series and this is part 1. Alan talks about what he has recently learned about rotation

The Three Cardinal Directions of Movement

We are talking about Feldenkrais exercises and how related they are to piano technique

Dorothy Taubman and Rotation

A short video on Alan's latest discovery on rotation. We will cover this topic in more detail in a featured series very soon

MCP and Scales

Do you tuck the finger under, rotate or you do something completely different?

Chopin-Etude Opus 10 No 1

From a small workshop in Amherst, MA 2016.

Arch and Rotation

Asked during AFF Institute in Montreal, France - Asked by: Cosima

Micro Rotation

Alan talks about micro rotation adjustments that are essential to playing

Body and Rotation

We are talking the conversation to the body ans Alan demonstrates

Rotation and Walking

Alan and Mario discuss rotation and how it comes within the body - Bach - G minor Invention

Rotation in Scales and Leaps

Alan talks about scales and leaps and gives examples from the literature

Rotation and Counter Rotation for a Healthy Hand

Alan talks about remedial effects rotation has on piano technique as well as rotation in scales

Rotation vs Swiveling in Arpeggios

Alan taks about rotation and swiveling and touches on Taubman method too

Metacarpals and Rotation in Octaves

Last day of AFFI Smith 2015 lecture/Q&A

On Rotation

"I think the rotation happens without you thinking about it

Suppleness and Speed

How to gain even more speed when playing

Chopin - Op 10 No 1 - How to Play Faster - Rotation

Alan is helping a student play this etude faster by introducing rotation

Rotation and Stretchy Passages

Alan talks about rotation via Liszt's La campanella

Rachmaninov Prelude in G sharp minor Op.32 No.12 Part 2

Lesson on Rachmaninov prelude but Alan talks a great deal about rotation.