Speed

Piano Somatics & Developing Velocity at the Keyboard

Alan shows us some of the underlying skill sets one needs to develop in order to play really fast passages

Use the new sense of moving horizontally to improve fast notes

We apply the learned in faster tempo now

The fingering must always be the same

It's about the speed really

Long trills and finger agility

A question about trills

Nikolai Kapustin - Etude Op. 40 No.1 Part 3

Mini series wrap up. Practice and plan your 'dance' choreography well.

Nikolai Kapustin - Etude Op. 40 No.1 Part 2

Nikolai Kapustin - Etude Op. 40 No.1 Part 1

My biggest takeaway is efficient management of time and resources really. You really have to plan things well.

How to Play Fast Scales

Hot seat workshop in Vussem, Germany 2016

The Whole Finger Action Via Thumb Opposition

Thumb opposition is one of the basic hands movements and Alan explains why is it very importnat in piano playing

Solidify the Structure Through the Movement

The effects strengthening of the hand has on speed and movement

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