Lessons tagged with 'Structure'

Piano Somatics & Honing the Pianistic Self-Image

Alan describes his second book, that takes the hand from a solid structurality to a new state of freedom: unstable equilibrium

The sound can't be empty

Hand structure will give you the means - Part 4 - Rachmaninov Prelude Op.32 No.12 in G sharp minor

Why do I have sound?

Part 3 - Rachmaninov Prelude Op.32 No.12 in G sharp minor

You can lower the wrist but don't lower your knuckles

Also, playing with the thumb does not mean your hand has to drop

Improve structure to improve sound in jazz piano

Jazz Piano - Improve Structure to Improve Sound

Alan is explaining how to create open, singing sound

Hand Arch is the Voice of the Piano

Empowered structure = the piano's voice

Structure Solidification is to be Avoided

Asked by: markeog

The Hand Structure Needs to Float

Maybe your hand structure is really good but if it doesn't move, your fingers are blocked

Hand of a Jazz Player Needs to be Active Too

And that goes for everything you play

Do Not Loose Your Hand Structure

It affects the sound as well as induces tension in the wrist and forearm

Maintaining the Hand Structure and Finger Independence

Asked by: Ingela

Keeping the Angle the Same

The structure needs to be elastified

Make the Length of the Fingers the Same

Changing the angle of the hand does not help muscles and they stop working.

Chopin - Etude Op 10 No 1 - Ascending Arpeggio

We are actually braking the hand structure and figuring out what is needed here

Asserting the Sound - Moving Before the Key Moves

The difference between solidifying the structure/internal movement and the sound we get by doing so

Working With Large Architectonic Structures in Music

via Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 3, Alan talks about long term structures in music and planning

Chopin-Hand Structure in the Harp Etude Part 1

Chopin's Etude Op.25 #1 - Ohio, November 2016

The Right Kind of Movement

Muscles, hand, arch, movement

Thinking in Terms of Functional Structure

Asked by: Barbara

Organic Hand Series Wrap Up

Alan wraps up the lecture and the series by talking about palm, harpsichord, walking..

The Wisdom of The Palm

How do we make up the lost time and get up to speed with the propper technique

Clamped Thumb and The Flat Structure

Alan talks about the flat but active structure and the thumb

Smooth Scales

Alan helps a student iron out his scales

The Functional Thumb

Thumb's role and function in a healthy structure

Movable Structure

The importance of movable structure when playing the piano

Basic Function of the Hand

Alex just had his first lesson with Alan. He learns how to use his hands efficiently

Equal and Opposite Reaction for Better Structure

Application of Newton's third law on hand's structure