"Cliffhang" to curl the fingertip

Pianimals teachers exercise 28

Pianimals beginner exercises curling

Aug 26, 2020

Alan Fraser

Pianimals

Episode 1 - Grasping: basic arch creation 01:29

Episode 2 - Float the finger into the key 01:50

Episode 3 - Empower the thumb 02:14

Episode 4 - Standing 01:19

Episode 5 - Sliding 01:58

Episode 6 - Poking 01:34

Episode 7 - Walking 01:58

Episode 8 - Rolling 01:37

Episode 9 - Rotation in leaps 02:38

Episode 10 - Hooking 02:43

Episode 11 - The cat scratch 02:18

Episode 12 - 5 finger overholding 02:18

Episode 13 - The most beautiful sound in the world 04:14

Episode 14 - Sink heel, flop fingers 02:45

Episode 15 - Sink heel, peck keys with bird beak fingers 02:18

Episode 16 - Heel sinks, fingers cat scratch 01:00

Episode 17 - Flopping and rolling 02:10

Episode 18 - The versatile, agile, potent thumb 05:11

Episode 19 - Fingers form a bird beak 03:49

Episode 20 - Different types of bird beak 02:20

Episode 21 - The crocodile jaw 01:35

Episode 22 - The aligator jaw 02:43

Episode 23 - The thumb: tromping trolls and leaping stallions 02:13

Episode 24 - A floating arm, a feather standing finger 02:20

Episode 25 - Walking on stilts: playing with the back of the hand 02:23

Episode 26 - Make the hand a roly-poly 02:57

Episode 27 - Turn the hand into an amoeba, melt it into the keys 02:43

Episode 28 - Turn the hand into a bell clapper: bong the keys 02:00

Episode 29 - Manipulate the key: grab its edge 01:31

Episode 30 - Weighted vs unweighted walking: The tai chi empty step 04:32

Episode 31 - Sauntering 01:34

Episode 32 - A snapping scale 01:37

Episode 33 - Stand on 2nd finger, reach thumb to inside 02:48

Episode 34 - Whip the arm up to play a fast scale 02:52

Episode 35 - Overholding 02:32

Episode 36 - Rotation 01:24

Episode 37 - The standing action internalized for ringing and clarion sound 02:54

Episode 38 - Get rid of the "down", especially in forte 02:56

Episode 39 - A growing hand arch even in octaves 04:03

Episode 40 - "Cliffhang" to curl the fingertip 03:17

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