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Empower the thumb

Empower the thumb

Exercise 2

Pianimals beginner exercises thumb
scheduleJun 4, 2020
personAlan Fraser

Pianimals

Episode 1 - Grasping: basic arch creation access_time 01:29
Episode 2 - Float the finger into the key access_time 01:50
Episode 3 - Empower the thumb access_time 02:14 visibility
Episode 4 - Standing access_time 01:19
Episode 5 - Sliding access_time 01:58
Episode 6 - Poking access_time 01:34
Episode 7 - Walking access_time 01:58
Episode 8 - Rolling access_time 01:37
Episode 9 - Rotation in leaps access_time 02:38
Episode 10 - Hooking access_time 02:43
Episode 11 - The cat scratch access_time 02:18
Episode 12 - 5 finger overholding access_time 02:18
Episode 13 - The most beautiful sound in the world access_time 04:14
Episode 14 - Sink heel, flop fingers access_time 02:45
Episode 15 - Sink heel, peck keys with bird beak fingers access_time 02:18
Episode 16 - Heel sinks, fingers cat scratch access_time 01:00
Episode 17 - Flopping and rolling access_time 02:10
Episode 18 - The versatile, agile, potent thumb access_time 05:11
Episode 19 - Fingers form a bird beak access_time 03:49
Episode 20 - Different types of bird beak access_time 02:20
Episode 21 - The crocodile jaw access_time 01:35
Episode 22 - The aligator jaw access_time 02:43
Episode 23 - The thumb: tromping trolls and leaping stallions access_time 02:13
Episode 24 - A floating arm, a feather standing finger access_time 02:20
Episode 25 - Walking on stilts: playing with the back of the hand access_time 02:23
Episode 26 - Make the hand a roly-poly access_time 02:57
Episode 27 - Turn the hand into an amoeba, melt it into the keys access_time 02:43
Episode 28 - Turn the hand into a bell clapper: bong the keys access_time 02:00
Episode 29 - Manipulate the key: grab its edge access_time 01:31
Episode 30 - Weighted vs unweighted walking: The tai chi empty step access_time 04:32
Episode 31 - Sauntering access_time 01:34
Episode 32 - A snapping scale access_time 01:37
Episode 33 - Stand on 2nd finger, reach thumb to inside access_time 02:48
Episode 34 - Whip the arm up to play a fast scale access_time 02:52
Episode 35 - Overholding access_time 02:32
Episode 36 - Rotation access_time 01:24
Episode 37 - The standing action internalized for ringing and clarion sound access_time 02:54
Episode 38 - Get rid of the "down", especially in forte access_time 02:56
Episode 39 - A growing hand arch even in octaves access_time 04:03
Episode 40 - "Cliffhang" to curl the fingertip access_time 03:17