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Piano Somatics & The Musical Component of an Alberti Bass

Piano Somatics & The Musical Component of an Alberti Bass

Alan explains that this seemingly simple little pattern actually contains a lot of hidden musical complexity.

Alberti bass
scheduleMar 10, 2024
personAlan Fraser

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Episode 1 - Piano Somatics & The Craft of Piano Playing access_time 01:23
Episode 2 - Piano Somatics: The Hand is a Mini-Body access_time 01:37
Episode 3 - Piano Somatics and the Alberti Bass access_time 01:44
Episode 4 - Piano Somatics & Unstable Equilibrium access_time 01:59
Episode 5 - Piano Somatics & The Musical Component of an Alberti Bass access_time 01:19 visibility
Episode 6 - Piano Somatics examines musicality in Beethoven's Fur Elise access_time 01:34
Episode 7 - Piano Somatics & Honing the Pianistic Self-Image access_time 02:07
Episode 8 - Piano Somatics examines the role of the thumb in playing scales access_time 01:52
Episode 9 - Piano Somatics and scale playing access_time 01:46
Episode 10 - Piano Somatics & Tai Chi Chuan access_time 02:27
Episode 11 - Piano Somatics & Developing Velocity at the Keyboard access_time 03:22
Episode 12 - Piano Somatics - Making the Piano Sing access_time 02:28
Episode 13 - Piano Somatics & Debussy's Claire de lune access_time 03:33
Episode 14 - Piano Somatics & The Difference Between an Olympic Runner and a Jogger access_time 01:59
Episode 15 - Piano Somatics & All Thumbs: Well-Coordinated Piano Technique access_time 02:15
Episode 16 - Piano Somatics & Pianimals, the first piano method based on the Feldenkrais Method access_time 01:25
Episode 17 - Piano Somatics: Why "How" You Play the Piano Affects the Musical Result access_time 01:24