Scott shows you what to focus on as you practice (and teach) double thirds. An Exercise to Calibrate the Three Gears: • An Exercise to Calibra... www.pianothink.com
This is a wonderful explanation. I'm a novice, self-taught pianist and whenever I encountered these rapid double third sections in pieces I've wondered how they're supposed to be accomplished because my fingers don't move that fast. Your description of the total motion involved is exactly what I was looking for.
I'm loving these videos and the clear explanations of technique - this one reminds me of Brahms Exercise 33a, modulating through all the keys in a five-finger position, although there the hands are doing opposite motions
Hope you're okay Dr. Holden. Though not nearly as accomplished as most, i enjoy your problem solving and look forward to more videos. It's been a minute.
Thank you so much for this lesson! I'm just trying to play the Cm fuge from the Well tempered clavier and there are some really hard thirds to do in the right hand.
Dear Dr Holden thank you for this wonderful explanation,I'm just starting to learn double thirds. Could you please make a video explaining this slower or rather demonstrating the technic at slower pace? Regards
No I don't think you can play it with that much hand motion, you can probably not reach the tempo for Chopin's Op. 25. Op. 6. I think the thirds there are mostly played with finger motion and very little hand motion. Like the finger trills. But it is always like that, if you want to be faster, you play with less hand motion. But the difficulty is to still not tense up.
I’m having a hard time understanding how the second movement can be translated into a legato movement. It seems like to do the “pet the dog “movement you need to release the notes. Is it achievable with a legato movement?
Playing by ear has its uses, but it is no substitution for learning proper technique. What I think Dr. Scott is getting at is to listen to the sound one produces and make adjustments to achieve the desired sound.
