Thank you ever so much for all the valuable tips you gave. I’m a beginner piano learning at the age of nearly 60. My teacher complains about my hammer way to play every time but he hasn’t explained what to do as you did in this video. Wow! Now I got the point. Thank you ever so much!
You describe a piano technique of looseness and freedom in the arm movements. Alas, I only started playing piano (and music theory) only after 65 yoa, and having lived with two shoulder problems for decades. Two muscles that are important for shoulder movement (as well as your wrist freedom) are the Subscapularis and the Long Head of the Biceps. Both of them are benefited by self-massage, and I demonstrate it in my video for exercises to stabilize and strengthen the low back. Oh My Aching Bach
Awesome lesson as always. I might add that a little bit of calculated rubato/off sync between harmony and melody line can help bring out singing voice.
I’ve been working on "Auf flugein des gesanges" by Mendelsson lately and my problem is to keep the singing tone singing through the whole work. The pressure finger always flattens out and Aria changes into a choir work 🙂. Thank you from Iceland, very helpful.
Hello, very good video's. Would you be able to do a video on how to play one hand softer than the other? I have a lot of difficulty with this. I do not know why as I have very good hand and finger independence. It is so frustrating as I know my pieces would sound so much better if I could understand how to get my left hand to play softer (or visa versa). Thank you
Dear Prof, one of your greatest lessons. You seem so relaxed but still with your usual energy and great vibe. After each section I went to my piano and I sensed I was learning. Thanks!
I love your explanations and examples- you articulate so well that there is no question as to what you mean. I have never had anyone explain these concept to me and I’ve been playing >40 years. Thank you!
Very thorough and right to the point. You have a way of expressing your ideas that make them easy to understand. This video is very helpful. Thank you.
for the first techinique, i personally learnt it from tristesse. I practiced it by playing only the melody line with the fingers needed, then play the melody line with the bass line in staccato, then play by sustaining the bass line and repeatedly hammering the fingers of the top line in terms of dotted notes( long short, short long). The first step allows one to get used to the melody, the second step allows one to practice how to remove force from the keyboard and how to be light. The third step allow one to reinforce the strength of their weaker fingers, which are usually portraying the melody. also, do not use the pedal when practicing, this allows us to train our fingers to play more legatoly, thus enhancing the control of fingers. at last, you will be able to play the melody in full without pedal, but in legato. i hope this helps out.
You can see performances on my website! Played Rhapsody in Blue recently, next performance will be a world premiere of a piece for oboe, bassoon and piano by Miho Sasaki.
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