I have spent many years looking on line for videos regarding piano playing but always come back to Grahams lessons. They really are top class! I am not getting advice like this from my (expensive) teacher ! I just get told kept practicing and relax
excellent video, very educational and informative. not only it presents excellent tips on technique but also browse over interesting musical compositions on the way. thank you for this lovely content !
Mr Fitch: I have often thought of writing to suggest that Pianist Magazine collect all of your columns and publish them in one or more volumes, so seeing this ebook (though not my preferred format) was encouraging. I have actually clipped your columns over the years to save with the scores section, since I judge them to contain some of the best advice available, and always of the highest quality.
Great advice as ever, Graham - esp for Op 109 - I'll be trying that one out! Any tips for the nasty upper trills in the 2nd movement of the "Moonlight" (eg. bars 30 & 32 in my Henle edition)? It's a killer if you have small hands - like me!
Hello Professor Fitch, I have been working on the JS Bach chorales for a while and am just getting around to their tricky fingering; either Bach had large hands or he used the foot pedals on the organ for bass notes. Nonetheless, there are moments when the right hand will play three or more notes, yet there are those when the left hand must assume responsibility for multiple notes. Pardon the pun, but, is there a rule of thumb? Are you planning any tutorials on this subject?
You’re absolutely right. You don’t have to let the keys all the way up. You experiment and see how far down you can keep the keys and still have sound. It’s like spiccato playing on the cello. You keep the bow as close to the string and still have the next note sound.
