Piano Technique: Circular Playing
Lesson Goal: To learn how to change direction at the piano without stopping, thus eliminating muscle tension, enabling physical ease, and ensuring musical continuity…
Piano Technique
A rich collection of learn-by-doing lessons in Piano Technique… how to use your ears, intellect, eyes, and muscles to play the piano with natural ease and artistry…
Piano Technique: The Black Keys
What makes the black keys special… and how this affects your fingering and the way you play them…
Piano Technique: Five Finger Independence Studies
Five Finger Independence Studies expertly designed to develop independence and interdependence between the left and right sides of your mind-body…
Piano Technique: Proprioception & Visualization
Proprioception, sometimes called the sixth sense, is essential for the proper coordination of all our body motions…
Piano Technique: Muscle Memory
Lesson Goal: To understanding what Muscle Memory is, how it relates to Automatization, and why it’s an essential aspect of fluent musical piano technique…
Piano Technique: Connect the Dots
Lesson Goal: To understand the “connect the dots” concept and appreciate the critical importance of momentum, preparation, and continuity in fluid piano technique…
Piano Technique: Fingering Principles
Lesson Goal: To understand that expert piano fingering principles go way beyond knowing which finger goes on which key…
Piano Technique: A Cautionary Take on “Hanon the Virtuoso Pianist”
Frank’s cautionary take on the usefulness of Hanon the Virtuoso Pianist for improving one’s piano technique…