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Category Archive: Piano Technique

Piano Technique: Five Note Left-Right Independence Studies

The deceptively easy-looking five note studies below are a great way to test and develop independence between your left and right sides…

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2012-01-29 Piano Technique

Piano Technique: Left-Right Integration

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Perhaps the most formidable technical challenge faced by all piano players is this: How do I keep track of and coordinate what is going on in my left hand with what is going on in my right hand?

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2012-01-28 Piano Technique

Piano Technique: Do You Change Fingers on Repeated Notes?

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Unless you have a compelling reason to change fingers, it’s perfectly rational and musical to simply re-use the same finger.

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2012-01-28 Piano Technique

Piano Technique: Proprioception & Visualization

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Let’s do an experiment: Close your eyes and set your hands in your lap…

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2012-01-28 Piano Technique

Piano Technique: Muscle Memory

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Did you know… that people who can do things that require fine motor skills do not have more skilled muscles?

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2012-01-28 Piano Technique

Piano Technique: Micro-Lessons

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Welcome to Frank’s personal collection of short & sweet insights to get your whole attitude toward piano technique moving in the right direction…

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2012-01-19 Micro-Lessons, Piano Technique

Piano Technique: Visio-Spatial Awareness: Major Triads

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Using the major triads as an example, we are going to explore the sometimes-quirky patterns on the piano keyboard…

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2012-01-18 Piano Technique

Piano Technique: Octaves Made Easy

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As usual, it is not by brute force that we conquer the piano, but my the mindful use of our bodies…

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2012-01-15 Piano Technique

Piano Technique: Prepared or Unprepared Attack?

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The word attack is way too harsh and forceful, literally and figuratively, to describe what your body does to get a key to go down…

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2012-01-14 Piano Technique

Piano Technique: “Fast” Versus “Slow” Playing

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Did you know… that the real reason we can’t play something “fast” is that we don’t know how […]

2012-01-12 Piano Technique

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