Good fingering and good technique are inseparable, but "good fingering" is so much more than just knowing which finger goes on which key... If you want to take your playing to the next level, you must appreciate two other important factors: where and how your fingers make contact with the keys. https://youtube.com/watch?v=v9-a8ElhVB0 learn more... Piano … Continue reading Piano Technique: Fingering Revisited
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Piano Technique: Right Hand Fingering Patterns: Major Scales
Enjoy this fresh approach for simplifying the way we think about fingering for the major scales in all keys... By taking advantage of large-scale patterns and not by getting bogged down in the details, we are going to eliminate the need to "memorize" every detail. Because we don't have to THINK so much, we can … Continue reading Piano Technique: Right Hand Fingering Patterns: Major Scales
Piano Technique: Finger Numbers
The standard convention for communicating Fingering in written music is to number your fingers 1 through 5, as follows... Simply put, your thumbs are "1" and you count to "5" as you work your way out to your pinkies! This convention is worth knowing for two reasons: It will be used throughout our web site … Continue reading Piano Technique: Finger Numbers
Piano Technique: Fingering Principles
Musical fingering is not about following "the rules", but about applying flexible principles... Fingering Principle #1 Good fingering is easy fingering--both physically and mentally! Fingering Principle #2 Choice of fingering should always be based on goals, not rules. Instead of asking “What is the “right” fingering for this passage?” Instead, ask “What fingering makes musical, physical, … Continue reading Piano Technique: Fingering Principles
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How to use your brain and move your body in a way that enables you to play the piano with natural ease and artistry... Links to Lessons in Piano Technique Piano Technique: General Principles Body Awareness Training Play Like an Artist! Piano Technique: Micro-Lessons Introduction to Musical Mind Introduction to Musical Phrasing Proprioception & Visualization … Continue reading Piano Technique
Scales: Ways to Know a Scale: Performance
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever play scales as mere "exercises"... like mindlessly lifting weights or doing jumping jacks... Doing so is not good preparation for performance. Scale study, done right, should make your brain, not your body, tired. To that end, keep the following points in mind... Study-practice scales in musically-useful patterns (see below). Always … Continue reading Scales: Ways to Know a Scale: Performance