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I was wondering if i was alone in this, and if not, if anyone could advise me.
My hands sometimes fell like blocks of wood, that have no agility or flexibility, and certainly no communication wit...
What is crossing hands really for? I know that some pieces are written in that way, but If you could work it out so that you don't need to cross hands, and it still sounds fine - what are the cro...
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I was wondering if now that I have got the scales down well with single hands, should I try and do them hands together?
Thanks
Do you look at your hands when you play? I play from sheet music and my eyes are always drawn to my hands.
...nd love it. I also love to garden and diy my home, so often I arrive at the piano with stiff and swollen hands and fingers.
My hands usually are back to normal within a day or two,and I was wondering...
The standard method in playing scales is 4 octaves up, 4 down, hands an octave apart.
The object is finger independence, dexterity, legato execution.
To mix things up, you can play them staccato...
...n. Try to improvise two minor melodic lines, one in your right hand and one in your left. Now cross your hands and try the same thing. I do much better with my hands crossed!...
...ay very slowly. Practice with a metronome will help too. Again, practice those trouble spots VERY SLOWLY hands alone. Then hands together, slowly until it starts to gel. Always be conscious of where ...
You could try playing with your hands crossed
Here are a few suggestions, in no certain order:
Practice the music you are learning hands alone. PRACTICE VERY SLOWLY. First learn the left hand by itself, then learn the right hand, before puttin...
I am looking for some good strengthening exercises and also some to loosen up my hands?
I was wondering if there is a way to concisely learn how to relax hands and arms while playing?
...ion, I never thought of it that way. I just learned I Gorni, and it is really fun to play, although big hands help.......
I will take this off your hands.What country are you from.? Email me on garry.james71@yahoo.com.au
I am interested.
The winner, hands down, to me is: Sofia Gubaidulina: Seven Words; Closely followed by: Alfred Schnittke: Symphony No. 8.
Allen Tyler
...al' octave higher than the previous one - then playing peices of music which had a broad range i.e. hands far apart, would sound out of tune.
In the 16th/17th century spinnets (etc) were tune...
It's a great idea, if you have a video camera, to set it up to be able to view your hands and posture. That way you can see little idiosyncrasies that you might never have noticed before.
Trus...
...r to try this lesson. All you need is a keyboard or piano to practice on and the ability to stretch your hands out a little.
Step one of this lesson introduces you to something called the open posi...
... bench at my height (6'0' .
I think my keyboard is too high, when I sit at my bench with my hands and fingers relaxed on the keys, my wrists are a bit (1/2 = 1' higher than my elbows...
...ounting the keys in a collection of Bach's organ works one night when I had far too much time on my hands. The keys he used most often were G major and C major. Only rarely did he use a key with ...
...and then I get bored, and move on to the hard parts in the next piece I usually alternate left and right hands and then combine.
What do you do?...
That's sweet. I adore playing my old gal as the history is amazing. How many hands have graced her keys, how many kids had their knuckles smacked with a ruler, or a pencil to the top of their hea...
Ed,
You are just going to have to work out your frustrations by getting your hands on some more telescopes to test.
(For those of you who aren't aware of it, Ed's talents aren't...
...en't made any financial committments in one yet.
You can learn on any piano. The skill is in the hands and in the ear and in the heart. If Beethoven only had an old honky-tonk to beat on he�...
... ones that occur more frequently.
My favourite scale is E major. It was the first I managed with two hands, and it has always been the one I could play the fastest. Unfortunately, that seems to be...
There are quite a few ways that you can acquire independence in the hands. The Bach 2 and 3 part inventions are great pieces to learn of varying difficulties. Also, then Hanon exercises are good for h...
...ing some music. Bach is your friend here - there is plenty of stuff for beginners, with melodies in both hands that will exercise your fingers AND sound lovely. You could also try Czerny....
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