Quite a Stretch: Unpacking Chopin's Étude Op. 10 No. 9

Today, we will look at the Chopin Étude Op. 10 No. 9, which mainly focuses on left hand stretches, flexibility and rotation. I will show you some techniques and methods on increasing the speed and accuracy of the left hand and give some overall pointers and tips for this piece.
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Stretching video: • Increase Your Hand Siz...

[@juanferrequetglas4444]

That's the first chopin etude I learnt

[@valerie_handani_pianist]

Very nice video with perfect camera angles!👍👍 Best regards and respect.🎼🎶🎹

[@PianoTechSupport]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@valerie_handani_pianist]

@@PianoTechSupport My pleasure.🙂

[@faqenz3902]

I played this awhile back and I have very small hands. My hands are only an octave and man it was a pain.

[@noriskky]

Nicee

[@demon9166]

When I found this etude I was like "Its awesome! It is playable, sounds great and it is Chopin etude!"

[@pwoofeon]

Would this be good preparation for Chopin prelude no 24

[@tronchalant]

I don’t know man. That constant fast twisting of the wrist caused me to stop practicing this piece even though I have large hands. Are there any other ways to execute the left hand? Like counter clockwise wrist motions or more rotation in the forearm when reaching for the top D flat

[@PianoTechSupport]

The way I show this tutorial is for small hands. For myself (12th) I just keep the left hand wrist slightly turned to the left throughout, there's minimal rotation needed for almost all of the intervals so you might do the same