Seriously just done this for 10minutes at 100bpm as a warm up and no joke I was playing more accurately and generally better after it. Will now be part of my daily practice. Thanks so much!
I play Hanon III everyday and have adapted this technique to as many of the exercises that can be done, and it has resulted in a major improvement in strength and evenness, as you said it would. I have been doing this daily for about four months. Most significantly, finger #4 is now practically an equal partner rather than a weak sister. I no longer study with a teacher, so I am always looking for challenges to expand my playing without getting bogged down with fruitless undertakings, and I wholeheartedly recommend this technique. It will yield fruit for a lifetime. Thanks indeed.
thanks! this made me clear all hannon and every scale technique, i could not relax and play evenly with both hands, now my hands just flows on the piano , staccato or legato, piano and forte, everything is clear and accurate, thank you again mister!
It seems like this a lot of extra effort. Not a classical player except for songs like For Eliz, Midnight Sonata and a few other..how did you work on it. It seems unnatural.. but most things that are difficult tend to be alien. Did you start with Hannon and play it as illustrated.
Worked out part of Alla Turca on the Maestro app. Ran into trouble trying to apply grace notes. it is counting them as part of the measure and saying I have add a measure bar at the wrong place. I want to put a finished product on RUclips in midi form. it seems that Hannon midi exercises would be an excellent study. I was never privledged to study Hannon as a young pianist. I am going to study this disciplined method. Did Hannon ever talk about the way you are doing it? What little I have done on Hannon and Czyreny is very fun to play.. but I am a long from perfect. Look forward to your reply.
My God, you are very talented. Seeing you play gives me so much inspiration, but also dismay. I just began playing at age 59, 4 months ago and I know I won't live long enough to gain this much talent, no matter how much I practice daily. Playing is so enjoyable and I'll just have to get as good as time allows.
Hi Danny. Don't give up. The whole point of this is to enjoy music. Practice daily. Find a good teacher that will teach you proper technique (so you don't hurt your wrists, shoulders, and back) and strive to learn the major scales. Through this discipline many things will be revealed to you. Best regards, Jeff
Think you'll find talent is about 5% of anything... practice practice practice and most people can reach a very high level at anything... talent is the most over used word and misunderstood
This is something we try when playing around at the beginning of learning the piano, just mucking around. But we don't follow it through as an actual exercise. I've got to try it seriously now :)
This is awesome! I’m always telling my students about “brushing” the keys. This is a terrific example of this. Going home to work this one myself tonight! Thank you!
I have always made my students do the Hanon studies with finger staccato, but NOT wrist staccato, and not with the extreme flex suggested, although it could truly help with strengthening the hands and fingers. I suggest in the same exercise one measure legato, next measure finger staccato, continuous back and forth through the partcular study. Finger staccato will bring independence and strength (and exhaustion !) without which there will be no eventual speed.
I play Hanon Book III everyday, and I'm now applying this technique to all of the exercise. I just started today. I had previously been instructed by Ted Howe to play all exercise staccato, but this approach is more rigorous and innovative.
It works for me, I always struggled with it. to be honest apart from these videos I only had great results with this www.planetsinger.net/learn-piano-fast not only I improved my technique but also my daily routine and mindset. Hope this helps some others! :)
Joplin's ragtime music wasn't meant to be played at those light speed tempos. But yet many pianists do it. I guess to show off their speed and accuracy and technique.
hi just learning to play piano and I always have trouble with my left hand especially the pinky and ring finger they both are slightly weaker and I find it hard to therefore play in fluid manner. I just wanted to thank you for sharing this video, it's very helpful especially for a beginner like me. Thank you for sharing your gift to others.🙏 Will definitely be looking out for your piano lesson videos.
Hi.. Try using a stress ball. It made my fingers and hands much stronger. Get those ones which are slightly hard and not the typical ones. It doesn't require much time. Just fidget with it while doing your day to day activities.
I love doing this exercise; it feels completely new, like many elements of the hand are getting a nice workout, makes you focus in a new way on the notes you're playing, etc. Hats off to you. What about killing 2 or more birds with one stone? Conceivably anything could be practiced this way. I just tried out C harmonic minor double 3rds like this and instantly realized I didn't know it as well as I thought.
Excellent! The technique can be applied to many of your exercises. And doing this exercise slow will show you how much you have yet to learn on a particular passage. Once you master a section slowly, the technique will allow to quickly move up to performance speed.
vous pouvez chercher n'importe laquelle tutoriel en France ,vous ne trouverez aucun tuto comme ça ,en plus je ne comprend pas la langue ,mais je m'acharne à apprendre et à regarder quand même car il n'y à pas de comparaisons car c'est purement génial
Been playing the piano for over 40 years... worked as an Elton John act, but never seen this and tbh I've always hated playing scales but this intrigues me enough to try. I suppose it doesn't help in the same way with arpeggios, which I use as the basis of my playing style.
Do you have an exercise also for wrist staccato? and can it be combined with your finger staccato exercise or even done alone like this one? Thank you so much for sharing your exercise here it helps so much! Brian King
Hi Brian. I wil address wrist staccato in another video. I don't combine wrist staccato exercises with finger staccato exercises. Each exercise is designed to address separate issues. Best regards, Jeff
When i do stacato its more dificult than normal playing even just a simple scale like C scale all white keys... i dont know why but in my opinion just practice all technique dont ask!
Why would doing something so strenuous and unnatural as this upwards stretching be a good thing? Unless we were actively trying to make playing hard and potentially injure ourselves?
helo Sir, i love to play piano but its geting hard i cant find how to start my practice i know major minior scale,chords intervals scale degree my hands not geting coordination how to i start my practice routine please kindly help me. sincerely Prashanth thank you
A good way that worked for me for hand independence is taking a simple piece of music for beginners. It should have quarter notes , half and full. It should have both base F clef and trebble G clef. Do not use a piano. It will not be necessary. I used both hands when doing this. So when you use your hands you find a table and make sure you start with 4/4 time. I did use metronome, but I counted a steady quarter note. Usually the base notes on the left hand. As you start the left hand should put a steady 30 BPS..basically a quarter note per 2 seconds..ignore temprarily the base notes. Try to put the lleft hand to a steady beat and work on the right hand notes. This harder to describe than it is to do but try to learn how to sing the timing of a melody. The half beats in the upper measure will be counted by tapping and holding 1 and 2..your right hand will come up on the and of 2. This may be a little unclear, however, there is no complication with scales ECT.. I had a jazz teacher years ago, that showed me how to sing the timing. Try different songs Fur ElizaEtc.. I did a video on this awhile back..it was on simple music. Also this does take a little while , but it should transfer to your playing.. eventually.
Hi Joseph, it really depends on what your goals are and how committed you are to achieving them. When I was a youngster my technique routine took almost an hour before my regular practice. I did all 12 major scales plus the relative minor scales. Natural, melodic, and her Melodic. In all. I played 48 scales before practice. I played all of them very slow with The finger staccato exercise. I also warmed up on several Hanon exercises i all 12 keys. If you’re not attempting to be a concert pianist, I would still work on learning all of your 12 major scales first, and learning how to play them with finger staccato. You can build out your technique from there. I give Lessons on Facebook and Skype if you really are serious about building your technique. Best regards, Jeff
Jeff,thank you for your excellent suggestions. I am building a repertoire of medium difficult classical piece to ultimately play for a few hours over a dinner hour at a restaurant/cafe in center city Philadelphia (if that is a realistic goal at all). I wanted to ask if maybe Bach inventions are meant to develop piano technique in addition to studies in harmony. It seems that I can gain a lot of good technique and even tone by slowly playing through Bach inventions,each hand separately?
Jeff,the pattern u play at the beginning of the video seems a good exercise that combines scales and intervals. Just wondering where I can find this pattern and others similar to it? Thanks again! Joe
Thanks a lot for this great finger technique... do you have recommendations on how to go about increasing the speed when using this technique? Best regards, Max
Hi Max, This exercise is really only meant to be played slow enough that you honor the "Form" I am presenting here. Sometimes, I play this exercise for students and then increase the speed and demonstrate that, as you increase speed, you cannot maintain the "form" as you speed up. It morphs into a more regular playing style, albeit with a good amount of separation of each note.
Hi Jeff, Thanks a lot for your kind reply! May I ask how long do you recommend practicing this finger technique as you presented it here in the video (e.g. 10 minutes a day, 20 min. x day, 30 min. x day, etc). Thanks a lot in advance, Max
Hi Max, I can't really recommend a "time" period. All I can say is that you will get the most out of this exercise if you do it daily. (even if it is only 30 seconds a day). Also, it is a good idea to make friends with repetition and boredom. Think of how many times LaBron James stood at a freethrow line and practiced his free throw. be patient. One day you might be inspired to do this for 30 minutes. Another .... 5. As long as you do it DAILY .... you will get the best results. Jeff
Hi Jeff, Thanks a lot for the recommendation! Just another quick question, will this exercise also help with the thumb under/over when performing scales and arpeggios? Do you have any suggestion how to improve this... thanks again for your kind help, Max
this is literally one of the worst motions you can use in piano practice for so many reasons, but I'm going to focus on the most egregious: it fires off the delicate tendons of the forearm in a very uncomfortable, unnatural way that can quickly lead to tendonitis if overdone. please do not attempt this motion if you have struggled with injury in the past.
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Seriously just done this for 10minutes at 100bpm as a warm up and no joke I was playing more accurately and generally better after it. Will now be part of my daily practice. Thanks so much!
What keyboard do have there on your dp please! It really looks great
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I play Hanon III everyday and have adapted this technique to as many of the exercises that can be done, and it has resulted in a major improvement in strength and evenness, as you said it would. I have been doing this daily for about four months. Most significantly, finger #4 is now practically an equal partner rather than a weak sister. I no longer study with a teacher, so I am always looking for challenges to expand my playing without getting bogged down with fruitless undertakings, and I wholeheartedly recommend this technique. It will yield fruit for a lifetime. Thanks indeed.
Thanks Russell. It does work if you work it!
Try Brahms 51 exercises ✌🏼
thanks! this made me clear all hannon and every scale technique, i could not relax and play evenly with both hands, now my hands just flows on the piano , staccato or legato, piano and forte, everything is clear and accurate, thank you again mister!
Wonderful! Keep up the good work!
It seems like this a lot of extra effort. Not a classical player except for songs like For Eliz, Midnight Sonata and a few other..how did you work on it. It seems unnatural.. but most things that are difficult tend to be alien. Did you start with Hannon and play it as illustrated.
Hi. Yes, I played from the hanon book,as a youngster. I used this, and other, technique exercises, on the Hanon.
Worked out part of Alla Turca on the Maestro app. Ran into trouble trying to apply grace notes. it is counting them as part of the measure and saying I have add a measure bar at the wrong place. I want to put a finished product on RUclips in midi form. it seems that Hannon midi exercises would be an excellent study. I was never
privledged to study Hannon as a young pianist. I am going to study this disciplined method. Did Hannon ever talk about the way you are doing it? What little I have done on Hannon and Czyreny is very fun to play.. but I am a long from perfect. Look forward to your reply.
Heisenberg !
E=mc(2) :)
I am the one who knocks on the keys..
:D
@@JeffLantzPiano that was Einstein lolz
"say my name"
I have been doing this for about a month and it has greatly improved my hand strength and overall facility. It works.
My God, you are very talented. Seeing you play gives me so much inspiration, but also dismay. I just began playing at age 59, 4 months ago and I know I won't live long enough to gain this much talent, no matter how much I practice daily. Playing is so enjoyable and I'll just have to get as good as time allows.
Hi Danny. Don't give up. The whole point of this is to enjoy music. Practice daily. Find a good teacher that will teach you proper technique (so you don't hurt your wrists, shoulders, and back) and strive to learn the major scales. Through this discipline many things will be revealed to you. Best regards, Jeff
Hi Danny, I started this February at the age of 53 😁. It is not just about music but also about brain exercise 😀👍. God bless.
Started at 60 63 now ,I don t think I will be playing in a band anytime soon but I like what Im doing. @@mka1200
@@boogiewoogiepapa4784 Cool :)
Think you'll find talent is about 5% of anything... practice practice practice and most people can reach a very high level at anything... talent is the most over used word and misunderstood
"That's it for our lesson, we'll pick up in the next lesson"
*start shredding da keyboard*
This is something we try when playing around at the beginning of learning the piano, just mucking around. But we don't follow it through as an actual exercise. I've got to try it seriously now :)
This is awesome! I’m always telling my students about “brushing” the keys. This is a terrific example of this. Going home to work this one myself tonight! Thank you!
👍
I have always made my students do the Hanon studies with finger staccato, but NOT wrist staccato, and not with the extreme flex suggested, although it could truly help with strengthening the hands and fingers. I suggest in the same exercise one measure legato, next measure finger staccato, continuous back and forth through the partcular study. Finger staccato will bring independence and strength (and exhaustion !) without which there will be no eventual speed.
Oh wow! I think this may be the one exercise I'm lookin for. Thank you, Jeff
How is piano going William?
Excellent..... Superb...
I play Hanon Book III everyday, and I'm now applying this technique to all of the exercise. I just started today. I had previously been instructed by Ted Howe to play all exercise staccato, but this approach is more rigorous and innovative.
Keep up the good work!
I can't wait to try this.
This technique is going to help me greatly. I am one who usually has that fear of hitting the right note so Im going to start practicing this daily :)
It works for me, I always struggled with it. to be honest apart from these videos I only had great results with this www.planetsinger.net/learn-piano-fast not only I improved my technique but also my daily routine and mindset. Hope this helps some others! :)
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Oh wow🙂 I'm a Beginner and will try this in my practice tomorrow. Thanks so much.
Hi Tautropfenoase! I'm sure this will help! Let me know how you are doing?
I was tried to play hanon perfectly for a long time but i couldn’t then i tried this method and it really works
Beautiful sar
Thank you for giving us free lesson.
Joplin's ragtime music wasn't meant to be played at those light speed tempos. But yet many pianists do it. I guess to show off their speed and accuracy and technique.
Nothing greater than Hannon and a real piano.
hi just learning to play piano and I always have trouble with my left hand especially the pinky and ring finger they both are slightly weaker and I find it hard to therefore play in fluid manner. I just wanted to thank you for sharing this video, it's very helpful especially for a beginner like me. Thank you for sharing your gift to others.🙏 Will definitely be looking out for your piano lesson videos.
Hi.. Try using a stress ball. It made my fingers and hands much stronger. Get those ones which are slightly hard and not the typical ones. It doesn't require much time. Just fidget with it while doing your day to day activities.
Hi JM. How is your piano progressing?
I just run my finger back and forth across my keyboard.🤩
LOL!
Brilliant
I love doing this exercise; it feels completely new, like many elements of the hand are getting a nice workout, makes you focus in a new way on the notes you're playing, etc. Hats off to you.
What about killing 2 or more birds with one stone? Conceivably anything could be practiced this way. I just tried out C harmonic minor double 3rds like this and instantly realized I didn't know it as well as I thought.
Excellent! The technique can be applied to many of your exercises. And doing this exercise slow will show you how much you have yet to learn on a particular passage. Once you master a section slowly, the technique will allow to quickly move up to performance speed.
Something brand new try for a newbie like me. Thank you.
Man you are sick! Call a doctor.
Mad skills much respect
these are the words I'm describing his skills too.
Too high level for a human !
vous pouvez chercher n'importe laquelle tutoriel en France ,vous ne trouverez aucun tuto comme ça ,en plus je ne comprend pas la langue ,mais je m'acharne à apprendre et à regarder quand même car il n'y à pas de comparaisons car c'est purement génial
Very lovely
thank you Rasesh Gandhi
Been playing the piano for over 40 years... worked as an Elton John act, but never seen this and tbh I've always hated playing scales but this intrigues me enough to try. I suppose it doesn't help in the same way with arpeggios, which I use as the basis of my playing style.
Sure it does. Give it a try!
@@JeffLantzPiano okay I will!
Thank you!!!!!
You're welcome!
Wow. This is amazing... It was helpful. Thanks for sharing
Great share. Have a good 1.
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Love this exercise. Its inspiring. By the way, has anyone ever told you that you look like the comedian George Carlin?
Interesting. The man has skillz! I will give it shot.
Thank you Sir.
Superb control
This looks awesome for a nerd like me. I'll give it a try later. Thanks !
Great tip. Thanks.
Thanks a lot, I'll check it out
amazing
Thank you
Satisfying to watch
Parabens ...O mestre e um fenomeno..
awesome. thank you
Man. That's awesome. I wanna try it.
Very nice sir
it works. thank you for that
Great sir
"It makes you somewhat fearless." The greatest training if all.
Bloody brilliant!
Thanks!
Thx so much!!!
Awesome...how much it takes one to do better like this
The main point is to use a lighter touch when playing fast.
With this technique you will have to watch the keyboard at all times to know where the hands are......
I need to get piano technique without years of drudgery. So far no luck.
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Got dam!......technical is a dam understatement! This guy has mad technique!..... wow
Awesome sir 💐🙏
Nice vedio for learn
You're awesome!
My name is Jeff but it's THE MOTHER OF ALL PIANO TECHNIQUE EXERCISES
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Do you have an exercise also for wrist staccato? and can it be combined with your finger staccato exercise or even done alone like this one? Thank you so much for sharing your exercise here it helps so much! Brian King
Hi Brian. I wil address wrist staccato in another video. I don't combine wrist staccato exercises with finger staccato exercises. Each exercise is designed to address separate issues. Best regards, Jeff
Very Nice Sir, I am very happy
Very Nice Sir, I am Very happy
what is the fingering of the scale please. Exercise is very good.
You can find the free pdf on my website picassopiano.com/2018/12/28/the-mother-of-all-piano-technique-exercises/
How time for day??? For a good results a one year??
When i do stacato its more dificult than normal playing even just a simple scale like C scale all white keys... i dont know why but in my opinion just practice all technique dont ask!
interesting thanks
Mother of all exercises😀
The mother #%@&=$ of all excercises!
Why would doing something so strenuous and unnatural as this upwards stretching be a good thing? Unless we were actively trying to make playing hard and potentially injure ourselves?
Ask a karate master why he does everyday stretching exercises, leg splits and so on, you’ll get the answer
Closing your fingers to your palms in an even motion is strenuous? Shit bruh how do you walk up your stairs without passing out
helo Sir,
i love to play piano
but its geting hard
i cant find how to start my
practice i know major minior scale,chords
intervals scale degree
my hands not geting coordination
how to i start my practice routine
please kindly help me.
sincerely Prashanth
thank you
A good way that worked for me for hand independence is taking a simple piece of music for beginners. It should have quarter
notes , half and full. It should have both base F clef and trebble G clef. Do not use a piano. It will
not be necessary. I used both hands when doing this. So when you use your hands you find a table and make sure you start with 4/4 time. I did use metronome, but I counted a steady quarter note. Usually the base notes on the left hand. As you start the left hand should put a steady 30 BPS..basically a quarter note per 2 seconds..ignore temprarily the base notes. Try to put the lleft hand to a steady beat and work on the right hand notes. This harder to describe than it is to do but try to learn how to sing the timing of a melody. The half beats in the upper measure will be counted by tapping and holding 1 and 2..your right hand will come up on the and of 2. This may be a little unclear, however, there is no complication with scales ECT.. I had a jazz teacher years ago, that showed me how to sing the timing. Try different songs Fur ElizaEtc.. I did a video on this awhile back..it was on simple music. Also this does take a little while , but it should transfer to your playing.. eventually.
Jeff,what is your advice in regard to a daily technique routine?
Hi Joseph, it really depends on what your goals are and how committed you are to achieving them. When I was a youngster my technique routine took almost an hour before my regular practice. I did all 12 major scales plus the relative minor scales. Natural, melodic, and her Melodic. In all. I played 48 scales before practice. I played all of them very slow with The finger staccato exercise. I also warmed up on several Hanon exercises i all 12 keys. If you’re not attempting to be a concert pianist, I would still work on learning all of your 12 major scales first, and learning how to play them with finger staccato. You can build out your technique from there. I give Lessons on Facebook and Skype if you really are serious about building your technique. Best regards, Jeff
Jeff,thank you for your excellent suggestions.
I am building a repertoire of medium difficult classical piece to ultimately play for a few hours over a dinner hour at a restaurant/cafe in center city Philadelphia (if that is a realistic goal at all).
I wanted to ask if maybe Bach inventions are meant to develop piano technique in addition to studies in harmony.
It seems that I can gain a lot of good technique and even tone by slowly playing through Bach inventions,each hand separately?
Jeff,the pattern u play at the beginning of the video seems a good exercise that combines scales and intervals.
Just wondering where I can find this pattern and others similar to it?
Thanks again!
Joe
Also wondering if you enjoy Keith Jarrett?
I m a guitarist I never seen anyone played like this..,..
So when you do the dm scale you use any finger number?
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Ultra violent piano playing! Lol
Name of Last song pleaseee
Hi Mr. Jeff I went to your website and couldn't download anything - is something wrong?
When practicing this exercise, do I still attack the key with a fully pointed finger (as in tip of the finger) as we do when we normally play? Thanks.
No. Your finger tip “slaps” through the end of the piano key to your palm.
Hey, Jeff. What scale/exercise is that at the beginning of the video? Also, killer Joplin at the end. Thanks!
It's from Hanon i think, one of the exercises from the middle part.
Thanks. It's an exercise I created for students. I've added a link in the description above where you can get a free pdf of the exercise.
Is this out of sync or is iOS screwing it ip?
lol
Thanks a lot for this great finger technique... do you have recommendations on how to go about increasing the speed when using this technique? Best regards, Max
Hi Max,
This exercise is really only meant to be played slow enough that you honor the "Form" I am presenting here.
Sometimes, I play this exercise for students and then increase the speed and demonstrate that, as you increase speed, you cannot maintain the "form" as you speed up. It morphs into a more regular playing style, albeit with a good amount of separation of each note.
Hi Jeff, Thanks a lot for your kind reply! May I ask how long do you recommend practicing this finger technique as you presented it here in the video (e.g. 10 minutes a day, 20 min. x day, 30 min. x day, etc). Thanks a lot in advance, Max
Hi Max,
I can't really recommend a "time" period. All I can say is that you will get the most out of this exercise if you do it daily. (even if it is only 30 seconds a day).
Also, it is a good idea to make friends with repetition and boredom.
Think of how many times LaBron James stood at a freethrow line and practiced his free throw.
be patient. One day you might be inspired to do this for 30 minutes. Another .... 5.
As long as you do it DAILY .... you will get the best results.
Jeff
Hi Jeff, Thanks a lot for the recommendation! Just another quick question, will this exercise also help with the thumb under/over when performing scales and arpeggios? Do you have any suggestion how to improve this... thanks again for your kind help, Max
Very interesting, where did you learn this?
Heisenberg lives
Are you certain?
It looks like as you get faster your using less fingers. eg, from 5 to 3?
I’m using the same fingering throughout.
Eix maybe I wont get it instantly I'll work on it..
Oh My God !!! Jesus , i think i dream
Thank u MASTER...
Name of the piano you are playing which model
gideon mensah That model is no longer in production, but the current equivalent version is the Yamaha DGX-660.
this is literally one of the worst motions you can use in piano practice for so many reasons, but I'm going to focus on the most egregious: it fires off the delicate tendons of the forearm in a very uncomfortable, unnatural way that can quickly lead to tendonitis if overdone. please do not attempt this motion if you have struggled with injury in the past.
Why play this on a toy keyboard with little resistance. . ?
2:00 Unless you're a lefty.
im a lefty but my right hand is stronger, and faster...
In 12
Can I be one of your students?
You can contact me at. Jeff@PicassoPiano.com
you should start piano classes sir...
*hi my names jeff*