Dear Bob, as a late starter to piano( I am 58) you have answered so many of my questions and fustrations, albeit I have a good piano teacher. You eloquent explaination of the most minute detail is so helpful. I shall try this chaining technique that you have demonstrated and hope to improve my speed. Thanks.
This may well be the most useful piano tutorial I've watched! I was working on a couple of passages as I watched, and my fingers feel so much more nimble already. Thankyou!
Thank you for such an instructive video. I’ve always thought I was a slow learner, but now I’m wondering if my practice strategy for learning a new piece is a contributing factor. I’m excited to try out the ideas you have shared so generously with us!
This is so clearly explained, and you are right, because if you start learning a fast piece very slowly then you will also learn other arm and wrist movements that will no longer work when you have to go fast!
Thank you for the long awaited tutorial on how to speed up piano pieces. However I would like you to say something about the use of the metronome, in regards to Practiceopedia book approach, as one of the tools of speeding the pieces. Thanks!
My very used copy of this arrived a couple of days ago and I can’t leave it alone. Everything I’ve read so far is so obvious when it’s explained in such an understandable and relatable way. I paid £40 for this book and it’s proving to be worth every penny. The previous owner obviously loved it as well, it’s been read and reread on multiple occasions. My ownership will be exactly the same! If you see a copy get it, the price in my case with the postage was the cost of a one hour lesson. It’s going to maximise my lesson time from now on and move me forward much faster.
Interesting. I’ve seen other resources where thumb under and lateral twisting like demonstrated here has been superseded (in favour of efficiency of movement eg. with rotation)
Well, the video isn't really about scale technique- but when I teach scales I emphasise that there are several different principles and techniques that can get you to the same place, and each pianist uses a subtly different blend of them. You made me curious, so I went back & watched my rapid scale at the end of Chopin's Winter Wind (ruclips.net/video/eWjoo8VuFB0/видео.htmlsi=EKpv9ihKE9rIe75S&t=224)- you can watch it at 0.25x speed with RUclips settings- I'd say there's a lot of efficiency of movement here- I don't think rotation would be possible at this high speed. But in this video I showed how I would play a scale at a much slower speed- technique changes and adapts depending on the speed, the articulation, the phrasing, etc etc. IMO it's not great to treat technique as unbreakable 'rules' 😎
It would be interesting to see this applied to an intermediate level piece. Big fan of videos on how to practice.
Dear Bob, as a late starter to piano( I am 58) you have answered so many of my questions and fustrations, albeit I have a good piano teacher.
You eloquent explaination of the most minute detail is so helpful.
I shall try this chaining technique that you have demonstrated and hope to improve my speed.
Thanks.
Another excellent video. Thank you for taking time to explain how and why, equally important details!
This may well be the most useful piano tutorial I've watched! I was working on a couple of passages as I watched, and my fingers feel so much more nimble already. Thankyou!
Thank you for such an instructive video. I’ve always thought I was a slow learner, but now I’m wondering if my practice strategy for learning a new piece is a contributing factor. I’m excited to try out the ideas you have shared so generously with us!
This is so clearly explained, and you are right, because if you start learning a fast piece very slowly then you will also learn other arm and wrist movements that will no longer work when you have to go fast!
❤ 🎹... thank you for explaining 🙏 oh I see 😅... Great stuff
Fantastic,thank you.
Great video. Thank you.
Thank you for the long awaited tutorial on how to speed up piano pieces. However I would like you to say something about the use of the metronome, in regards to Practiceopedia book approach, as one of the tools of speeding the pieces. Thanks!
My very used copy of this arrived a couple of days ago and I can’t leave it alone. Everything I’ve read so far is so obvious when it’s explained in such an understandable and relatable way. I paid £40 for this book and it’s proving to be worth every penny. The previous owner obviously loved it as well, it’s been read and reread on multiple occasions. My ownership will be exactly the same! If you see a copy get it, the price in my case with the postage was the cost of a one hour lesson. It’s going to maximise my lesson time from now on and move me forward much faster.
OMG £40! I'm glad you're finding it useful though! 😜
@@PianoJules @PianoJules I also looked for a copy, but up to more than 100 € is still too much for me!
Interesting. I’ve seen other resources where thumb under and lateral twisting like demonstrated here has been superseded (in favour of efficiency of movement eg. with rotation)
Well, the video isn't really about scale technique- but when I teach scales I emphasise that there are several different principles and techniques that can get you to the same place, and each pianist uses a subtly different blend of them.
You made me curious, so I went back & watched my rapid scale at the end of Chopin's Winter Wind (ruclips.net/video/eWjoo8VuFB0/видео.htmlsi=EKpv9ihKE9rIe75S&t=224)- you can watch it at 0.25x speed with RUclips settings- I'd say there's a lot of efficiency of movement here- I don't think rotation would be possible at this high speed. But in this video I showed how I would play a scale at a much slower speed- technique changes and adapts depending on the speed, the articulation, the phrasing, etc etc. IMO it's not great to treat technique as unbreakable 'rules' 😎
Anyone that likes this should checkout Molly Gebrian
I'm hoping to make quite a few videos that cover the neuroscience of practising 😎
@@HeartofthePiano awesome! I interviewed her recently on the podcast Audiation in the Wild. She’s amazing