These are Five-finger positions pulled from Edna-Mae Burnham’s Dozen a Day but expanded to 32nd notes/legato/staccato. They’re nice springboard warm-ups to scale playing that follows.
I call this lesson segment, PIANO GYM, in part, because of the ENERGY, vitality, and even mental imagery that’s needed to make easy, smooth, and proportioned transitions from one rhythmic value to another. (quarters, 8ths, 16ths, 32nds.) Breathing, of course, is a pivotal ingredient of all practicing.
A good sampling of our REMEDIAL routine plays out in this video:
P.S. A Big Thank You to Marie for being a five-star Rhythmic Rehab CLUB MEMBER!
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2 thoughts on “Adult Piano Instruction: Phase two of Rhythmic Rehab in Pentascale practice”
Thanks for the post! Enjoy the human metronome aspect going on here š I’ve always held the belief that rhythm is crucial in any genre of music that is being played. It can’t be emphasized enough!
Of course the word metronome indicates to me robotic playing, so I tend to think eurhythmically in the spirit of the late, Inda Howland, (Oberlin Conservatory), the Queen in this universe.
Thanks for the post! Enjoy the human metronome aspect going on here š I’ve always held the belief that rhythm is crucial in any genre of music that is being played. It can’t be emphasized enough!
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Of course the word metronome indicates to me robotic playing, so I tend to think eurhythmically in the spirit of the late, Inda Howland, (Oberlin Conservatory), the Queen in this universe.