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Piano technique lesson segments flow nicely into repertoire

March 19, 2015 arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Today, the technique portion of a Face Time lesson to North Carolina complemented the main musical course, Chopin's Waltz in A minor, Op. Posthumous. It was a harmonious streaming with thumbs swinging; arms floating; and scale contouring that fed well-shaped Romantic era phrases. It played out as follows: The A minor scale was parceled out… Continue reading Piano technique lesson segments flow nicely into repertoire

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Piano Technique: The Relaxed Thumb

January 10, 2015January 24, 2015 arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Some people will say in a disparaging way that this or that person is all THUMBS, suggesting an awkwardness in coordination, perhaps. And it seems that these digits can be a big, troublesome nemesis in navigating the keyboard smoothly if its SHORTcomings are FLESHED out. (falling down hard and interrupting scale passages and the like)… Continue reading Piano Technique: The Relaxed Thumb