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May 2014

Look, No Feet!

Look, No Feet!

By Graham Fitch, 2014-05-30
Posted in: Practising

People think in terms of pianists' fingers - not their feet - but a direct line of communication from our ear to our right foot is an absolute necessity and…

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Tags: feetinterpretationpedalperformanceprofessionalSchumannshift pedal
Look, No Feet!
Q&A: How Can We Use Rotation in a Scale?

Q&A: How Can We Use Rotation in a Scale?

By Graham Fitch, 2014-05-23
Posted in: General tips

Q. You speak about forearm rotation in your eBook and in your YouTube video on scales and arpeggios, but I think of rotation as a large movement for things like…

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Tags: arpeggiosbeethovenDorothy Taubmanforearmforearm rotationJulian Martinjumpsrotary motionrotationscalessonatastrengthtension
Q&A: How Can We Use Rotation in a Scale?
Slaying the Dragon

Slaying the Dragon

By Graham Fitch, 2014-05-16
Posted in: Performing

Piano playing can never be an exact science. We will not always be able to say with absolute precision or certainty how we arrived at a particular result in our…

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Tags: errorinspirationperformancepiano pedagogypractice toolspracticing the pianopractising the pianoprofessionalpsychologyshostakovich polka from the age of goldShura Cherkassky
Slaying the Dragon
There’s a Hole in my Bucket

There’s a Hole in my Bucket

By Graham Fitch, 2014-05-09
Posted in: Practising

Imagine a situation where you have to fetch water using a bucket. The problem is your bucket has a few holes in it, and on the journey from the well…

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Tags: beethovenexaminationsinterleaving practicepractice toolspscyhologyquarantiningRobert BjorkSchumannThe Bulletproof MusicianThe Pareto Principle
There’s a Hole in my Bucket
An Arpeggio Practice Plan

An Arpeggio Practice Plan

By Graham Fitch, 2014-05-02
Posted in: Practising

If you're preparing your scales and arpeggios for an exam, or if you want to include some as part of your warm-up routine or technical regime, it is a good…

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Tags: arpeggiosconcentrationflexibilityperformance anxiety among pianistsrhythmrhythmic patternsRussian arpeggioRussian scalescales generator
An Arpeggio Practice Plan

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