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Resources for Improving Piano Technique

Resources for Improving Piano Technique

By Informance, 2023-08-09
Posted in: Technique

Discover resources for improving your piano technique for beginners, teachers and pianists seeking a technical “refresher”!

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Resources for Improving Piano Technique
Tips for Using Technical Exercises & Studies

Tips for Using Technical Exercises & Studies

By Informance, 2022-04-07
Posted in: Technique

Many pianists use exercises & studies to improve their technique. However, practising them can often become mindless, unproductive, and potentially put the pianist at risk of injury. This week’s blog post provides tips and suggestions for using exercises & studies effectively while avoiding tension and boredom!

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Tags: berensexercisesHanonstudies
Tips for Using Technical Exercises & Studies
Mastering Piano Technique

Mastering Piano Technique

By Informance, 2021-10-21
Posted in: Technique

The Online Academy’s technique resources present a variety of recognised approaches to mastering piano technique, enabling you to realise your musical and artistic intentions at the piano.

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Tags: Czerny Op 599exercisesforearm rotationHanonpiano techniquestudies
Mastering Piano Technique
Jailbreaking Hanon

Jailbreaking Hanon

By Graham Fitch, 2021-07-08
Posted in: Technique

Graham Fitch shows how Hanon’s exercises can be used creatively as a blank canvas to experience and develop movements encountered in real music.

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Tags: finger exercisesfive-finger exercisesHanonHanon exercisesHanon The Virtuoso Pianistpiano technique
Jailbreaking Hanon
A Balanced Approach to Exercises and Studies

A Balanced Approach to Exercises and Studies

By Graham Fitch, 2021-03-09
Posted in: Technique

A balanced approach to using exercises and studies to solve specific pianistic problems.

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A Balanced Approach to Exercises and Studies
The Hanon Debate (Part 2)

The Hanon Debate (Part 2)

By Graham Fitch, 2021-02-09
Posted in: Technique

This blog post features the views of pianist Peter Donohoe on the use of Hanon’s Virtuoso Pianist as part of our debate on the subject.

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Tags: HanonHanon exercisesHanon The Virtuoso PianistPeter Donohoepiano techniquetechnique
The Hanon Debate (Part 2)
The Hanon Debate (Part 1)

The Hanon Debate (Part 1)

By Graham Fitch, 2021-02-04
Posted in: Technique

As we saw from responses to last week's post, the exercises of Hanon are a hotly debated topic. It seems there is nothing more provocative than uttering the name of…

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Tags: five-finger exercisesHanonHanon exercisespiano exercisespiano technique
The Hanon Debate (Part 1)
How to Use Hanon

How to Use Hanon

By Informance, 2021-01-28
Posted in: Technique

In this week’s guest post, Ilga Pitkevica discusses the ubiquitous exercises of Hanon and shares her views on how to use them effectively. *** Mastering all core types of piano…

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How to Use Hanon
On Technical Exercises

On Technical Exercises

By Graham Fitch, 2019-07-11
Posted in: Practising, Technique

In the nineteenth century there was a widespread belief that hours a day spent practising finger exercises would lead to mastery of the instrument, and many method books were published,…

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Tags: bartók-reschofskyexercisesHanonHanon exercisesHanon The Virtuoso Pianistjosef lhevinneMartha ArgerichPeter Donohoepiano techniqueSamuil FeinbergSeymour Bernsteintechnique
On Technical Exercises
The History of Piano Technique: Studies and Exercises

The History of Piano Technique: Studies and Exercises

By Graham Fitch, 2013-12-13
Posted in: General tips

There has been much feedback and lively debate on last week's post about Czerny and his legacy of studies and exercises. It seems some piano teachers firmly believe in assigning…

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Tags: alfred cortotanalysisCarl CzernyCortotexercisesHanonHanon The Virtuoso PianisthistoryimaginationJohn Thompsonlisteningpeter feuchtwangerstudiesTaubmanGoldandsky YouTube Channeltechnique
The History of Piano Technique: Studies and Exercises

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