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Rhythm Practice Done Right

Rhythm Practice Done Right

By Informance, 2025-04-03
Posted in: Practice tools, Practising

Practising a passage using rhythmic variations is a long-standing tradition among pianists. When applied thoughtfully, it can be an excellent way to develop control, accuracy and fluency. However, as is…

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Tags: accentsChopinpassageworkrhythm practice
Rhythm Practice Done Right
Debussy, Burgmüller, Finger Pedalling and Ornaments

Debussy, Burgmüller, Finger Pedalling and Ornaments

By Informance, 2021-10-26
Posted in: Practising

Our latest Practice Clinic recording features answers to questions on finger pedalling, ornaments, rotation and runs in works by Couperin, Burgmüller and Debussy.

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Tags: BurgmüllercouperinCouperin Les Baricades MistérieusesDebussyfinger pedallingforearm rotationornamentspassageworkpractice clinic
Debussy, Burgmüller, Finger Pedalling and Ornaments
A Practical Guide to Forearm Rotation

A Practical Guide to Forearm Rotation

By Graham Fitch, 2020-04-23
Posted in: Technique

In my work as a teacher, I regularly encounter pianists even at the advanced level who ask me for my special exercises to “strengthen” their fingers. Initially they react with…

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Tags: Dorothy Taubmanfinger schoolforearm rotationpassageworkpiano techniquetechnique
A Practical Guide to Forearm Rotation
More on Passagework

More on Passagework

By Graham Fitch, 2011-12-02
Posted in: Practising

Last week's post on passagework dealt with a fair amount of mechanics. Here, I would like to outline a process which strengthens everything - the ear, the memory and the…

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Tags: listeningmemoryMozartpassageworkreflexreflex arcstrength
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On Passagework

On Passagework

By Graham Fitch, 2011-11-27
Posted in: Practising

There are innumerable examples in the piano repertoire of what is commonly known as "passagework", a string of fast notes that lasts either a few bars, a whole section, or…

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Tags: accentadele marcusChopineffortfingersinjurymaria curciopassageworkpiano pedagogypracticing the pianopractising the pianorhythmteachingtempotension
On Passagework

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