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