Piano Technique
Slur Exercise #3: Piano exercise for relative beginners (and beyond)
It’s time for the third piano slur exercise video! If you missed the first two, you can check them out here and here. These exercises are designed to train your attention to highly detailed legato playing, and to practice hand independence (different articulations in each hand). Download the class materials here: Slur Exercise #3 (PDF)…
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It’s time for the second piano slur exercise video! If you missed the first one, you can check it out here. These exercises are designed to train your attention to highly detailed legato playing, and to practice hand independence (different articulations in each hand). Download the class materials here: Slur Exercise #2 (PDF) MuseScore version…
Read MoreSlur Exercise #1: Piano exercise for all levels
Today’s video will walk you through five foundational exercises meant to help you develop hand independence and legato technique. Many piano students struggle with attention to detail with slur markings, so that’s what we’re tackling in this set of exercises. You can download the music here: Slur Exercise 1 (PDF) MuseScore version Beginners can go…
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The Four Pillars of Piano Technique (A Commentary)
Today I’m doing a video on Dr. John Mortensen’s wonderful video series on “The Four Pillars of Piano Technique”. This is a video request from Patreon supporter Ilay. His video series is about an hour and a half long, so consider this a brief overview of his ideas, followed by my own ideas on learning…
Read MoreFour Piano Exercises for the Fourth Finger
In today’s episode of PianoTV, we’ll be looking at four piano exercises for the fourth finger. The fourth finger tends to be our weakest, least independent finger. These exercises are to your fourth finger what kettlebells are to your shoulders. The PDF download of these exercises can be found here. We’ve done a couple similar…
Read MoreABRSM: Grade 5 Piano Technique Requirements
Today’s video covers the ABRSM’s grade 5 piano technique requirements. This includes scales and arpeggios. I’ll be playing with the metronome in this video at the required speeds, and will label each technique on the screen as I play them. I’ve also done the RCM equivalent of thiside vo, which you can check out here.…
Read MoreGrade 5 RCM Technique Requirements
Today’s video covers the RCM’s grade 5 piano technique requirements (updated for the 2015 syllabus). This includes scales, triads and arpeggios. I’ll be playing with the metronome in this video at the MINIMUM required speeds (feel free to go a little faster), and will label each technique on the screen as I play them. Coming…
Read More5 Beginner Exercises for Playing with a Metronome
In today’s episode of PianoTV, I’ll walk you through 5 beginner exercises for playing with a metronome. There is a free printable PDF with all of these exercises, and I encourage you to download it and play along! I wanted to create a really simple starting point for students in the first 6 months to…
Read More5 Exercises for Finger Independence (Early Intermediate)
In today’s video, we’ll be looking at 5 exercises for finger independence, designed for players at an early intermediate level. These might be a little too tricky for beginners, but if you’ve been playing for a year or three, these should be quite helpful.
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