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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.
Read MoreHow to play arpeggios for beginners (Piano technique, 2 octaves)
Today’s video is on how to play arpeggios on the piano. Just like scales and triads, arpeggios are a common technical exercise for the piano. They first appear in Grade 4 (RCM), and Grade 2 (ABRSM).
Read More5 piano exercises for speed (PDF + tutorial)
In today’s video, we’re going to look at 5 specific piano exercises for speed that you can get working on right away.
Read MorePiano Q&A: How do I play with different volumes in the same hand?
In today’s Q&A segment of PianoTV, we’ll be addressing this problem: How do I play with different volumes in the same hand?
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