Piano Technique: How to play STACCATO.

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The main secret to a good staccato is a flexible wrist. Many beginner students when they first attempt staccato will lock their wrist solid and use their whole forearm to produce the required effect. Compare these two examples. In the first, notice how the finger is already in position, in contact with the key BEFORE the staccato starts. Then you saw the wrist flex as the finger presses the key and then the finger springs off the key much like jumping off a diving board.
In the second example the wrist stayed solid as the finger falls onto the key and the whole forearm was pulled away from the key. This incorrect technique will only produce tension, make a fast staccato more difficult and less accurate.
Another point to remember is to try to keep your fingers close to the keys, don’t let them bounce too high. A good exercise for this might be to try practising a staccato scale slowly pianissimo at first then gradually crescendo without letting the height increase too much. Notice that the increase in volume was achieved mainly by an increase in wrist flexibility, but the forearm stayed pretty much still through out.
Try for yourself this technique, even playing hands together scales, staccato with your eyes closed. This will encourage you not to stray too far away from the keys.
The same technique is true for light delicate notes as well as big chords. Notice again how the fingers are in position, in contact with the keys before the action starts, the wrist remains flexible and the fingers bounce off the keys pushing the hand away from the but not too high, the forearm moves very little.
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Please watch: "Sonata in C minor, Pathetique - 3rd movement. Rondo / Allegro - Ludwig van Beethoven"
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[@firis1456]

TYSM! Glad that my teacher won't have to be mad at me teaching to do the STACCATO thingy..
BTW TY VERY MUCH IM SUBSCRIBING THIS VID

[@ChenPiano]

TY 2 4 the sub

[@carysjones8155]

This is so helpful

[@mingfang5521]

Thank you for the great explanations! Slow motion Videos to view the correct technique and to correct incorrect one.

[@ChenPiano]

+Ming Fang Thank you for your kind words.

[@jiyoungpark9736]

Finally, someone knows what he's talking about!

[@justin02350]

The incorrect one is just hilarious to me, even though that's exactly what I did. Thank you!

[@ChenPiano]

You're welcome!

[@joannasmith2133]

It’s a great explanation- thank you!

[@ChenPiano]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ribusgan]

Do you have a video on difference between finger and wrist staccato?

[@ChenPiano]

Not at the moment.

[@nilukalakmali8533]

thanks

[@roshanakdanesh5153]

Many thanks
Was very useful

[@ChenPiano]

You're welcome. Thanks for visiting.

[@nuxkamina]

Thank you! I'm playing this jumping bean song and I don't think my wife, ahem teacher, was explaining it correctly.

[@ChenPiano]

Glad you found helpful.

[@tejashreewaje]

You sound just like Musiconline uk 😅..
The video was useful

[@ChenPiano]

Shhh ;)

[@jiyoungpark9736]

The music is last two lines of pathetique haha

[@ChenPiano]

Well spotted

[@nilukalakmali8533]

thanks

[@ChenPiano]

+Niluka Lakmali Thank you!! for your comment.