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At the 3:44 section during slow practice I found it helpful to always use my index finger to find the next octave in order to play the left hand without looking at my fingers. Eg. When you’re playing the F sharp octave you can find the next octave (B) with the index finger and then substitute it with the thumb to find the next octave. This works very well with the descending octave 5ths because your index finger seems to naturally however over the next note. Practicing in this way builds the scaffolding required to make quick octave leaps without looking and with increased confidence. I remember reading an account of Chopin’s playing describing how he would rarely look at his hands, the same is true for his contemporaries (especially Liszt). So perhaps it’s worth finding ways to play blind even during intense passages.
Clever! I prefer however to move towards the next octave quickly, feeling the necessary keys with the fingertips before pressing them. As middle fingers are relaxed, they help me to feel the other keys around, so I know where is my hand exactly. A kinesthetic feeling develops naturally if you sight-read regularly.
Your channel is quite remarkable, I suggest you to analyze D. Trifonov and Yuja Wang's techniques. Your school it's quite German. Connect to your body, learn movement and see of the posibilities that fingers have. Focus on fingers and shoulder. Keep growing, you are doing a quite good work!
I have a theory that this is the easiest of the ballades. I can read through the whole thing at a reduced tempo, which I can’t do with the other 3. Comments?
Excellent. Its truly a whole body experience playing the piano not as some think when just looking that its just the fingers
Always very special hearing you play and offer your advice.
someday soon your channel will blow up and you will get all the attention you deserve. never ever stop making these videos. you are intelligent and talented and i’m so, so glad i found your channel. can’t wait to see more.
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Wonderful lesson ❤❤ Thank you, sir !! Great execution of this Ballade
My pleasure! Thank you for commenting!
Quality content as always! I don't have this specific piece in my repertoire, but even so, the techniques are applicable all over.
Yes, that’s a common pattern. Thanks for commenting!
Super helpful! 🙌
So helpful !!! Thank you 😊
At the 3:44 section during slow practice I found it helpful to always use my index finger to find the next octave in order to play the left hand without looking at my fingers.
Eg. When you’re playing the F sharp octave you can find the next octave (B) with the index finger and then substitute it with the thumb to find the next octave.
This works very well with the descending octave 5ths because your index finger seems to naturally however over the next note.
Practicing in this way builds the scaffolding required to make quick octave leaps without looking and with increased confidence.
I remember reading an account of Chopin’s playing describing how he would rarely look at his hands, the same is true for his contemporaries (especially Liszt). So perhaps it’s worth finding ways to play blind even during intense passages.
Clever! I prefer however to move towards the next octave quickly, feeling the necessary keys with the fingertips before pressing them. As middle fingers are relaxed, they help me to feel the other keys around, so I know where is my hand exactly. A kinesthetic feeling develops naturally if you sight-read regularly.
Your channel is quite remarkable, I suggest you to analyze D. Trifonov and Yuja Wang's techniques. Your school it's quite German. Connect to your body, learn movement and see of the posibilities that fingers have. Focus on fingers and shoulder.
Keep growing, you are doing a quite good work!
I have a theory that this is the easiest of the ballades. I can read through the whole thing at a reduced tempo, which I can’t do with the other 3. Comments?
Composers don’t necessarily increase difficulty of their pieces with age
well this one is harder musically