I had a few pretty good teachers growing up, but oddly, none of them talked about wrist movement except one, who noted that I played with a lot of tension in my wrists, but wasn’t able to help me to alleviate it. I’ve had to learn this stuff on my own, with the assistance of UA-cam videos like this one.
I've been pressing keys on the piano keyboard since I was three and never had lessons. I'm 64 now and I didn't know any of this which is not really surprising considering the lack of lessons. I thought it was some special motion to make the piano playing look prettier and more professional. Thank you so much for enlightening us on these salient points! I always enjoy the videos from Pianist Magazine. And Steinway is such an excellent company as well.
Dear Sir and the team behind these clips! First of all, thank you so much for these lessons! It's priceless information for the self-taught beginners! And what for the Pianist Magazine and Steinway & Sons - I am grateful to the both of them for this opportunity! Dear Mr.Fitch may I ask you the following question: should I ever use the rotary movement of my forearm which you've explained earlier in the parts like at the 4:43 and in combinations with the such wrist movements at all? In some way I mean should I play with my fingers with a support of the wrist or should I use the forearm rotation on the key through the fingers. I hope there's a chance to see the answer in any form! Thank you! Best wishes!
I’ve never seen this explained better! I’m working on the Beethoven and the Chopin Nocturne you use for demonstration. So very helpful and I’m happy to say I’ve discovered these circles on my own, so it’s wonderful to get your validation. Thank you!
I think it’s very important for only a very slight movement inside the wrist after can feel the down hands with thumb inside and then to the upper round and down again
I tried using this for mozarts sonata in a minor first movement.. but will look at it again.. it seems a bit difficult thank you so much for these videos
These are very infotmative video.. i am wondering.. can i use this same piano technique for my jazz playing? I al a jazz player, but i feel this technique is very helpful and my hands feel more relaxed.
You should ALWAYS use counterclockwise with RH, clockwise with LH, no exceptions. You 'draw' the lower half of the circle (so a semi-circle!) as you go higher with the RH, then the upper half as you go down. With the LH you draw the upper half the circle as you go up, and the lower half of the circle as you go down. So the two hands are a mirror image. The movements are more akin to ovals than circles and only need to be small, usually.
Thank you for your instruction. I'm an intermediate pianist near Memphis, TN, would like to find an advanced instructor for classical repertoire and some jazz. Do you have any suggestions. Thank you for consideration.
You should contact Judith Fairchild in Memphis. She is a wonderful piano teacher. I know she would be great for classical. She may know someone for jazz as well.
The intro makes me feel poor where they show a lot of steinway pianos and I can't explain how disappointed I feel, but These are the best videos I've seen so far, but
Well, you aren’t alone. A Steinway grand is definitely not in the cards for me-and let’s face it, it’s probably out of reach for most of the people watching these videos. My more humble and realistic dream is to get a nice console piano from a good manufacturer. Right now I’m just playing a good digital piano, because the acoustic pianos I could afford when I was in the market it a few years ago were so bad that I felt like I was better off going digital. (Also, now I can play at night with headphones and not disturb my wife!)
I remember practicing on that exact same piano at the Steinway Hall :) The only problem with this video in my humble opinion is that these pieces are not suitable for learning wrist movement this way. I have valid reasons for saying so, but I don't wanna seem like a smartass :) sorry for the negative comment and the thumbs down wasn't me... though I really would like to push that button but I won't.
I learned a lot from parts 1 and 2. Thank you very much for uploading.
I had a few pretty good teachers growing up, but oddly, none of them talked about wrist movement except one, who noted that I played with a lot of tension in my wrists, but wasn’t able to help me to alleviate it. I’ve had to learn this stuff on my own, with the assistance of UA-cam videos like this one.
These wrist movement lessons are priceless and practical not only for advanced players but also for beginners like me. Thanks so much!
0:50 arpeggio
3:08 fantasie impromptu
5:00 Beethoven op10 nr3 3rd mov
7:18 Chopin nocturne c# minor nocturne
9:15 moonlight sonata
I've been pressing keys on the piano keyboard since I was three and never had lessons. I'm 64 now and I didn't know any of this which is not really surprising considering the lack of lessons. I thought it was some special motion to make the piano playing look prettier and more professional. Thank you so much for enlightening us on these salient points! I always enjoy the videos from Pianist Magazine. And Steinway is such an excellent company as well.
Priceless lessons
best videos for mastering piano techniques hands down :)
Hands down! Hahaha
Thanks Graham ❤
Dear Sir and the team behind these clips!
First of all, thank you so much for these lessons! It's priceless information for the self-taught beginners! And what for the Pianist Magazine and Steinway & Sons - I am grateful to the both of them for this opportunity!
Dear Mr.Fitch may I ask you the following question: should I ever use the rotary movement of my forearm which you've explained earlier in the parts like at the 4:43 and in combinations with the such wrist movements at all? In some way I mean should I play with my fingers with a support of the wrist or should I use the forearm rotation on the key through the fingers.
I hope there's a chance to see the answer in any form! Thank you!
Best wishes!
I’ve never seen this explained better! I’m working on the Beethoven and the Chopin Nocturne you use for demonstration. So very helpful and I’m happy to say I’ve discovered these circles on my own, so it’s wonderful to get your validation. Thank you!
Thank you Mr Graham Fitch. This videos are incredibly useful
Thank you so much
Outstanding !
Such an eye-opening lecture! Thank you, sir :D
Thank you again. 😃
Thank you for these videos
Just discovered this channel. Amazing lessons, very well explained!!! Thank you so much Sir !!! Cheers from Italy 🇮🇹
excellent explanation
Wonderful work ! Love your vids.
Iam from India......thankyou very very much for this lesson
Very helpful and inspirational. Thanks a lot
I loved it so much it helped me a lot as a self taught beginner really million thnakd
Awesome thank you so much!
some good advice here
Wow!
brilliant
I think it’s very important for only a very slight movement inside the wrist after can feel the down hands with thumb inside and then to the upper round and down again
I tried using this for mozarts sonata in a minor first movement.. but will look at it again.. it seems a bit difficult
thank you so much for these videos
nice
These are very infotmative video.. i am wondering.. can i use this same piano technique for my jazz playing? I al a jazz player, but i feel this technique is very helpful and my hands feel more relaxed.
2:16
If you play rock&roll playing the high shotgun chords fast. How to avoid a frozen arm or wrist?
Can anyone help me to understand when to use a clockwise and when to use a counterclockwise wrist circle? Thanks!
Catherine Costain I think when you’re playing left to right it’s anticlockwise
You should ALWAYS use counterclockwise with RH, clockwise with LH, no exceptions.
You 'draw' the lower half of the circle (so a semi-circle!) as you go higher with the RH, then the upper half as you go down.
With the LH you draw the upper half the circle as you go up, and the lower half of the circle as you go down.
So the two hands are a mirror image. The movements are more akin to ovals than circles and only need to be small, usually.
Thank you for your instruction. I'm an intermediate pianist near Memphis, TN, would like to find an advanced instructor for classical repertoire and some jazz. Do you have any suggestions. Thank you for consideration.
We suggest contacting one of the piano teacher organisations, such as the MTNA www.mtna.org/. They should be able to point you in the right direction!
You should contact Judith Fairchild in Memphis. She is a wonderful piano teacher. I know she would be great for classical. She may know someone for jazz as well.
Thank you!
3:14
If you wanna skip to the best part....
And don’t forget when he plays the other terrific pieces!!
The intro makes me feel poor where they show a lot of steinway pianos and I can't explain how disappointed I feel, but These are the best videos I've seen so far, but
Well, you aren’t alone. A Steinway grand is definitely not in the cards for me-and let’s face it, it’s probably out of reach for most of the people watching these videos. My more humble and realistic dream is to get a nice console piano from a good manufacturer. Right now I’m just playing a good digital piano, because the acoustic pianos I could afford when I was in the market it a few years ago were so bad that I felt like I was better off going digital. (Also, now I can play at night with headphones and not disturb my wife!)
I remember practicing on that exact same piano at the Steinway Hall :)
The only problem with this video in my humble opinion is that these pieces are not suitable for learning wrist movement this way. I have valid reasons for saying so, but I don't wanna seem like a smartass :) sorry for the negative comment and the thumbs down wasn't me... though I really would like to push that button but I won't.