2 Reasons to Change Fingers on Repeated Notes | Piano Lesson
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Robert Estrin on LivingPianos.com provides two main reasons to change fingers on repeated notes when playing the piano.
For Rapid Repeated Notes: Fast, repeated notes are almost impossible to play with one finger. Different fingers can enable a faster pace.
To Achieve True Legato: Changing fingers on repeated notes can lead to a smoother sound. The motion of lifting a previously played finger while the next one is coming down facilitates a more seamless transition between repeated notes, enhancing the legato effect. This technique proves effective even without using the pedal.
Despite these points, the same finger can be used on repeated notes in instances that do not require extreme legato or are not played at a fast tempo, and can still yield satisfactory results.
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Robert!
I memorized the #7 prelude of Chopin. Granted, it’s only 16 bars, completely consistent rhythm, and mainly E and A in the bass…a B one time for the 251, but due to your prompting I did it. It was hard though….I will try to add another piece soon. Thank you so much . Happy Fourth 💥🙂❤🙏🏼🇺🇸⭐
Makes perfect sense.
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Excellent vid again! Thanks Robert! A privilege to be one of your many students!
Great video!
Good one, Robert. Thanks!
Oh my! There are a couple luscious places in the *Adagio Cantabile* where this technique feels so rewarding to play sans pedal. Thank you so very much! ♥😎🕶
❤ GRACIAS PROFESOR !!!!!
always learning new things on this channel. Using different fingers on same notes for legato wtf
Very helpful indeed,
Do you use pedalling for the sonatas for grade 4 standard, intermediate level at all?
Classical era sonatas usually don't require pedal. Even if pedal is utilized, students should practice primarily without using the pedal in order to develop good fingering and clean playing.
RUSH E: anybody know of any arrangements on Musicnotes or other sheet music site that has the fingering included on the arrangement? I'm referring to the parts excluding the repeated notes----I don't need the fingering for that. But, with respect to several other measures, I don't want to spend time reinventing the wheel if there are arrangements that include it. Thanks. It's not totally obvious for such parts when the piece is meant to be played at a really fast tempo as Rush E is.
We can use a single finger on fast repeated notes, when we use our wrist only, just like when we play fast repeated double notes.
Wouldn’t the design limitations of many upright piano actions limit your ability for repetition in this manner? No issue for grand piano actions.
Reason number 3: Because I like to. 😅
If I had 6 repeated notes, can I play 5 and 6 with the same fingers - BUT - stick with changing fingers for 1 2 3 4 5
Whether you must change fingers depends on your technical ability.
trying to see what that piano is
That is a Steinway baby grand model S.
@@LivingPianosVideos thanks for that. 😊👍
Why, oh why is de toccata of Scarlatti played so fast? It is NOT an etude! When it is not rushed, as it "should" be played, it is much more beautiful.
You can hear a performance I did on harpsichord: ua-cam.com/video/lVU7NlPyrxc/v-deo.html