Unit 1 - Centering and Setting: Posture at the Keyboard
Unit 2 - The Piano Hand and Arm: Hand Structure
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Introduction (0:57)
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The Natural Hand Position (3:25)
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Expanding From the Palm (1:31)
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Hand and Wrist Position at the Keyboard (4:21)
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Quiet Hand with Supple Forearm (0:46)
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Finding an Active Hand Position (3:59)
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A Note on Lifting vs. Rotation (2:10)
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Proper Alignment of Fingers and Arm (4:46)
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Finger Alignment and Thumb Placement (2:58)
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An Exercise for Supported Hand Structure with Relaxed Forearm (5:29)
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Examples and Applications (5:45)
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Unit Assignment (5:24)
Unit 3 - Perfect Sound Control with the Drop
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Introduction (0:53)
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Movement From Different Joints (4:54)
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Relaxing the Arm and Shoulder (2:17)
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Key Descent and Letoff (2:02)
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Finding a Neutral Hand Position (3:10)
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Drop and Release in Slow Motion (2:22)
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A Note on Releasing the Wrist (1:53)
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Student Example: Practicing the Silent Drop (2:47)
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Drop and Release With Minimal Force (3:42)
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Some Final Notes on the Drop (4:34)
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Examples and Applications (3:17)
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Unit Assignment (4:49)
Unit 4 - Expanding your Sound Palette: Accelerating the Key
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Introduction (0:52)
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Playing From the Key vs. Above the Key (3:03)
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Preparing and Dropping the Wrist (3:20)
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Escaping the wrist (2:12)
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Throwing the Wrist Upward and Full Arm Push and Pulls (3:23)
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Using Larger Muscle Groups From the Key (3:50)
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The Throw From the Key (3:53)
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Dynamic Control Exercise (2:09)
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Examples and Applications (4:06)
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Unit Assignment (3:06)
Unit 5 - Travelling Hand: Rotations, Sweeps, and Basic Two-Note Movements
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Relaxed Rotation (7:36)
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Rotation - Above View (2:48)
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Rotation With Active Hand (Above Keys) (5:24)
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The "Thwack" Between Two Notes (1:36)
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Sweeps (1:40)
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Sweeps - Above View (1:20)
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Sweeps and the 5 Finger Pattern (Preview) (2:31)
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Sweeps with Rotation (1:15)
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Twosies (2:31)
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Thumb Drop and Release (5:29)
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Examples and Applications (4:47)
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Unit Assignment (4:51)
Unit 6 - Passagework with Ease: The Five Finger Pattern
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Overview Of Five Finger Pattern Elements (3:21)
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Fingers 3-4-5 (2:28)
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Five Finger Patterns From The Thumb Outward (2:30)
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Fingers 3-2-1 and 5-4 Coming Inward (3:24)
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The Five Finger Pattern Coming Inward (3:31)
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The Thumb as Extension of the Arm (2:19)
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Open Thumb and Closed Thumb (1:12)
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Five Finger Pattern - Above View (1:31)
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Integrating the Sweep and Five Finger Pattern (1:08)
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Economy of Motion with Speed (4:45)
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Examples and Applications (3:02)
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Unit Assignment (3:43)
Unit 7 - Freeing the Hand: Passing Below and Above the Thumb
Unit 8 - Scales Without Tension
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Passing the Thumb Under in a Scale (3:20)
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Boundaries for Passing Thumb Under in Scale Practice (3:19)
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The Scale Going Outward - Above View (1:33)
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The Scale Going Inward (2:44)
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The Scale Going Inward - Above View (1:14)
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Scales Starting on Black Notes (2:21)
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Scales Starting on Black Notes - Above View (0:48)
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General Concepts of Scales Review (2:07)
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Examples and Applications - Tchaikovsky's "June" (2:35)
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Unit Assignment (4:08)
Unit 9 - Expansive Movements: Principles of Arpeggio Technique
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Arpeggio Technique Overview (3:03)
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Arpeggios Moving Outward (2:46)
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Arpeggios Moving Inward (3:32)
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Arpeggios - Above View (1:31)
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Student Example - Arpeggio Going Inward (0:59)
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Arpeggios Starting on Black Notes (2:55)
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Releasing the Thumb Onto a Black Note (0:39)
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Arpeggios Including the Fourth Finger (1:23)
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Overview of Principles of Arpeggios (1:31)
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Unit Assignment (3:37)
Unit 10 - Movement From Above the Key
Bonus: Some Overarching Principles of Piano Technique
