Tuesday, 22 September 2009 21:38 | Written by Hugh Sung |
Having learned the left hand part, we now start looking at using the right hand to "scoop up" a portion of the left hand notes. I hope the "clef jumping" isn't too confusing; it's really easier to play than it may appear on "paper"! We're going to save the last set of right hand notes for the next lesson, as it's a bit trickier than the patterns we're working on here.
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 22:00 | Written by Hugh Sung |
We now work on adding the melodic notes on top. The last beat involves a little bit of tricky right hand work, as we will need to stretch a bit wider than an octave to get the top note. Don't worry about holding the top notes too long if it strains your hand, as the pedal will help to connect everything.
Friday, 25 September 2009 15:14 | Written by Hugh Sung |
We start off with a quick review of measure 27, then go into transitioning into measure 28. Rather than just focusing on where fingers go, we talk briefly about how movement at the piano is broken down from larger to smaller segments - from arms, to wrists and hands, then fingers - and that being able to coordinate between all the elements will make for more effective playing technique. I also re-emphasize how using "cookie cutter" hand shapes can make it much easier to jump around the piano with greater accuracy.
Saturday, 26 September 2009 18:16 | Written by Hugh Sung |
We start out by focusing on the right hand alone, using a fingering that might stretch smaller hands a bit. Don't be afraid to let you pedal cover over a "multitude of (legato) sins!" ;) We also explore how differentiating between hand, wrist, and finger motions can help speed up jumps and transitions. We end the lesson by starting the first few notes of the left hand. We'll focus on the left hand part in the next lesson.
Saturday, 26 September 2009 18:17 | Written by Hugh Sung |
In this lesson, we just focus on the left hand notes. Rather than use "traditional" fingerings which require you to stretch your hand and flip over on top, I resort to smaller fingering groups that utilize more comfortable hand shapes. I try to show how to jump between the groups comfortably and end up with some additional practice strategies to make this beautiful passage flow more smoothly.
Tuesday, 22 September 2009 21:38 | 
Written by Hugh Sung | 
