Fantastic set of videos, a true contribution to not just youtube but to all viewers. I'm a late beginner and along with a teacher in my near future and my own self-study these have been a fantastic help. I'll look into your website once done with these videos and as I continue on. Thank you!
@afertyus1000 It's all about awareness of your body. I spent probably more than 100 hours in the front of the c major etude trying to find the right movements for fingers, wrists, arms, back and head. Also my teacher was giving me tips to that piece and finally my technique started to improve and the 176 tempo marking started to feel natural. Just ask your teacher and seems like these videos are giving you probably everything you will need. Then you need awareness and patience to accomplish!
@Aul1kki Thanks very much i can see from your vids that you are teaching correct methods as opposed to other vids on here,they are hard to keep in mind at the beginning but i imagine will pay dividends later on,cheers
u are great frank. I am a bass player and i needed some advice to practice a little piano, but this stuff is gold for any instrument and in fact, in applying it to bass, i benefited a lot!
Assuming no physical abnormalites or medical issues, it is all about balance. If your torso, head, arms are balanced over your sitz bones, very little force is needed in your back muscles to maintain stability. The most common culprit is to sitting too far away from or too close to the keyboard. I cannot offer other advice without seeing you play, but I would be happy to try to diagnose from a distance if you can you send a video (side view) of you playing. Cheers, Frank from Piano-ology
I am having the same problem as steelmole. Whenever I sit up straight my muscles have to prevent me from slouching causing tension. Whenever I am slouching, there is little tension, but obviously not an ideal piano playing position.
Fantastic set of videos, a true contribution to not just youtube but to all viewers. I'm a late beginner and along with a teacher in my near future and my own self-study these have been a fantastic help. I'll look into your website once done with these videos and as I continue on. Thank you!
JazzyJunior 1 month ago in playlist Piano-ology: Piano Technique Fundamentals Video Series
This is like yoga for the pianist. :) Very relaxing (in a good way).
RaindropInMajorScale 8 months ago
Dude, I cant copy what you're doing because you keep making me laugh all the time! LOL
logan500 8 months ago 2
i get a great deal of tension in chopin etudes 1 and octave studies esp from wrist which i consciously relax?
afertyus1000 1 year ago
@afertyus1000 It's all about awareness of your body. I spent probably more than 100 hours in the front of the c major etude trying to find the right movements for fingers, wrists, arms, back and head. Also my teacher was giving me tips to that piece and finally my technique started to improve and the 176 tempo marking started to feel natural. Just ask your teacher and seems like these videos are giving you probably everything you will need. Then you need awareness and patience to accomplish!
Aul1kki 1 year ago
@Aul1kki Thanks very much i can see from your vids that you are teaching correct methods as opposed to other vids on here,they are hard to keep in mind at the beginning but i imagine will pay dividends later on,cheers
afertyus1000 1 year ago
you are very much alive, thanks, great.
pmg150 2 years ago
Excellent. Thank you. I'm really looking forwards to incorporating these ideas in my teaching.
snowypetrel 2 years ago
u are great frank. I am a bass player and i needed some advice to practice a little piano, but this stuff is gold for any instrument and in fact, in applying it to bass, i benefited a lot!
Greetings from Italy
ArthurGanate 2 years ago 4
Whatever I do I can't seem to get rid of a lot of tension in my lower back. If I curl my back into a slouch it feels much less tense. Any thoughts?
steelmole 2 years ago
Assuming no physical abnormalites or medical issues, it is all about balance. If your torso, head, arms are balanced over your sitz bones, very little force is needed in your back muscles to maintain stability. The most common culprit is to sitting too far away from or too close to the keyboard. I cannot offer other advice without seeing you play, but I would be happy to try to diagnose from a distance if you can you send a video (side view) of you playing. Cheers, Frank from Piano-ology
pianoologist 2 years ago
I am having the same problem as steelmole. Whenever I sit up straight my muscles have to prevent me from slouching causing tension. Whenever I am slouching, there is little tension, but obviously not an ideal piano playing position.
Metroid9824 2 years ago