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Just one additional thing, to actually move the body inwards is extremely wasteful of energy. You can hear how one of the chords you play this way comes out sounding rather thin- despite all the energy flying around. It's far more efficient if the torso is balanced, than if it falls inwards.

cziffra1980 1 month ago

@cziffra1980

yes, "balance" is the whole gist of this video. Regarding "energy" - check out the flow of "ki" energy and you may understand

MillerMusicStudiosTV 1 month ago

@MillerMusicStudiosTV @MillerMusicStudiosTV sure- I have no problem with the idea. I just think it's important to clarify what is real energy and what is a psychological illusion. To combine the objective laws of energy conservation with principles about spiritual 'energy' really confuses the issue. The science is being used out of context, to seemingly support something that it actually contradicts entirely.

cziffra1980 1 month ago

I don't think the fact that energy cannot be created or destroyed should be related to energy "circulating" up from the floor. It's rather misleading to compare these two things- one of which is real and the other of which is entirely imaginary. There's nothing wrong with a metaphor- as long as it's presented as being a metaphor. Ironically, this fictional concept contradicts laws of energy conservation entirely- regardless of whether it might seem to be related on the surface.

cziffra1980 1 month ago

@cziffra1980

Actually, it's not imaginary. If I get time I will try to explain this to you further.

MillerMusicStudiosTV 1 month ago

@MillerMusicStudiosTV Energy does not flow up through the feet and energy that is put into the piano cannot be recirculated. Although the laws of energy conservation state that energy cannot be created or destroyed, once energy has gone into the piano it's gone for good (into sound and heat).

cziffra1980 1 month ago

@MillerMusicStudiosTV You're trying to use the law of energy conservation to point to what would amounts to a "perpetual motion" mechanism- but this is exactly what that law proves to be impossible! All of the energy goes into creating sound and heat and entropy dictates that none of that can be recovered or recycled. Any impression of energy being reused in a cycle is 100% illusion. This may be a useful thing to pretend but it has nothing to do with the law of energy conservation.

cziffra1980 1 month ago

@cziffra1980 If piano playing is perceived as effortless, it's for the simple reason that less effort is going in. There's nobody in the world who can cycle energy when playing the piano. Energy that is expended is expended and nothing in the world is going to bring in back, once it has been used on the piano.

cziffra1980 1 month ago

A great deal of practial information, very interesting and well done, thank you!

Kirtev 1 year ago

@Kirtev

So nice to hear from you again! I'm glad you found this helpful and I'm happy to share with you :)

Love,

Di

MillerMusicStudiosTV 1 year ago

Excellent tips! I completely agree that "gravity" can be your friend at the keyboard and you should use it to your advantage. Great tips on position, fingering, etc. These will allow one to SAVE their hands and enjoy the keyboard for years and years to come. Mike

MoJoPiano 2 years ago

Dear MoJoPiano/Mike,

Thanks! Did you hear my video piano playing: "Christmas Joy?" - that got a lot of sound but mostly I only had to drop onto the keys - I do use a lot of body weight too, sort of playing aggressively in that video, but when I watched it I thought of how gravity does help us get a nice, round tone :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S DAY!

Love,

Di

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