#22 Turns, Trills & Mordants: The Art of the Trill and Ornamentation

In this lesson I explain how to play trills, turns, mordants and the basic art of ornamentation. trills are best played with a "free" and relaxed hand. If you're too tense you'll get a horrible sounding trill. Needs to be under control and well articulated.

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[pebberbrown]

What I want to know is how you are allowed to have a 28 minute video when everyone else only gets 10 minutes each on you tube?

[Lypur]

I was grandfathered into the old director account back in 2006

[tehspanner]

it's not your usual lesson when your piano teacher explains how they almost died!

[bigdogspook]

Andrew, If I did not enjoy your refreshing teaching method and if I wanted to learn how to trill or if I desired more concise and to the point videos, I would buy a music book and teach myself in that way.

Thank you for your free lessons.

[scolari42]

you help me alot and discoverd sign and notes dont know thxs.. for sharing this

[jomandybri]

I don't know why the heck you did those throat noises, but thanks for the lesson anyway :P

[DylanRedMusic]

are they according to key?

or just play it with semi tones?

[Stephan0523]

hope you doin better now, vacation in Jamaica is better

[slepycernosko]

I already miss you Andrew, when I dont watch your video for a day, you are addictive :D

[mario54671]

Not as much in the Classical period? You've obviously never heard the piano works of Mozart. ;)

[teodortenchev]

Hello, it's been 2 years, how are your hands now?

[strictlybusinessho]

@Lypur you need the time its good :)

[myrddin021]

great, thank you very much!

[StevenLivesay]

Hanon has very good excercises for the trill. Personally, for a trill, I prefer the fingering 1-2-1-3-1-4-1-5-1-4-1-3 etc. It's been said that Mozart invented that fingering, although I don't know how correct this is. But for longer trills, that extend over several measures, this particular fingering helps my hand not to freeze up and allows for a more even execution. I'm just an amatuer, so it may be bad advice, it just works for me.