Ask Lola - Warm-up routine
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Uploaded by LolaAstanova on Sep 13, 2009
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Virtuoso Lola Astanova answers your questions and shares her secrets.
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so this is the NORMAL tempo? lol,,,wtf am i doing here anyway? haha,,i am begginer ,sorry that was a neurotic laugh
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Normal Tempo??? Good heaven!!!!! I wonder whats her fast tempo is..
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Lola, thanks, I always am grateful when talented people share their daily routines, habits, philosophies, so that I may learn to emulate! btw, as a suggestion from an objective observer who sees a naturally strong, talented player -- try strength development, both in the context of piano (ie, Hanon) and in general - I bet you have a lot more in you, excited to see where it could lead! :) For others reading, posture is of paramount importance -- check out Abbie Whiteside's Playing Chopin book
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obviously NOT from the Russian school.
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I was wondering if you lift your fingers purposely for exercise during warmup, or is that normal technique. I find best results at chromatics doing them at trill speed, but I have to keep my fingers close to the keys. I also use what I call conjunction points eg. for chromatic thirds. C,C#,D conjoin E,F,F# and G,G#,A conjoin B,C,C#. Josh Wright (another concert pianist) mentioned a similar idea when doing scales. It's kind of like key meeting points to make sure that both hands are synched.
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cool
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my fast tempo is like hers at 4:45
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Her fast tempo could be her normal tempo, jeez.
But interesting to see how you warm up, as I usually just do a couple of Hanon exercises. Thanks for the video.
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"normal tempo"???. So would "fast tempo" rip through time and space or something?? and only god would know what Prestissimo would do! :S
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Question 1) I notice, when you are playing scales and/or arppegios at your tempo (fast -lol), how should I curl my fingers? Or should I? Especially, the 5th finger... Ive notice pianist like Keith Jarrett. When he plays, his 5th finger is curled up. No matter how much I practice trying to hold my fingers in those positions, they end up pointing straight out. What could I do to improve this (if it needs to be improved)...? Thank you so much!! PS - I LOVE your sense of fashion! You're the best!
jaythanbishop 9 months ago
@jaythanbishop Thanks for the complements. As for your question, I'm not sure that curling any finger one way or another should be a concern or a goal. Everybody must find their own natural way around the keyboard. If you are struggling with one finger than the issue is, probably, broader, and you may need to go back to some basic hand positioning exercises.
LolaAstanova 9 months ago