Essential Piano Technique Lesson

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Check out this video from Berkleemusic.com and watch as Berklee professor Paul Schmeling shows ways to perfect your posture and finger position on the keyboard and play your favorite piano piece with a new level of comfort and ease.

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[kaferere]

Never, Never play the piano whilst drunk. I did once and ran straight over a saxophonist. That's my tip. Thankyou.

[pianoboyo]

Whilst I agree with much of what proff Schmelling has to say I have to be blunt and say that it isn't gospel. I have studied with teachers from all over the world and this is only ONE way of playing the piano .. not necessarily the best. Indeed it is a source of great annoyance to me that teachers polarise so much with regards to the technical training and production of sound..when there are clearly many ways to produce a beautiful sound and strong technique.

[horses1]

@kaferere Excellent.

[johnbresnik]

@pianoboyo - true, this is only ONE way of playing the piano, but I've been playing jazz for 55 years and I think this is the best approach. It's the best approach for me, anyway.

[DarkStar1O9]

awww ol pops bless his heart

[Tigerped]

@assindiastignani - surely you mean clarinetist. Black stick of death my sax player calls it ;-)

[assindiastignani]

@kaferere The most intelligent thing anyone here has said. However, don't reproach yourself. Running over a saxaphonist is not necessarily such a bad thing. If you had managed to take out a flutist or two at the same time, you might have been be eligible for a Nobel Peace Prize, although they don't seem to be that hard to come by these days...

[lukefenderrhodes]

@pianoboyo  you shouldnt try to get your point accros to people u dont know, not all of people can afford piano lessons this guy does us a favor

[Aul1kki]

That's basically it! Damn good short lesson!

[piercinglight]

@hugstablebear Sorry to respond to such an old video, but my opinion is: depends on your hand structure, metabolism, life experiences, etc. Personally, my hand retains an "arch" when playing quick scale passages and arpeggios (except that my hand angle changes). When your hand stretches for larger skips/arpeggios, the knuckles flatten down a bit. As for tendinitis, if you feel as if your hand hurts, if you're constantly repeating the painful action, that is what can urge on tendinitis.

[kkknoxskorner]

Simple, yet extremely helpful tips. Thanks.

[3screamingkids]

"Get the finger over the key before you strike."

I tell you, I tried like crazy to strike the key before getting the finger over it, and have not been successful, so I must be screwing up here.