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Re: Group 1 @Nijwm sorry for the late reply. Can you send me a video link about your two quesitons to my email? I think it will be easier to asses. [email protected] Thanks!
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Re: Group 2 Hello everyone, I hope you gained some insight on how to start paying more attention to your hands and how they should constantly being relaxed. Let me know if you have any more questions.…
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Re: Group 1 Hello everyone, I hope you gained some insight on how to start paying more attention to your hands and how they should constantly being relaxed. Let me know if you have any more questions.…
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Re: Group 1 @Peter Train I am so happy it is helping you! Your video looks very good, continue working slow and you"ll see how the understanding of tension will improve. About your question, haha I don't know.…
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Re: Group 2 @Gordon Macdonald awesome, thanks for sharing. This looks much better already. My pianist father always said to me, if you really want to know if you know a piece very well, play it extra slow haha.…
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Re: Group 1 @David thank you so much for your questions and video. This is very important. 1. Yes, there has to be a fitness buildup, but not only in your hand but understanding where the strength comes from. 2.…
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Re: Group 1 @David Great! thanks! Yes, that first study of Segovia's Sor edition is perfect for that. Try it a bit slower and with less pressure though. You'll see it will work much better.…
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Re: Group 1 @Peter Train Yes! definitely, if you find an example posted here so I can see it. I'm glad it helped.
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Re: Group 1 @Peter I missed your video, but now I saw it. It looks good in general. It will definitely help to identify the structures as I explain on my second video and practice slowly the shifts between them.…
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Re: Group 1 @Peter Train thanks for sharing! The relaxation looks. Nevertheless, I think you are pressing too hard. Have you tried using less pressure on your chords and positions?…
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Re: Group 1 @Gunter thanks for sharing. What you play in the video looks very good. About your question: it all depends. I would try to identify where does the tension starts building up and pay extra attention…
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Re: Group 1 @Peter thanks for sharing! I can see you are relaxing and in general it looks good. May I suggest you lower your LH thumb a little bit so you have more space between the palm of your hand and the…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Group 2 @Jose Luis Ochoa great! This is the idea. Now that your hand is relaxed, try to use that same momentum to get to the next position. Let me know how this feels and if you have any questions.
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Re: Group 2 @Andre Bernier Thank you so much for sharing this with the group. I tried it and it feels great afterwards.
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Re: Group 2 @Andre Bernier well done! This is the idea. As you gain confidence, you'll be able to play relaxed while playing faster and on tempo. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Group 2 @Ron Well done! The idea of spending a lot of time relaxing and observing is exactly this: finding unnecessary tensions that are affecting our playing. You'll see,…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Group 2 @Ron Hi! I apparently missed your video. I apologize. This is much better! Also your hands look much more organized. Can you try it slower, the way I explain in my last video (PART 3)?
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Group 1 @GALAIS Olivier thanks for sharing! That is definitely the right idea. Well done. Check my latest video where I explain why it is important to do it slower.…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Group 2 @Gordon Macdonald very good! Thanks for sharing. As I told @mark , you can do this much slower sand benefit much more. The idea seems clear, but the point of the exercise is the creation of a…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Group 2 @Mark de Beer great, thanks for sharing. As I wrote above, you can still benefit more from this exercise if you do it slower. Also, separating the steps a bit more will help you create a clearer…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Group 2 @Mark de Beer very good. That's the idea. I still would recommend you do it slower, just to observe your hands and fingers and feel them.
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Re: Group 2 @Andre Bernier thanks :) This is much better. I still recommend you separate the processes more. Step 1 and 2 (relax and prepare) can still be done as two independent movements.…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Group 1 @Peter for some reason I cannot see your video. Is it maybe because you have it as private?
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