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Re: Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
@Paul you're welcome. Remember this is about observing your hand without tension. Try to place that 2nd with the 4th, without pressing the strings. Just placing them in position.
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Re: Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
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Re: Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
@Paul
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@Ron thanks for sharing. That looks very good! I think if you add the arpeggios you already have it at a very nice tempo. Maybe practicing it with a metronome and trying to push up the tempo a bit,…
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Re: Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
@Paul I can't find it. would mind posting a photo of said section? Also, which email?
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Re: Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
@Eric Phillips
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Re: Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
@peter hancock Thanks! I'm glad it's helping. Let me know if you have any specific segments or excerpts you would like some help with.
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Re: Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
@Paul Thanks for your message. Let's work on it together. Can you post a picture of the Andantino in question, or tell me the key so I can find it? There are several of them.
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Re: Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
Hi @Ron , I am so glad it has helped you. Do you have any difficult passages you are practicing that you would like that we work together?
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@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.
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3 mths ago
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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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4 mths ago
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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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@Andre Bernier Thank you so much for sharing this with the group. I tried it and it feels great afterwards.
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@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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