Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
Elevate Your Technique with Two Expert-Led Weeks
Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
Discover the keys to left-hand relaxation and efficiency. Arturo will guide you through:
- Understanding hand anatomy and mastering optimal movement.
- The foundational concept of position "zero."
- Tackling technical challenges in notorious "uncomfortable" passages with practical solutions.
- Daily exercises designed to enhance left-hand awareness and precision.
Week 2: Right-Hand Excellence with Ema
Transform your right-hand technique with Ema's expert guidance. You’ll focus on:
- Building finger independence and fluidity for effortless right-hand movement.
- Practicing Giuliani’s arpeggio studies to improve control and precision.
- Integrating essential preparation techniques into your practice for lasting progress.
This is your opportunity to refine your playing with focused, actionable insights from top-tier instructors!
Course Period: January 20th - January 31st - No Signup needed!
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Assignments
Exercises:
1. Observe how does it feel to have a relaxed hand.
2. Apply this using the position zero principle while changing between two chords.
3. Choose any excerpt of a piece you are working right now (1 or 2 bars) and try to analyze where is the structural pattern and where would it be suitable to relax.
Let me know how it goes!
Exercise for "purposeful relaxation":
1. Read the above pictured segment of the first four chords of Quadrivial Quandary by Andrew York.
2. Practice it first in steps by (1) relaxing then (2) shifting to the next chord.
3. Apply a relaxation that drives your fingers into the next chord.
Let me know how it goes :)
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Hi Arturo, This is a 2 measure excerpt from a transcription of Schumann's Winterzeit II op.68.39.
It is a chordal passage that can be pretty challenging for me. I think I understand the basis of what you are saying though I think I have difficulty fully relaxing before moving to the next chord.
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Arturo Castro Nogueras Thanks very much for responding to my video, Arturo. The lesson on left hand relaxation has been very helpful.
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Thanks for your help. I have reached a point in that I have learned that there is more to the RT hand then playing arpeggios. I been practicing in playing polyphonic type stuff. The importance of training my fingers to play really lightly and to bring out the melody and variations especially when playing chords without arpeggios and accenting the top notes. Your relaxation approach is great.
Thanks for the inspiration
Peter
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