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Looping
To make ourselves thoroughly comfortable with a tricky passage, it can be helpful to practise it “on a loop”, repeating several times. With each repetition we aim to finesse our sound, to feel loose and free in the body and to correct any unwanted accents, wobbles or dings. Chopin - Waltz in E minor, B.56 Beethoven - Sonata No. 30... Read >>
Inventing Exercises from Your Pieces - Introduction
This set of videos will help you come up with creative ideas for inventing your own exercises within your pieces to solve problems and master challenging passages. Debussy - Arabesque No. 1 from 2 Arabesques Resources & links Open domain editions for the works featured in this video are available via the following links: Debussy 2 Arabesques ... Read >>
Using the Metronome - Introduction
Mendelssohn - Var. 4 from Variations sérieuses, Op.54 Resources & links Click here for an open domain edition of the work featured in this video. ... Read >>
Inventing Exercises from Your Pieces - Repertoire Examples (1)
Beethoven - Sonata No. 27 in E Minor (Op. 90, 1st mvt) Beethoven - Sonata No. 27 in E Minor (Op. 90, 2nd mvt) Resources & links Open domain editions for... Read >>
Inventing Exercises from Your Pieces - Repertoire Examples (2)
Chopin - Étude Op. 10, No. 12 Chopin - Étude Op. 10, No. 12 (Cortot Exercise) Chopin - Étude Op. 10, No. 12 (Cortot Exercise) ... Read >>
The Floating Fermata
Beethoven - Ecossaise in E-Flat (No. 4 from Six Ecossaises, WoO 83) Faure - Andanta Moderato (No. 5 from Piecès brèves, Op. 84) Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (‘Pathétique’, Op. 13, 1st mvt) Resources & links Open domain editions for the works featured in this video are... Read >>
Deconstruction - Repertoire Examples (2)
Tchaikovsky - June from The Seasons, Op.37a Tchaikovsky - June from The Seasons, Op.37a Mozart - Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, K.331 (3rd mvt) Resources & links Open domain editions for the works featured in this video are available via the following links: Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op.37a... Read >>
The Three S's - Slowly
Beethoven - Sonata in C minor (Op.13, 3rd mvt) Bach - Gigue from French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV 816 Resources & links Open domain editions for the works featured in this video are available via the following links: Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Op.13 Bach - French Suite No.5 ... Read >>
The Three S's - Separately
Bach - Prelude in C Minor, BWV 847 Bach - Prelude in C Minor, BWV 847 Beethoven - Sonata in C minor (Op.13, 2nd mvt) Chopin - Nocturne in E-Flat Major (Op. 9 No. 2) Resources & links Open domain editions for the works featured in this video... Read >>