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The craft of piano playing
Welcome to the CRAFT OF PIANO PLAYING forum, dedicated to Alan Fraser's approach to piano technique. If you are familiar with the book or DVD, or interested in finding out more, please post your impressions, thoughts, questions and advice...
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kannan725
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 Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:35 pm Post subject: Josef Hofmann |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM3WAm9hK8k
This video illustrates many key ideas in the craft of piano playing. What stuck out most clearly to me was the grasping motion and the independence of his fingers. His hand arch is also very pronounced in those final chords, which allows him to vary the voicing and color. In the chordal sections he seems to be using both arm-weight motions and cobra - strikes. What are your thoughts? |
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alan fraser
The Expert on Piano Technique
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
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Location: Novi Sad, Serbia
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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It's actually not arm weight, it's arm movement which is something different. He moves his arms a lot to keep the sound free with wonderful results, but still very clearly the activity of his hands is the crucial factor in producing that wonderful tone.
Thanks for posting this clip, we can learn a lot from it!
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