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Re: Group 2
@Adena good job! on a couple of your "practice drops" I'm still seeing you "control" the arm at the very last second before hitting the key, which essentially stops the drop.…
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Re: Group 2
@Michelle Webb good question. It is ok to start at a slower tempo BUT work in small enough segments that you can play tiny segments up to tempo from the beginning.…
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Re: Group 1
@Gail Starr GO YOU! Yes, you totally are understanding the drop! What a difference. Once you feel the drop become more automatic, then we can have fun exploring how to apply it to more nuanced…
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Re: Group 1
@Nina BR you are on the right track! When you first learn this concept your arms WILL feel relaxed, heavy, and less "controlled" at first. You are trusting gravity!! Your left hand,…
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Re: Group 1
@rebecca LAM With your Beethoven, be careful to not "prelock" your LH in place for the next chord. This is a freezing motion prior to the chord that results in some pressing instead of relaxed…
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Re: Group 1
@rebecca LAM Nice work! At the moment, you are still creating an effort in "lifting" your arm off the keys at the end of the drop motion. Logically, it makes sense because you are trying to prepare…
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Re: Group 1
@Sheetal Patel nice job! Notice that, with your LH, your hand is doing quite well with the drop stay move because the music lends itself to it... there is a constant rhythm and your hand HAS to…
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Re: Group 4
@Tim Yes, rests can be our best friend AND our enemy. Often times, we see the rest and our brain goes "yay, I can ignore this hand for a while and focus on the other hard stuff.…
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Re: Group 3
@Michael Fingers will never come into play here. The keyword you used that shows the problem is "reset." The only reason one would need to reset is if there was an issue with the Drop or Stay, i.e.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 1
@Gail Starr Great question! This topic can be somewhat debated, as there are differing opinions on Bach performance practice. If we are going purely historical, we think of harpsichord and organ.…
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Re: Group 1
@Randi This is why this technique is difficult to learn. As you said, it seems counterintuitive. However, YES you will be dropping on every single note.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 1
@rebecca LAM I think next week's video discussing practice techniques will help clarify this. As a preview: Practicing hands separate is not very helpful.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 1
@Sheetal Patel absolutely. Not a silly question at all! The drop becomes almost imperceptible as you achieve faster tempi, but it is there! That is why it takes time to really master the technique.
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Re: Group 1
@Priya Viseskul any tension like you are describing in the context of a "lateral leap" is a result of improper Drop or Stay. If there is any freezing or pressing at the end of the first note's attack,…
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Re: Group 4
@Mary Mathews yes, the arc VISUALLY is nice but PHYSICALLY will always let us down. Think of a graph... the distance needed to travel the arc will always be much larger than the direct line on the…
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Re: Group 3
@Letizia it's all the same mechanics, whether we are going from p to f or p to ppp. What does change is just the degree of weight that you use. Depending on the piece/composer, etc,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 2
@Astrida yes, read Jenny's note.... do NOT practice separately. It may feel helpful at the time but when you go to put hands together.... POOF it falls apart.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 2
@Jenny great question! Did you learn the piece hands separate? It is SO important to incorporate ALL of these difficult things right from the start. You should only play hands separate for a few…
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Re: Group 1
@Marc M great question! I actually discussed this in a lecture I gave for MTNA last year. What we SEE is not what we FEEL on the instrument. If we all tried to emulate LangLang's arm flailing and…
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Re: Group 1
@Jeremiah great question! Yes, softer sounds are more difficult for this very reason... it is a difficult physical concept to absorb. Think about the hammer analogy...…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 4
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you all. Please feel free to reach out to me here with any questions, thoughts, and recordings. 🥳
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 3
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you all. Please feel free to reach out to me here with any questions, thoughts, and recordings. 🥳
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 2
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you all. Please feel free to reach out to me here with any questions, thoughts, and recordings. 🥳
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 1
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you all. Please feel free to reach out to me here with any questions, thoughts, and recordings.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 4
@Marc M thank you so much! thank you for sharing your talent with us!
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- 1 yr ago
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