Mastering Tricky Passages - Ask your Questions!
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Dear Dominic, thank you for this opportunity; I have two questions:
1. I still can't understand and use the weight of my arm correctly. I know very well that to avoid tension, I have to play with a very relaxed arm and wrist. This gives my fingers a lot of support, allowing them to sink well into the keys, especially in legato and phrasing. However, it slows me down and makes staccato difficult. If I remove the weight, however, I'm faster, but I feel like I'm losing my phrasing and control of the tension, which I'm starting to feel in some cases.
2. Even thirds are still a mystery😅... If I play them with relaxed fingers and arm, they're very soft and legato with a nice legato feel, but if I remove the weight and curl my fingers, my hand starts to feel more tense, and the legato is stiffer...less fluid.
I understand that these may seem obvious, but I struggle with them every day😔...
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Hi Dominic,
a question regarding Chopin's f# minor Polonaise op.44:
do you have any ingenious fingering for the infamous runs at mm 250 & 258 and any helpful advice how to practice them?