Improve your trills with Robert Durso! (Master of the Taubman Approach!)

I'd like to watch the video later.

I am looking forward to this session. Question re consecutive trills and the finger movements to play them smoothly. For example, the coda of Paderewski’s Menuet in G major, measures 117 through 120, it’s easier to link the right hand trills going down from D to B, however, stepping back up to D from B, do I play the C twice (ms 118) to transition up? The suggested 132 fingering doesn’t work for me.

Thank you ToneBase. Will be definitely watching the recorded session and can hardly wait!

I have a question on dynamics and trills. I currently am working on Faure's Pavane Op. 50. In it there are two passages that have a sustained trill in the right hand while the left hand plays the staccto melody. During which there is either a diminuendo or crescendo that needs to be played (see attached score snippet, bar 67).

However, I am can't seem to figure out how to detach the speed of my trill from the dynamics. That is, I can only make it softer by slowing it down and then it sort of losses the effect that I think it is going for.

Any tips on dynamic controls in trills?

Thanks for this topic. Could you address handling the prolonged trills in the sixth variation of Beethoven’s 109? 

Hoping to watch live, but may have view later.

What strategies can be used to improve trills on different types of keyboards... grand piano, upright piano, low cost keyboard (and some very expensive electronic organs), tracker organs....

Thank you for this lesson, Dominic! Thank you, Bob! You articulated your ideas about trills beautifully. You made it very understandable. The concept of "grouping" and the example of the telephone number being a 3 + 4 and how that helps us remember it. I like the advice about "training being prominent in our thinking", but then "letting it go." Taking a break. Wise.

I appreciate very much the expert use of the camera, too. Those overhead views and side views are used expertly. Thank you!

Hi, thanks for an interesting live stream! I'd like to take a look at the handout that would be available to download after the stream. Where is it located? Greetings!