Technical Exercises and Regimes


Octaves (7)

It almost does not matter what sort of octave work is used in a general technical regime, as long as some is included. I recommend scales and/or arpeggios in octaves, using thumb and 5th finger, played in three different ways: Quasi-legato - hold each octave as long as possible. The touch will be tenuto, the wrist firm and unbending. Plucked - use the finger tips and the wrist to pluck each octave out of the keyboard. Wrist staccato - a springy wrist, the finger tips firm and active. Forearm staccato - a bouncing movement generated from the forearm, the...

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