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Octaves
Octaves are an essential part of piano playing and it’s difficult to imagine what the piano repertoire would be like without them! This video starts with suggestions for preparatory work at the elementary level followed by technical solutions for various types of octave playing. Resources & links Click here to view a lecture series on the foundations of good piano technique. ...Sign in to view if you have purchased access to this content or see purchase options below.
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Ilga Pitkevica
Ilga Pitkevica-Baldwin graduated from Jazepa Vitola Latvian Music Academy in Riga with honours and a Master’s degree in Solo Piano Performance, Piano Teaching, Accompaniment and Chamber Music. Ilga is a successful piano teacher with the private practice in Cambridge. Since 2014 Ilga has taught as a Principal Tutor of the internationally-acclaimed Piano Teachers’ Course UK. She also lectures in the UK and in Latvia on piano teaching, and on the history and teaching methods of the Russian Piano School.
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