There doesn't seem to be much of a resource on piano wrist techniques so I thought I'd share these with you. I use them in my own teaching and playing. It is important to have relaxed and flexible wrists when you play to avoid any unnecessary muscle tension which can,...
This simple left hand / right hand exercise demonstrates the difference between Legato and Staccato. Legato is to play musical notes in a continuous and smooth fashion. Staccato is played in a short, choppy style. . Play it with Piano Wizard 4 Steps. Sorry, link is...
The Miyagi Technique is a great piano exercise for beginners. Its the piano technique that leads to all other piano techniques, and all beginners should really learn how to do it.
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4g-pgsSZCIY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Dr. John Mortensen, Professor of Piano at Cedarville University, explains the principle of rotation. It solves lots...
Children often need help correcting poor finger positions and technique on the piano. This video is part ONE of a series of videos I'm putting together to help you teach kids good hand position. The series of videos was inspired by some questions asked on my piano...
Why do we need to have a correct posture at the piano? Which are the benefits of a proper arm and hand position? Which are the basic elements of a correct piano posture?...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xjZOS67AdU Fingering exercises for piano players include stretches, scales, broken chords, arpeggios and four octaves. Learn to warm up your piano playing muscles with help from a piano teacher in this free video on piano...
<iframe width="480" height="360" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/L_ZOKv3ek0s?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Andrea Monk provides beginners advice on piano fingering, posture, and technique.
