Tension Release Warmup | In-Depth

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Tension Release Warmup | In-Depth | Pianist Academy

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@PianistAcademy1 Жыл бұрын

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@derinderruheliegt Жыл бұрын

I do something very similar to this as I first sit down at the piano for the day. Because I only discovered ‘proper’ arm weight a few years ago, it’s still not as automatic as it should be...so I start very slowly ensuring I allow gravity to do its thing AND consciously make sure all unnecessary muscles are relaxed before moving forward. Lately I’ve found it useful to think about my elbow transferring the weight, but staying free...you get the sensation your elbow is resting on a film of oil, but can kind of gently glide in-plane side to side (an analogy I got from Danae Dörken, to be fair).

@PianistAcademy1 Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Thanks for sharing! Slow is the way to go.

@serwoolsley Жыл бұрын

don't have tension in the forearms anymore but i'm gonna try this exercise, thanks for sharing

@PianistAcademy1 Жыл бұрын

Sounds good!

@aBachwardsfellow Жыл бұрын

That seems to bear some semblance to the combined wrist drop and weight transfer of Leschetizky's close touch. The main difference is that the drop and "rebound" would all occur as a more connected single motion, and the fingers -- whatever combination that was used -- would not leave contact with the keys (unless playing stacatto). Very helpful warmup ! :-)

@PianistAcademy1 Жыл бұрын

Yes, it seems to be close to the Leschetizky! I learned this one from my undergrad prof as he worked with a few students that brought lots and lots of tension into their first degree program.

@AlexandreSchimel Жыл бұрын

Dear Charles, thank you so much for yet another invaluable lesson. Here I continue to struggle with my reactive arthritis (Reiter's Disease). Lots of pain in the joints of the hands. On your last live I couldn't follow up due to connection problems (I believe you also experienced problems). Do you believe you could present some study routine for my case? Something that didn't force me to sit still for weeks when the disease manifests itself? I know it's a delicate question, but you're my last hope. Thanks again for your time and attention.

@PianistAcademy1 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alexandre, do you have any physical therapy routines that you use to help combat the symptoms? Since the pain is not being caused by over-use or incorrect use of the mechanism that we are playing with, I'd want to first look into options away from the piano that can help. Then once we are back on the bench, take on learning things in small but very focused doses. Spend 10 minutes focused on one very specific task (a scale, a piece of repertoire or even just a phrase of repertoire, learning chord shapes and harmony etc). Set a time and get up and move around when the timer is up. I'm not sure of the things that can aggravate Reiter's Disease, but I'd want you to learn if there is some connection to the movements at the piano or if there is not. If symptoms subside after some time away from the piano, then come back and do another 10 minutes, focused on a different very specific thing. For the sake of progress and enjoyment, I'd also err learning on the side of incorporating too much of the rest of the arm, and not just the hand (especially if the hand is where the pain is most prominent). We can still learn about rotation and playing with weight while we use a bit less motion in the fingers.

@AlexandreSchimel Жыл бұрын

@@PianistAcademy1 Dear Charles, I will always be grateful for your attention and kind giving of your time. In answer to your question about connection with the piano movements, I can assure you that (although I cannot, in an isolated case, make a direct relationship) by trying the Hanon exercises according to the book you presented in your channel, the pains, swelling and stiffening of the joints got much worse. I paid close attention to the movements and I think I was doing everything correctly. I would like to know more about what you described above. I look forward to your message and videos. Thank you one more time.