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Fun to watch the use of multiple fingers to play the same note-- a technique that appears more frequently in classical music--used in a blues setting.

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WATCH: 10 of the greatest live piano performances to enjoy on World Piano Day 29 March 2022, the 88th day of the year, marks ! And what better activity to do than to find source out some of the greatest live piano performances in history? Take a look through some of our favourites below

WATCH: 10 of the greatest live piano performances to enjoy on World Piano Day 29 March 2022, the 88th day of the year, marks ! And what better activity to do than to find source out some of the greatest live piano performances in history? Take a look through some of our favourites below

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This video outlines the most frequent mistake that pianists make when they try teaching themselves piano without working with instructors: tension in forearms and hands; poor rhythm (working without a metronome), poor sight-reading; poor fi*****ng; sub-optimal practicing (should practice hands separately, only repeat sections that struggle with instead of repeatedly starting from the beginning of the song, and practice in small sections, repeating each measure 7 times).

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Here's an excellent, if technical, explanation of commonly used terms about the feel of the keys of synthesizers and keyboards.

Majority of stage pianos or digital home pianos nowadays feature what they called velocity sensitive keys. As you are playing, the computer algorithm measures the exact time when you start pressing the key to time the key hits its bottom resting point. This variation of "velocities" dictates the corresponding loudness and timbre af a note played. Example, when you press gently it will play soft and faintly while when you press hard it sound loud and clear. Now what you are asking is called key Action.

1. "Graded soft key" pianos have rubber or silicon supports beneath each keys that have exact resistance to mimic the pressing pressure required to depress the key of the real acoustic piano. Unlike those used in synthesizers this type is more firm you should exert about 5oz. of pressure to depress them.
2. "Graded hammer" or more commonly "hammer action" keys are much different. These keys feature dummy hammers. Yes, hammers that only add resistance to the keys action and they strike on rubber matting to suppress the hammering noise during playing. This has the advantage of having the real "feel" of acoustic piano keys. Unlike silicon and rubber which provides uniform firm from the beginning of key press until the key reaches at bottom, hammer action has the feel of something like the keys is attached to a "swinging" hammer. This is what really a real acoustic pianos feel because of their keys overcoming the inertia of hammers at rest.

Amazing what can be done on a keyboard the size of your arm.

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An excellent post about why fi*****ng should only be viewed as "roadmaps" and not mandatory, immutable rules.

Is fi*****ng on the piano largely intuitive? Or are there specific fi*****ngs you are supposed to follow for each song?
Fi*****ng on the piano: Ah! What a wonderful puzzle which can never be fully solved!

Let me supply a few observations from my own adventures as a classically trained pianist, concert performer, master class giver, and researcher in performance practice in late 18th- and early 19th- centuries.

Fi*****ng printed in a piano score is only a road map. Your fingers are the actual point of contact and of interaction between your whole body and the piano. The piano has a complex series of moving and interdependent mechanical components, plus intangibles such as overtones, dampers with after-resonance which is partially controlled by the speed of the upward movement of your fingers, and very greatly influenced by the pedals, all two or three of them.

There are almost infinite possibilities of sound and silence, in all gradations of duration, volume, release (quashing of sound by dampers). This is where fi*****ng serves multiple, often hard-to-predict functions. This is where piano-playing stops, and music-making begins.

In the three centuries that the “piano” has existed, the human body has not changed, but keyboards and piano mechanisms have! What worked then as piano technique does not work well on today’s pianos. Today’s concepts and precepts would easily have killed the music on instruments Mozart and Beethoven used, and probably destroyed the instruments as efficiently as a sledge hammer - leather hammers, hammer shafts, fragile mechanisms, thin strings, lightweight legs and all-wood frame and lightweight construction.

Fi*****ng is a formula, much like the type or size of a shoe you feel most comfortable wearing. Appearance, color, length, width, softness, padding, sole.

A great shoe, no matter how well it is made, will make your life utterly miserable if it is not comfortable. Your right foot might have slightly different anatomical details from from its mirror image which is your left foot, and that has to be taken into account, too, to get a perfect pair of shoes. You do not wear light slippers to go on a long hike, or put on boots to go to the bathroom at night, at least not habitually, I hope, although things would still work, up to a point.

Fi*****ng is a system, but one not meant to fit everybody at all times. In printed music scores, any proposed fi*****ng will give us a strong hint about what the editor (or composer) thinks about the music in question. It may work for you or it may need some modification to fit your comfort and your anatomical configurations of hand, wrists, elbows, shoulders. It is a starting point. You have to make the adjustments, if any are needed

To frustrate you further, you may discover that a particular fi*****ng is perfect a SLOW speed, and hopelessly inadequate in the very sane passage at a GREATER SPEED.

Here are some allied topics I would like to discuss in another essay on Quora:

Moving laterally on the keyboard, (up or down the keyboard). The movements involve each joint of hand, wrist elbow, shoulder, and will be quite different for each individual because of anatomical differences. The length of fingers, breadth pf shoulders, weight of forearms. and many other surprising factors become an annoying complication.

Leaps on there keyboard, large or small

Resolving problems in stretches that can produce tension.

Octaves, sixths, thirds.

Comfort zones at low speed and high speed may well be quite different for the same passage. The slightest feeling of awkwardness or imbalance can lead to wrong notes or bad phrasing, angular or lumpy passagework

Then there are other facets influenced by fi*****ng:

*the downward-upward movement of the key.

*how far down do we go

*how long before the finger starts going up

*relationship of these movements to duration of sounds: noon legato, adjacent quasi legato, overlap legato, distinct silences which have to be timed exactly no matter how fast the passage - less than half sound half silence, exactly half sound half silence, more than half, or faster than the key itself can rise Then there is simultaneity in double notes, chords of three, four, five or six notes, simultaneity in one hand, and simultaneity in both hands (up to 12 notes all struck precisely together).

Some may be played louder than others, Some may be longer or shorter than others.

Some melodies are best played just by the thumb, or third finger, or thumb and third finger combined. I

Then there is the afterglow because of dampers slowly extinguishing the sound.

This will be different in every piano in a microscopic degree, and different in resonant vs dry rooms.

This interesting blog states that to estimate attention span for people, primarily children, totals about 2 - 3 minutes per each year of their age (i.e. 2 year olds: 4-6 minutes; 5 yo: 10-15min.) https://www.brainbalancecenters.com/.../normal-attention...
Bear this in mind, when you think that your young child isn't paying attention.

The Philidelphia Piano Institute reviews the popular piano app, Simply Piano. The rub: Good for learning, is best when used as a supplement to individual instruction.

Is Simply Piano a Scam? — Philadelphia Piano Institute Simply Piano by JoyTunes has 10M downloads, but is it worth $150 per year? Does it have a free version? We'll dig into whether this course is legit or not.

A good article for newbie pianist struggling with wrist pain.

Why Do My Wrists Hurt When Playing Piano? — Philadelphia Piano Institute Wrist pain can point towards issues with your technique, and unaddressed, it can lead to carpal tunnel. Keep reading to learn more.