Why Your Piano Playing Sounds Stiff (And How To Fix It) | Wrist Technique
Practise flexible wrist movement on piano with repeated D-minor chords, sixteenth-note patterns and octaves. Jason Zac demonstrates how wrist motion shapes accents and dynamics. Nathaniel conducts classes on Piano, Guitar, Vocals, Bass and other instruments along with Music Production. You can learn over 4 months, 8 months or 12 months. To learn more, please reach us at 7760456847 or write to us at music@nathanielschool.com A Piano tutorial by our faculty which demonstrates the use of the wrist for extended playing. This technique also allows you to play faster, with more dynamics and brings out all the accents you want in your groove. Also, check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanielmusic Website: http://www.nathanielschool.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/music_method YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nathanielschool. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nathanielschool #PianoTechnique #WristTechnique #PianoTips Chapters 00:00 Wrist technique on piano 00:28 Wrist movement, accents and dynamics 01:02 D minor chord example 01:21 Compare a stiff hand while playing faster 02:15 Keep the wrist flexible 03:00 Two wrist positions over the same chord 03:48 Apply the movement to a sixteenth-note pattern 04:23 Use the technique for octaves 05:10 Recap
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