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Informance
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Informance publishes rich, interactive digital resources and eBooks which help musicians reach their full potential. By combining state of the art technology with expert insight, we offer musicians a modern, effective and enjoyable way to engage with the timeless art of music making.
Our flagship project is the Practising the Piano Online Academy which is the ultimate online resource for mastering the piano. It features a constantly growing library of over 300 articles, thousands of musical excerpts and hundreds of videos on topics including practising, piano technique and performing from leading experts.
Our flagship project is the Practising the Piano Online Academy which is the ultimate online resource for mastering the piano. It features a constantly growing library of over 300 articles, thousands of musical excerpts and hundreds of videos on topics including practising, piano technique and performing from leading experts.
Piano Practice Clinic with Graham Fitch (October 2024)
Recording of our monthly "Practice Clinic" for October 2024 in which Graham Fitch responds to practising-related queries submitted in advance by Online Academy subscribers. Works and topics featured in this session include:
00:43 - Benefits of Schenkerian Analysis - I’m interested in music theory. I’ve passed ABRSM grade 5 theory and I’ve studied up to grade 8 without taking the exams. I’ve recently started studying Schenkerian Analysis. It is complex and what I wonder is how useful it will be to help me understand music compositions and indeed to help me write my own compositions?
13:24 Granados Vals Poético in F# Minor (No. 6 from Valses poéticos) - I’m having problems moving from the dotted B crotchet to E Sharp in bars 11-12 LH. I’m also struggling with moving my RH from the first beat to the second beat. I’d be grateful for any tips!
18:03 The Thumb in Scales & Arpeggios - I have arthritis in my thumbs and try to find ways not to do “thumbs under” as much as possible. But I really struggle with finding a good technique. When I attend piano concerts I can hardly see the pianist using “thumbs under”. Ordinary scales and arpeggios will do as examples for a body-friendly way to play.
23:57 Ravel Sonatine (1st mvt) - I’m learning this piece because I find it fascinating! I thought it would be fairly straightforward, but the opening is really taxing me. I cannot seem to figure out which hand should be over and which under. I have watched some videos on TH-cam and have found a few different approaches.
Recordings from previous practice clinics are also available here: th-cam.com/play/PLk8Jh2wxTcpZIM2Y4PYCTMWr6COcL7TBK.html
More information on how our practice clinics work is available here:
practisingthepiano.com/your-practising-questions-answered/
Click here to visit the Online Academy website: www.informance.biz/online-academy
00:43 - Benefits of Schenkerian Analysis - I’m interested in music theory. I’ve passed ABRSM grade 5 theory and I’ve studied up to grade 8 without taking the exams. I’ve recently started studying Schenkerian Analysis. It is complex and what I wonder is how useful it will be to help me understand music compositions and indeed to help me write my own compositions?
13:24 Granados Vals Poético in F# Minor (No. 6 from Valses poéticos) - I’m having problems moving from the dotted B crotchet to E Sharp in bars 11-12 LH. I’m also struggling with moving my RH from the first beat to the second beat. I’d be grateful for any tips!
18:03 The Thumb in Scales & Arpeggios - I have arthritis in my thumbs and try to find ways not to do “thumbs under” as much as possible. But I really struggle with finding a good technique. When I attend piano concerts I can hardly see the pianist using “thumbs under”. Ordinary scales and arpeggios will do as examples for a body-friendly way to play.
23:57 Ravel Sonatine (1st mvt) - I’m learning this piece because I find it fascinating! I thought it would be fairly straightforward, but the opening is really taxing me. I cannot seem to figure out which hand should be over and which under. I have watched some videos on TH-cam and have found a few different approaches.
Recordings from previous practice clinics are also available here: th-cam.com/play/PLk8Jh2wxTcpZIM2Y4PYCTMWr6COcL7TBK.html
More information on how our practice clinics work is available here:
practisingthepiano.com/your-practising-questions-answered/
Click here to visit the Online Academy website: www.informance.biz/online-academy
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Julian Jacobson - Beethoven Pathetique Sonata - Introduction (Preview)
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In a new video lecture series on the Online Academy, pianist Julian Jacobson gives a detailed walk-through of Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata. Whether you're embarking upon playing it or simply want to discover more about this groundbreaking work, these videos give extensive insights on style, interpretation and performance. Click here to view an index with links to the full videos on the Online ...
William Westney - Making Friends With the Notes (Excerpt)
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In this video excerpt from his new series, William Westney demonstrates a powerful, proven strategy for playing freely and expressively using Erste Verlust from Schumann's Album for the Young. Many viewers of this video will be unfamiliar with this approach and may find it a bit surprising, but it is straightforward, refreshing and amazingly effective! William's full video series demonstrating ...
Schumann - Album for the Young - Knecht Ruprecht, Op. 68 No. 12 (Preview)
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This video is a preview from Graham Fitch’s lesson series on the first eighteen works in Schumann’s Album for the Young. Click here to view the introductory video for this series and to find out more: www.informance.biz/online-academy/203-schumann-album-for-the-young-op-68/1412
Schumann - Album for the Young - Erster Verlust, Op. 68 No. 16 (Preview)
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This video is a preview from Graham Fitch’s lesson series on the first eighteen works in Schumann’s Album for the Young. Click here to view the introductory video for this series and to find out more: www.informance.biz/online-academy/203-schumann-album-for-the-young-op-68/1412
Schumann - Album for the Young - Fröhlicher Landmann, Op. 68 No. 10 (Preview)
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This video is a preview from Graham Fitch’s lesson series on the first eighteen works in Schumann’s Album for the Young. Click here to view the introductory video for this series and to find out more: www.informance.biz/online-academy/203-schumann-album-for-the-young-op-68/1412
Schumann - Album for the Young - Kleine Studie, Op. 68 No. 14 (Preview)
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This video is a preview from Graham Fitch’s lesson series on the first eighteen works in Schumann’s Album for the Young. Click here to view the introductory video for this series and to find out more: www.informance.biz/online-academy/203-schumann-album-for-the-young-op-68/1412
Foundations in Piano Technique - Course for Adult Beginners & Returners - Lesson 1 (Excerpt)
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In contrast to most books for beginner pianists, Penelope Roskell's approach to teaching technique encourages pianists to play all of her exercises and pieces with a detached ‘bobbing’ technique initially, rather than legato. This way the arm supports each finger as it plays in a well-coordinated movement. In this excerpt from her video course for adult beginners and returners, Foundations in P...
Schumann - Album for the Young - Wilder Reiter, Op. 68 No. 8 (Preview)
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This video is a preview from Graham Fitch’s lesson series on the first eighteen works in Schumann’s Album for the Young. Click here to view the introductory video for this series and to find out more: www.informance.biz/online-academy/203-schumann-album-for-the-young-op-68/1412
Schumann - Album for the Young - Stückchen, Op. 68 No. 5 (Preview)
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This video is a preview from Graham Fitch’s lesson series on the first eighteen works in Schumann’s Album for the Young. Click here to view the introductory video for this series and to find out more: www.informance.biz/online-academy/203-schumann-album-for-the-young-op-68/1412
Schumann - Album for the Young - Soldatenmarsch, Op. 68 No. 2 (Preview)
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This video is a preview from Graham Fitch’s lesson series on the first eighteen works in Schumann’s Album for the Young. Click here to view the introductory video for this series and to find out more: www.informance.biz/online-academy/203-schumann-album-for-the-young-op-68/1412
Schumann - Album for the Young - Melodie, Op. 68 No. 1 (Preview)
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This video is a preview from Graham Fitch’s lesson series on the first eighteen works in Schumann’s Album for the Young. Click here to view the introductory video for this series and to find out more: www.informance.biz/online-academy/203-schumann-album-for-the-young-op-68/1412
Piano Practice Clinic with Graham Fitch (July 2024)
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Recording of our monthly "Practice Clinic" for July 2024 in which Graham Fitch responds to practising-related queries submitted in advance by Online Academy subscribers. Works and topics featured in this session include: 00:49 Chopin Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 68 No. 2 - I am preparing this piece for my ABRSM Grade 7 exam and although I can play it by memory and have learnt it well using deep lear...
Practising the Piano - Online Workshop Highlights (2024)
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Our online workshops programme will be taking a break over the summer and will resume in September. In the meantime, we leave you with some highlights from our events so far this year. We're also offering discounts on workshop recordings (including the events featured in this video!) and many other resources as part of our Summer Sale. Click here to sign-up and receive details of these offers: ...
Piano Practice Clinic with Graham Fitch (June 2024)
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Recording of our monthly "Practice Clinic" for June 2024 in which Graham Fitch responds to practising-related queries submitted in advance by Online Academy subscribers. Works and topics featured in this session include: 00:34 Sibelius Etude, Op. 76 No. 2 - My hands are on the smaller side so they get tired halfway through the piece. Do you have any suggestions to play the right-hand melody in ...
Julian Jacobson - Beethoven Tempest Sonata - Introduction (Preview)
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Julian Jacobson - Beethoven Tempest Sonata - Introduction (Preview)
Julian Jacobson - Beethoven Tempest Sonata - Performance from Video Lecture Series
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Julian Jacobson - Beethoven Tempest Sonata - Performance from Video Lecture Series
Piano Practice Clinic with Graham Fitch (May 2024)
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Piano Practice Clinic with Graham Fitch (May 2024)
Debussy - Bruyères, No. 5 from Preludes, Book II (Performance)
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Debussy - Bruyères, No. 5 from Preludes, Book II (Performance)
Debussy - Brouillards, No. 1 from Preludes, Book II (Performance)
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Debussy - Brouillards, No. 1 from Preludes, Book II (Performance)
Debussy - Bruyères No. 5 from Preludes, Book II (Lesson Excerpt)
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Debussy - Bruyères No. 5 from Preludes, Book II (Lesson Excerpt)
Debussy - Brouillards No. 1 from Preludes, Book II (Lesson Excerpt)
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Debussy - Brouillards No. 1 from Preludes, Book II (Lesson Excerpt)
Fred Karpoff performs Debussy's Canope (No. 10 from Preludes, Book II)
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Fred Karpoff performs Debussy's Canope (No. 10 from Preludes, Book II)
Fred Karpoff teaches Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1!
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Fred Karpoff teaches Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1!
Fred Karpoff on playing Debussy's Clair de Lune!
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Fred Karpoff on playing Debussy's Clair de Lune!
Fred Karpoff shows how to play the repeated notes in Beethoven's Fur Elise!
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Fred Karpoff shows how to play the repeated notes in Beethoven's Fur Elise!
Beethoven - Fur Elise, Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 (Lesson Excerpt)
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Beethoven - Fur Elise, Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 (Lesson Excerpt)
Debussy - Clair de Lune No 3 from Suite bergamasque, L 75 (Lesson Excerpt)
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Debussy - Clair de Lune No 3 from Suite bergamasque, L 75 (Lesson Excerpt)
Eric Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1 (Lesson Excerpt)
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Eric Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1 (Lesson Excerpt)
Piano Practice Clinic with Graham Fitch (March 2024)
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Piano Practice Clinic with Graham Fitch (March 2024)
thanks bruh bruh
Cant listen to enough of these tutorials! High End piano playing is new to me. I like your explanations alot as well as the clear and comprehensible sound!
Useful tips as always!
Thanks Graham! Very helpful comments on the opening of that beautiful and tricky Sonatine first movement - thank goodness it's marked "Modere".
Best interpretation here of all performed here on TH-cam.
Thanks for this video. What model and year of Bechstein are you playing in this video? I am looking for a similar one. What do you think of yours?
Fred Karpov and his piano on-line school Entrada is one of the best Piano teaching school. Comprehensive, detailed and with lots of technique videos. For beginners and advanced alike through all levels. Fred is the best teacher. Unfortunately completely underrated and pretty unknown in the piano community. Give Entrada a try and you will be enthusiastic about it.
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This is very helpfull, thank you! It immediately transformed my playing, better tone, more ease, even when playing slower. I notice a better connection of the fingers with the arm. The hand stays much more stable, and the fingers take the keys almost “on the wing” instead of notewise.
Maestro Fitch, che onore poter visionare il materiale che ci propone! La ringraziamo in tanti dall'Italia. Con stima e amminirazione.
So beautifully explained. Feel confident I can master this! Many thanks
i went to a great concert by Grimwood - all Tchaikovsky programme. I remember him saying that Daniel was able to play anything the guests asked him to at some evening or other...
Thank you for making this. I've been searching for piano technique training and I'm really glad to have found your video.
Simply Beautiful 👏🏾
I wish she was my personal teacher tbh
Great tip!! Also love your book - Graham recommended to me 👏🏼
Two minutes in and I just had a lightbulb moment!! can’t wait to listen to the rest later today thank you so much!!!
Thanks Graham 🎉🎉
There is no pedal in Les barriades mystérieuses for a simple reason : the piece was written for hapsichord, an instrument with no pedal ;-)
thx, wonderful
Thank you so much for these practice clinics, they are always full of valuable insights and advice. I always want to get straight back to the piano bench after listening to you!
Thanks Graham, for another great Practice Clinic
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FANTASTIC breakdown!! Great lesson.
SO very interesting! Thank you.
This is really sound instructions on scale technique. It's not 'every single' thing, but the big two she mentioned the arm leading and the release on certain notes at speed will solve about 95% of problems people have with smooth speed. Amazing details here, many thanks.
thanks , very helpful
This was written for harpsichord. The piano had not yet been invented in Couperin's time. On the harpsichord, there is no sustain pedal. But, the note would ring on as long as you held the key down after it was played, slowly dying away, until you lifted your finger. That's why the so-called "finger pedaling" is so effective in Baroque music. It provides for an illusion of a sustain pedal, when really, it is all done with the hands. And that is why Couperin notated it that way.
We can't see what you are playing.
Graham: I am a huge fan. You have a Yamaha now I see! Which model if I may ask - and are you a Yamaha artist now? I hope.
I play on Clavinova CSP 170 , it is nice but I thing on acoustic, and digital Clavinova piano , I’m still training , intermediate level
Thank you on your valuable tips and information, Wat is your advice on play white keys between black keys (in the back keyboard area), with thick or wide fingers , as 3rd and fourth finger?
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You may want to obtain an external overhead camera. So your ph9ne as 1 Camara where it is positioned now and another camera for overhead filming your hands. Otherwise,nice demonstration and analysis!
You may want to obtain an external overhead camera. So your ph9ne as 1 Camara where it is positioned now and another camera for overhead filming your hands. Otherwise,nice demonstration and analysis!
Woooooooow .. Thank You ....
I've got this in an Associated Board keyboard anthology for Grades 3 & 4! No wonder I'm finding it hard!
Thank you for the video. Could you tell me your fingering for the downward arpeggios? Play them with the right hand only or break them up into two hands?
Love this video and thanks for spreading the knowledge. I just started this piece today I’m so excited.
first time on your channel. 2 minutes into watching ur video and im already your subscriber. thanks!
Hello Graham, I got surprised to see that my "old" question was featured in this practice clinic. Thank you for taking the time to answer it with much details and correct my misunderstandings. I have also asked my teacher in-between and she was also the one explaining me about the importance of developing reflexes for fast tempo practice.
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Beautiful playing
Most wonderful piece of music, has not changed in it's magic in 50 years pour moi. Debussy ah!!
Interesting comparisons. Thank you Fred.
A clear performance of a complex piece!
I played this Debussy about nearly thirty years ago. 🤣
Thank you Graham.
New Ollerton, near Mansfield.
i used 2-1-2-1-2-1 a it is a 3-8 meter.
Fantastic explanation here! The "ta tata ta" really helps. This piece (as with any difficult piece) for me, is going to be practiced VERY slowly until I can get it to speed and more importantly, being able to distinguish the notes and not a blur! I really enjoyed Daniil Trifonov’s version even after hearing Horowitz! (Gasp!)Trifonov is amazing. Here he is and thx for this. it really helps. th-cam.com/video/Gy5UHK4EeM8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0b5ApYC6LK0OL7qC