Scales 1: Practicing and playing - supple wrists. Examples from Liszt’s and Chopin’s works
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0:18 - Wrists Theoretical Movements (exaggerated)
0:49 - Scales in Contrary Motion
1:43 - Scales in Parallel Motion
2:23 - Scales in Fast Tempo - Short Examples:
● Liszt - Concerto n° 1 (4th Mov., Coda)
● Chopin - Polonaise op.53 (measures 45-47)
● Chopin - Etude op. 25 n° 11 (measures 93-96)
2:52 - Supple Wrists Movements - Example:
● Chopin - Etude op. 25 n° 12
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Dear Alexander
In these difficult times, after so many years, I decided to sit at the piano and start practicing seriously again. I came upon your videos only by chance, and I can honestly say it was mine gold. In less than a week, I was enjoying very easy scales and a flexibility I didn't feel for a long time.
Merci, maître.
À une prochaine, peut-être...
Excellent video. Possibly the best on TH-cam in terms of explanations/demonstrations.
Cette vidéo est vraiment super et très détaillée, je l'adore.
Jamais aucun de mes professeurs, dans le passé, n'a été capable de me donner des explications si claires et si précises, et cette vidéo répond très exactement aux questions que je me posais, et que je vous ai d'ailleurs posées lors de notre dernière correspondance !!
Merci beaucoup.
Best technical videos I have seen
You are really fantastic, thank you very much for this great contribution. Es como revelar un gran secreto, muchas Gracias!!
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Thanks !
woww...please do more videos..
Merci beaucoup pour ces conseils
Muchas gracias por estos vídeos valiosos!!
Bravo une très belle technique
Terrific !
hi Sir. your technique tutorial is so inspiring. where can i have lesson with you? i still have many fundamental technique problems. thank you.
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the best!!! thank you!!
which is your favorite pianist(/s)?
Probably Cziffra...and the others. ;)
Good morning Sir Master Aleksander Woronicki!
Your videos are very explanatory!
Only one question...
Parallel scales in descending motion follow circular movements of scale in ascending motion or they follows contrary circular movements?
Thanks for the response.
No. Watch carefully my diagrams: the hands are symmetrical, so the contrary motion works only in the same way (=in the contrary direction!). The outside direction is easier (RH CCW / LH CW), the inside one - much more complicated. Work a bit hands separately, but when playing in parallel, it’s better to forget turning and let hands to do the movements by themselves. Be sure to let the wrists flexible enough (but not too much).
Thanks professor Aleksander Woronicki for the response.
But I am a Italian student and I struggle to understand meaning in English.
The example for the circular movements of parallel and contrary scales to follows is the one of scales without the thumb?
Same movement in ascending and descending.
Thanks and excuse me please.
@@lucaportinari3754 Dear Luca, sorry, I don’t give lessons on YT. Send me, please, your e-mail address and I will send you some drawings aw4piano.info/en/contact
Thanks for the response, professor Aleksander Woronicki.
Being a little against on line lesson, as soon as I succeed I will organize my self for a study holiday to see Paris again and get to know her, a great musician and teacher.
I wish you the best of this unusual period that we are all experiencing.
Greetings, Luca.
@@lucaportinari3754 OK, as you like. You're always welcome to Paris! But let me tell you: my students say that the optimal system is to mix live and video lessons. Take care!
the technic youre showing while youre playing slow is so different to the "realistic" fast parts.
In the fast parts the back of your hand is extremely steady, which is diserable in my opinion. but why practise a big wrist movement then?
Read here, the last paragraph from “The motor mechanism of an experienced pianist”
aw4piano.info/en/th/01
Respect..
What does inverting the fingering mean(regarding the ending of the "Winter Wind"?
RH 1234 123 instead of 123 1234. This way both thumbs play together, which makes synchronization easier.
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Doing these sorts of spectacular feats ------ practice sure is involved. But then there is the other 'x' factor ------ which really requires a person's own attributes ---- especially if doing these things are to be done reliably ---- and to get it right, every single time.
Certainly, but my videos are addressed above all to those remaining blocked in front of their keyboard, not knowing how to play effectively.
@@aw4piano Absolutely. The videos you made reveal amazing and outstanding techniques that would normally not be seen by a lot of people. Incredibly privileged to be able to see these videos and your most excellent demonstrations.
@@southpark4151 Thank you :)
Wow
intresting
Do you teach by Skype? just a few sessions for technical exercise only
No, by video or live only. Details & conditions > aw4piano.info/en/info1/06/b#fees
unsure if the rotations are up and down or in an out from keyboard :/
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Hi Sir. I have a question for you: how to reach and maintain extremely fast tempos for long periods of time without feeling tired or compromising accuracy in a piece like Alkan's "le chemin de fer"?
1. Play poco legato / poco staccato.
2. Use as little muscle energy as possible.
3. Take a micro-rest after playing each note.
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May I ask what does the "jerk" movement mean?
The technical groups are 125 125 12521 521 52 or 125 125 1252 152 152 if you prefer (IMPORTANT - never accentuate the thumb except the first beat!). You start playing each group from below by drawing a micro-circle with your arm. At the end of each group, you must end one circle (green arrows) to start a new one. This is relatively easy in short groups. More difficult in the top group, as your arms rise higher on a higher number of notes. In addition, you have to change the direction of the circles. Therefore, at the top you need to pull your elbows to the left stronger and faster. I called this compensatory movement “jerk”.
Oh okay, Thank you!
Min 1.22 "JERK"?
Why didn’t anyone teach me that when I was a student 😅
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No rotate when you are play fast.
Of course YES. I feel it while playing, but at a high speed it is imperceptible. So it only seems to you that it does not exist.
please talk and explain in your videos. it's hard to see what you're doing.
He is just showing off instead of teaching.
@@abz124816 Look for his articles. They are very detailed.
I Think its fairly easy to see.. slow the video Down and watch AS many times as you have to.. hes showing us something important, so stop complaining and figure it out.
Hello, I share how I understand it, in case it helps, but I clarify that of course I can have interpretation errors, I also rely on what I learned from other teachers. The blue and red lines: they are the fragments of the scales (from the first finger to the four or the three or vice versa) playing with more weight and a little movement down the wrist and in the direction of the musical line that is from left to right to the sharp and backwards if the note line descends (Generating a curved and concave wrist movement; keeping the elbow shoulders flexible and in tune with this gesture, not immobile and rigid) The Green Lines: (Movement Convex wrist or progressive elevation and then lowering the wrist in the direction of the melodic line) corresponds to the moment of changes of position and / or breaths of the hand (when the thumb is passed below 3 or 4 finger and vice versa, when 3 and 4 pass over) and also that which many interpreters call "breathing" that is to make a light or wider, upward movement of the wrist and hand, taking advantage to relax the fingers and perform between phrases / motives / changes of position etc, it is a movement called breathing because it is equivalent to speech, when despite speaking quickly and fluently we make slight stops both to breathe in the physiological sense or to avoid talking roughly, this movement helps to better organize the musical discourse, the phrasing, that is the beginning and the end of them, or of smaller units of motifs, semifrases etc. and it is also very healthy because it helps eliminate muscle blockages or tension that may be building up. (Of this breathing wrist movement dosen’t affect to your physiological breathing)
@ AnnaKurusis. It is clear, piano playing is movement, it doesn't invlove speaking, similar to gymnatics ... How would describe a plié or another dance movement in words ? Showing is more effective. Just replay the video if you didn't understand the first time. And try the movement on the piano at the same time.
The grafic is too fast.
I repeat again: YT allows you to slow down the display. Learn TH-cam first.