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Pedal Exercises - Jason Yang Pianist
Piano Technique

7. Pedal Exercises: Piano Technique

The right pedal is used most often. When pressing the pedal we should keep our heels on the ground and press with our big toe onto the widest part of the pedal.

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago
Tankard Finger Exercises - Jason Yang
Piano Technique

6. Tankard Finger Exercises

Tankard’s book has fully written out exercises. It deals with just about all the problems a pupil is likely to encounter when playing piano.

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago
Hanon Finger Exercises - Jason Yang Pianist
Piano Technique

5. Hanon: Finger Exercise

There are 60 exercises in Hanon’s ‘The Virtuoso Pianist’ book. These exercises train pianists in speed, precision, agility, strength and flexibility

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago
Crab Crawl - Jason Yang Pianist
Piano Technique

4. Crab Crawl: Improving Your Scales

The Crab Crawl is an exercise we use to improve our scales. As it’s name suggests, this exercise is reminiscent of a crab crawling up and down our piano.

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago
Wrist Movement - Jason Yang Pianist
Piano Technique

3. Start Right: Wrist Movement

Adding a simple wrist movement is great for adding depth and color into your playing. This also relieves any tension you may have in your wrists.

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago
Staccato Technique - Jason Yang Pianist
Piano Technique

2. Start Right: Staccato Technique

To play staccato in the most efficient way we should pull our fingers away from the keys. This way we get more powerful staccatos and more control

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago
Proper Piano Technique - Jason Yang Pianist
Piano Technique

1. Start Right: The Proper Piano Technique

Having the proper piano technique is essential. Bad piano technique can slow you down and cause pains. It’s best to start right; bad habits die hard.

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago
Arpeggios and Chords - Jason Yang Pianist
Piano Basics

5. Arpeggios and Chords

Together with scales, arpeggios can greatly enhance your playing. They are the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th note of every scale. Chords are a condensed arpeggio

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago
Harmonic and Melodic minors - jason yang pianist
Piano Basics

3. Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales

Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales. The other most common scale is the minor scale, which has the interval pattern T-S-T-T-S-T-T.

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago
Major scales - two octave and two octaves - Jason Yang Pianist
Piano Basics

2. Major Scales – One and Two Octaves

A scale is a sequence of notes that act as the building blocks for a piece of music. The first scales everyone encounters when learning music major scales

By Jason Yang, 5 years3 months ago

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