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Re: No universally good or bad technique?
JustAnotherPianist #1496093 08/14/10 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by JustAnotherPianist
Call me a weirdo, but I think technique should also LOOK sexy.

You mean the 'flowery hands' style so many pianists put into use? I'm not a classical pianist, but when I watch Horowitz play, I see a lot going on internally (via facial expressions) without the flowery hands.

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sorry, not really sure what you mean by flowery hands.
Re: No universally good or bad technique?
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Originally Posted by JustAnotherPianist
sorry, not really sure what you mean by flowery hands.

You know, when a pianist raises his/her hands in the air like a ballet dancer. What do you mean by 'sexy' hands?
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That's just a small mannerism which everyone does. It has little to do with technique.
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Originally Posted by eweiss
You know, when a pianist raises his/her hands in the air like a ballet dancer.
I think you're referring to times when the hand is hanging limp from the wrist. It happens very often and is an important aspect of technique from a rest point of view and also interpretive.

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