Maybe some of you are aware of a member called bernhard from pianostreet forums... I've been reasearching a lot on piano practising lately and I found his pragmatic approach rally interesting.
He shares a lot of ideas with Chuan Chang (Fundamentals of Piano Practice).
Here's the list: (I've copy and pasted so a few of them can be repeated)
Have fun
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1759.msg13695.html#msg13695(Practise drive – the athletic/physical enjoyment of playing).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1825.msg13858.html#msg13858(Accommodating practice times – 10 minute sessions – some mention on mental practice)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1844.msg13949.html#msg13949(Overpractising – stop at the last perfect rendition).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1867.msg14268.html#msg14268(Getting technique from pieces – several important tricks: hand memory, dropping notes, repeated note-groups)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1651.msg14344.html#msg14344(How to gain hand independence – dropping notes)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1894.msg14707.html#msg14707(mental practice – Glenn Gould interview)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2053.msg16886.html#msg16886(How should an adult beginner practice? Chang and practice spot)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2061.msg17178.html#msg17178(how to deal with boredom)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2082.msg17230.html#msg17230(how to concentrate).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2097.msg17480.html#msg17480(imitating pianists)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2075.msg17593.html#msg17593(silent practice and its advantages – Good post by faulty damper about unenthusiastic parents)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2173.msg18976.html#msg18976(dropping notes by comparing it with batting head/rubbing tummy)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2241.msg19043.html#msg19043(short attention span)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2255.msg19129.html#msg19129(practising long pieces – Good discussion if one should or should not listen to CDs - Slow motion practice, comparison with walking/running)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2298.msg19672.html#msg19672(Practice environment – the Virgil Clavier)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2355.msg20277.html#msg20277(common mistakes made by students)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2265.msg20306.html#msg20306(How much practice a day? – two zen stories).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2368.msg20470.html#msg20470(Virgil clavier & silent practice – Ted gives some good information.)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2429.msg21061.html#msg21061(Technical studies x pieces – the genesis of Studies and how Czerny derived his exercises from Beethoven sonatas - why scales are useless and at the same time essential – Chopin x Kalkbrenner story – Unorthodox fingering for scales).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2411.msg21202.html#msg21202(Alkan op. 39 no. 4 – outlining as the best strategy to deal with this piece).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2449.msg21204.html#msg21204(repeated note-groups as a way to tackle Czerny op. 740 no. 2)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2458.msg21365.html#msg21365(Mental practice – tips for fingering)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2485.msg21499.html#msg21499(How to keep a piece in the repertory – learn/forget/relearn)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2526.msg21829.html#msg21829(how to organise piano practise in short/medium/long term – Principle of memory retention – Principle of 15 minute sessions – stopping when you achieve your goals. Teachers should teach how to learn)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2599.msg22431.html#msg22431(How long does it all take? – self-taught students, the cake analogy, criticism of ABRSM for expecting people to reach grade 8 in 10 years, learning is not gradual - comparison to reading, different ways of learning, how to learn to drive a car, the dispersive method of teaching, and a 15 list to “disperse†learning).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2615.msg22522.html#msg22522(Piece analysis – delay going to the piano and spend most time analysing – Comparison with the process of film making)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2611.msg22637.html#msg22637(Slow practice – Glenn Gould’s finger tapping)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2720.msg23353.html#msg23353(How to practice aim and accuracy – looking at the LH and giving verbal instructions to the RH – Full discussion on left and right brain).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2802.msg24467.html#msg24467(When to join hands)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2864.msg25252.html#msg25252(how everyone in the forum practises – the scientific method to decide what practice routine is good and which is not. Comments on Chang book)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2916.msg25572.html#msg25572(Bad habits when playing/practising)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3002.msg26246.html#msg26246(When to use the metronome)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3064.msg26866.html#msg26866(Repeated note-groups applied to Gottschalk)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3085.msg27140.html#msg27140(Hands together: when and how – dropping notes)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3371.msg30141.html#msg30141(zoom-zoom – all about speed playing)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3625.msg32673.html#msg32673(PPI – comparison with body building – brief mention of movement and intellectual centre – comparison with babies walking and coma patients- muscle tension and nerve inhibition – how to investigate and test practice ideas – How to teach by using progressively difficult repertory)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3833.msg34775.html#msg34775(analysing pieces)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3778.msg35061.html#msg35061(Speed: discussion about gradually speeding up with a metronome or using Chang’s approach)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4105.msg37603.html#msg37603(Does age and practice time matter? Summaries of the 7 x 20 approach – averages and standard deviations are given for the several numbers – need for a practice diary – how to deal with mastering something and forgetting it next day – what exactly is mastery – the 3 stages of mastery)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4123.msg37829.html#msg37829(several ideas are re-explained and reinforced in this thread – How to investigate the best movement pattern: Example Scarlatti sonata K70 – How to work out the best fingering. Example: CPE Bach Allegro in A – Slow x slow motion practice – HS x HT – practising for only 5 – 10 minutes)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4168.msg38569.html#msg38569(Keeping pieces polished – learn/forget/relearn)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4244.msg39203.html#msg39203(How long to practice – having an aim, achieving it and moving on – How to define aim)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4322.msg40260.html#msg40260(mental practice)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4429.msg41217.html#msg41217(differences between practice and performance)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3085.msg44855.html#msg44855(Hands together – dropping notes – when to learn HT and when to learn HS)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4954.msg46883.html#msg46883(mental practice)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4851.msg47341.html#msg47341(Practising for speed – Example: Beethoven Op. 49 no. 2)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5083.msg48306.html#msg48306(More questions on fast speed practice – the eldorado analogy - collection of links)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5453.msg53807.html#msg53807(3 most important practice tricks)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5555.msg53811.html#msg53811(how long do you practice? It depends on what is meant by practice)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5572.msg53918.html#msg53918(how to deal with slips - concentrate on the music, not on the score – analogy with actors and lines on a script)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5701.msg55639.html#msg55639(3 principles of super efficient/fast learning)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5756.msg56146.html#msg56146(Talent – Attention to detail – example of scale in clusters and how the overlooked aim is to prepare fingers.)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3561.msg31700.html#msg31700(Questions about about the 7 X 20 principle, how do you know when you mastered a section, when to use the methods, and when they are not necessary – investigating the reasons for difficult)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4689.msg44184.html#msg44184(20 minutes – practice starts when you get it right – definition of mastery : learned – mastered – omniscience – Aim for easy – final speed in practice must be faster than performance speed – Example: Chopin Op. 10 no. 2 – outline – repeated note groups – HS x HT)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4710.msg44538.html#msg44538(7 x 20 minutes – Progress is the ultimate decider – How to break a piece in practice sessions – Example: Satie gymnopedie – importance of planning – aim at 100 pieces per year – Example: Bach Cm WTC 2 -)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4750.msg45125.html#msg45125(more details: learned – mastered –omniscience – why repertory must be paramount – how to work on 20 pieces per month – a case for easy repertory – importance of discipline and of having a plan – analogy of mastering a piece and making wine – musicality is ultimately good taste – Example: Beethoven op. 49 no. 2- A list of progressive repertory to lead to Rach prelude op. 32 no. 5 – mastery is when it is easy)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4797.msg45744.html#msg45744(No skilled steps – the usual places where students go wrong – Ht x HS)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4858.msg46087.html#msg46087(Paul’s report - HS x HT – Example: Lecuona’s malaguena – 7x20 – need to adjust and adapt – repeated note-groups – importance of HS – hand memory – 7 items only in consciousness – playing in automatic pilot - )
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5177.msg49229.html#msg49229(more on 7x20 – what it means to master a passage)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5298.msg50376.html#msg50376(alternative to the chord trick – Rhythm variations - repeated note-groups – starting with the difficult bars – how to break down a piece in sessions – ways to tackle speed that do not involve the chord trick)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2714.msg23310.html#msg23310(how to teach/learn a piece form scratch using as example J. S. Bach’s invention no. 1)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3561.msg31700.html#msg31700(7 X 20 principle, how do you know when you mastered a section, when to use the methods, and when they are not necessary – investigating the reasons for difficult)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4689.msg44184.html#msg44184(7 X 20 minutes – practice starts when you get it right – definition of mastery : learned – mastered – omniscience – Aim for easy – final speed in practice must be faster than performance speed – Example: Chopin Op. 10 no. 2 – outline – repeated note groups – HS x HT)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4710.msg44538.html#msg44538(7 x 20 minutes – Progress is the ultimate decider – How to break a piece in practice sessions – Example: Satie gymnopedie – importance of planning – aim at 100 pieces per year – Example: Bach Cm WTC 2 -)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4750.msg45125.html#msg45125(more details: learned – mastered –omniscience – why repertory must be paramount – how to work on 20 pieces per month – a case for easy repertory – importance of discipline and of having a plan – analogy of mastering a piece and making wine – musicality is ultimately good taste – Example: Beethoven op. 49 no. 2- A list of progressive repertory to lead to Rach prelude op. 32 no. 5 – mastery is when it is easy)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4797.msg45744.html#msg45744(No skipped steps - usual places where students go wrong – Ht x HS)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4858.msg46087.html#msg46087(Paul’s report on B’s method. Feedback from Bernhard including: HS x HT – Example: Lecuona’s malaguena – 7x20 – need to adjust and adapt – repeated note-groups – importance of HS – hand memory – 7 items only in consciousness – playing in automatic pilot)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3917.msg35495.html#msg35495(How to improve left hand – dropping notes for coordination)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4004.msg47440.html#msg47440(3 correct X wrong attitudes when practising)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1825.msg13858.html#msg13858(Accommodating practice times – 10 minute sessions – some mention on mental practice)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1844.msg13949.html#msg13949(Overpractising – stopping at the last perfect rendition).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1867.msg14268.html#msg14268(Getting technique from pieces – hand memory, dropping notes, repeated note-groups)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1651.msg14344.html#msg14344(How to gain hand independence – dropping notes)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1894.msg14707.html#msg14707(mental practice – Glenn Gould interview)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2053.msg16886.html#msg16886(How should an adult beginner practice? Chang and practice spot)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2061.msg17178.html#msg17178(how to deal with boredom)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2082.msg17230.html#msg17230(how to concentrate).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2097.msg17480.html#msg17480(imitating pianists)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2075.msg17593.html#msg17593(silent practice and its advantages – Good post by faulty damper about unenthusiastic parents)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2173.msg18976.html#msg18976(dropping notes)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2241.msg19043.html#msg19043(short attention span)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2255.msg19129.html#msg19129(practising long pieces – Good discussion if one should or should not listen to CDs - Slow motion practice, comparison with walking/running)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2298.msg19672.html#msg19672(Practice environment – Virgil Clavier)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2355.msg20277.html#msg20277(common mistakes made by students)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2265.msg20306.html#msg20306(How much practice a day?).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2368.msg20470.html#msg20470(Virgil clavier & silent practice – Ted gives some good information)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2429.msg21061.html#msg21061(Technical studies x pieces – the genesis of Studies and how Czerny derived his exercises from Beethoven sonatas - why scales are useless and at the same time essential – Chopin x Kalkbrenner story – Unorthodox fingering for scales).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2411.msg21202.html#msg21202(Alkan op. 39 no. 4 – outlining as the best strategy to deal with this piece).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2449.msg21204.html#msg21204(repeated note-groups as a way to tackle Czerny op. 740 no. 2)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2458.msg21365.html#msg21365(Mental practice – tips for fingering)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2485.msg21499.html#msg21499(How to keep a piece in the repertory – learn/forget/relearn)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2526.msg21829.html#msg21829(how to organise piano practise in short/medium/long term – Principle of memory retention – Principle of 15 minute sessions – stopping when you achieve your goals. Teachers should teach how to learn)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2599.msg22431.html#msg22431(How long does it all take? – self-taught students - the cake analogy - criticism of ABRSM for expecting people to reach grade 8 in 10 years - learning is not gradual - comparison to reading - different ways of learning - the dispersive method of teaching).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2615.msg22522.html#msg22522(Piece analysis – delay going to the piano and spend most time analysing – Comparison with the process of film making)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2611.msg22637.html#msg22637(Slow practice – Glenn Gould’s finger tapping)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2720.msg23353.html#msg23353(How to practice aim and accuracy – looking at the LH and giving verbal instructions to the RH – Full discussion on left and right brain).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2864.msg25252.html#msg25252(how everyone in the forum practises – the scientific method to decide what practice routine is good and which is not. Comments on Chang book)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2916.msg25572.html#msg25572(Bad habits when playing/practising)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3002.msg26246.html#msg26246(When to use the metronome)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3039.msg26525.html#msg26525(how big are your hands, and does it matter? 7 x 20 minutes – exercise/activities to strengthen the playing apparatus – ways to deal with wide chords – the myth that Richter was self-taught – 3 stages of learning – Example: Chopin militaire Polonaise- scientific principles for testing practice methods – Example: Prelude in F#m from WTC1 – when to join hands and why HS – practice is improvement – the principle of “easy†– Example: Chopin’s ballade no. 4 – repeated groups)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3064.msg26866.html#msg26866(Repeated note-groups applied to Gottschalk)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3085.msg27140.html#msg27140(Hands together: when and how – dropping notes)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3371.msg30141.html#msg30141(zoom-zoom – all about speed playing)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3625.msg32673.html#msg32673(PPI – comparison with body building – brief mention of movement and intellectual centre – comparison with babies walking and coma patients- muscle tension and nerve inhibition – how to investigate and test practice ideas – How to teach by using progressively difficult repertory)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3833.msg34775.html#msg34775(analysing pieces)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3778.msg35061.html#msg35061(Speed: discussion about gradually speeding up with a metronome or using Chang’s approach)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4105.msg37603.html#msg37603(Does age and practice time matter? Summaries of the 7 x 20 approach – averages and standard deviations are given for the several numbers – need for a practice diary – how to deal with mastering something and forgetting it next day – what exactly is mastery – the 3 stages of mastery)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4123.msg37829.html#msg37829(several ideas are re-explained and reinforced in this thread – How to investigate the best movement pattern: Example Scarlatti sonata K70 – How to work out the best fingering. Example: CPE Bach Allegro in A – Slow x slow motion practice – HS x HT – practising for only 5 – 10 minutes)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4168.msg38569.html#msg38569(Keeping pieces polished – learn/forget/relearn)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4244.msg39203.html#msg39203(How long to practice – having an aim, achieving it and moving on – How to define aim)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4322.msg40260.html#msg40260(mental practice)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4429.msg41217.html#msg41217(differences between practice and performance)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3085.msg44855.html#msg44855(Hands together – dropping notes – when to learn HT and when to learn HS)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4954.msg46883.html#msg46883(mental practice)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1034.msg47320.html#msg47320(summary of links)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4851.msg47341.html#msg47341(Practising for speed – Example: Beethoven Op. 49 no. 2)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4988.msg47452.html#msg47452(Summary of links to optimise practising and planning)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2153.msg18525.html#msg18525(Fingering for chromatic scales)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2313.msg19807.html#msg19807(Speed of scales – factors in speed playing and an alternative fingering for scales).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2533.msg21955.html#msg21955(an structured plan to learn scales and arpeggios – includes description of repeated note-groups and other tricks)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2619.msg22756.html#msg22756(the complete unorthodox fingering for all major and minor scales plus an explanation)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2701.msg23134.html#msg23134(Teaching scales – the cluster method and why one should start with B major).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2758.msg23889.html#msg23889(scales & compositions – the real importance of scales is to develop the concept of key, not exercise)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2920.msg25568.html#msg25568(how to play superfast scales)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2983.msg26079.html#msg26079(Best order to learn scales – what does it mean not to play scales outside pieces)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2998.msg26268.html#msg26268(why and when to practise scales HS and HT – Pragmatical x logical way of teaching – analogy with aikido – list of piano techniques – realistic x sports martial arts – technique and how to acquire it by solving technical problems – Hanon and why it should be avoided - Lemmings)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3499.msg31548.html#msg31548(using scales as the basis for free improvisation)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2893.msg25500.html#msg25500(how to teach/learn Schubert’s Impromptu op. 142 no. 2 and discussion of Burgmuller studies – Lots of practice tricks – discussion of the pragmatical x logical approach)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1871.msg14384.html#msg14384(Reading notation – Richmann’s book – Cambridge word scramble example)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1976.msg15962.html#msg15962(Sight reading – Richmann’s book)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2406.msg20820.html#msg20820(the grand staff)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2577.msg22247.html#msg22247(Keyboard topography – how to find notes by touch)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2713.msg23282.html#msg23282(Teaching bass clef – explanation for the grand staff)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2751.msg23710.html#msg23710(detailed explanation of the sight-reading process)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3205.msg28255.html#msg28255(how not to look at the keys – Richmann’s reviews)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3334.msg29381.html#msg29381(Reading both staffs as a single grand staff - Reasons for working on scales - Detailed discussion of Richmann’s book)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4461.msg41580.html#msg41580(Looking at the keys: Good or bad? exercises to help finding notes by touch. Good contributions by Chang).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4506.msg42967.html#msg42967(accompanying to teach sightreading)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5090.msg48850.html#msg48850(the score is tabs for piano)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/board,4/topic,4880.3.html#msg46319(how to acquire technique and what technique actually is)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1918.msg15015.html#msg15015(Thumb under/over – Fosberry flop)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2024.msg16583.html#msg16583(how to aim the pinky – using the arm to move the fingers)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2033.msg16635.html#msg16635(finger strength)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2076.msg17157.html#msg17157(Speed – the3 most important factors)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2079.msg17335.html#msg17335(Hand tension)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2106.msg17587.html#msg17587(developing both hands equally – website for left handed pianos)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2163.msg18345.html#msg18345(Colour – overtones)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2359.msg20442.html#msg20442(Fingering placement on the keys)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2230.msg20686.html#msg20686(Octaves and fast octaves – excellent post by Robert Henry)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2477.msg21403.html#msg21403(Double thirds)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2502.msg21594.html#msg21594(Independence of the 3rd and 4thfinger – it is impossible; one should work towards the illusion of independence: it is all arm work)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2507.msg21688.html#msg21688(Round fingers – the role of fingers)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2552.msg22037.html#msg22037(Accuracy – the causes for inaccuracy – One possible solution: repeated note-groups, explained here in detail)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2581.msg22252.html#msg22252(Question on piano height, octave playing, wrist movement, etc. – Anda gives some good suggestions).
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2740.msg23635.html#msg23635(Staccatto x light accents)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1808.msg23879.html#msg23879(Ultra fast arpeggios – slow practice x slow motion practice – good post by Herve – Abby whiteside is also mentioned)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2814.msg24872.html#msg24872(How a student’s physicality affects teaching – discussion on arm x fingers – moving from the centre: tantien and taichi – Seymour Fink gets discussed as well)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2809.msg25013.html#msg25013(Body movement – comparison of piano playing with the martial arts)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2948.msg25927.html#msg25927(Czerny x Scarlatti to acquire technique – Ted gives an excellent contribution)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2973.msg25970.html#msg25970(How to create a cantabile effect – several approaches: creating a mental image, outlining, the three basic ways to bring out a melody)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3036.msg26638.html#msg26638(trills and melody in the same hand)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3100.msg27113.html#msg27113(thumb over – hand displacement – practising with awareness – awareness is not thinking – learning by imitation)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3530.msg31559.html#msg31559(how to bring out a melody – 3 different ways – Importance of a mental representation: hear in your mind and the fingers will comply)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3726.msg33453.html#msg33453(playing with curved fingers)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3987.msg36197.html#msg36197(etudes and alternatives to them)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4082.msg37362.html#msg37362(you cannot learn technique in a vacuum. At the same time you cannot simply play pieces – comparison with tennis)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4182.msg38775.html#msg38775(Hanon: pros and cons – Robert Henry’s opinion)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4164.msg39149.html#msg39149(CC Chang and relaxation for playing fast passages)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4282.msg39831.html#msg39831(How to increase speed: slowly using metronome x fast with chord attack – analogy against slow practice using juggling and skiping rope as examples)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4144.msg40259.html#msg40259(improving speed of LH – moving the whole LH not only fingers)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4385.msg41226.html#msg41226(technique is personal and relative to the piece – Fosberry flop – the best books on technique)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4734.msg44770.html#msg44770(how to acquire virtuoso technique – aiming at 100 pieces in five years)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4880.msg46339.html#msg46339(definition of technique: quotes from Fink, Sandor and Pires – Example of the A-E-A arpeggio)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4887.msg47334.html#msg47334(more on Hanon)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5034.msg47829.html#msg47829(The finger strength controversy –some excellent posts by xvimbi)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1936.msg15691.html#msg15691(Chords and how to practise them – basic books)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2109.msg17715.html#msg17715(how to practise chords using the cycle of 5ths – comparison with language)
http://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,665.msg25125.html#msg25125(how to read different clefs – the history and the solution: the grand staff )