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Hello all, apologies in advance for the wall of text

I've been playing for a couple months now being self taught, learning online and acquiring a plenty of resources and pasting them on this large "piano study" document I made (I'd be happy to share upon request). I really enjoy my playing style

I've delved into some music theory extensively as well

I'm creating this posting as after looking at interviews of my favorite musicians and inspirations, like Greg Phillinganes, they seem to be well versed in technique and their hand positions/fingering as well as overall dexterity seems like one of an expert pianos if you get what I mean? :P The video attached is a prime example of what I'm talking about

Some seem to have background in classical studies, so I assume that is a crucial factor in playing

I never took time to really study what is considered to be "proper fingering" which mainly applies for my left hand than my right hand, due to the fact that normally I just play octaves and sometimes add a fifth. I fear that is affecting my playing in numerous ways, a will in the future if I don't do something about it now.

For example, I've recently tried to perform some soloing only to discover that I rarely use all five fingers, mainly just my thumb, finger, and middle finger. This applies to when I'm playing licks with both hands. In addition, I find that my speed as well as my accuracy is not all that great due to this

Fortunately, practically everything I've been doing/studying now is playing in C and transposing :P, so the problems don't spread to all the keys as I haven't studied them that much

I've basically considered starting from the ground up to ensure that my technique is good

Any advice on tips and resources for classical-esque technique and the problems I've faced?

Note - I don't intend to read sheet music, so for some older piano books, I've been transcribing the notes on noteflight or a music notation software

You might look at Hanon exercises to build dexterity in both hands. Start slowly and don't feel like you have to do all of them. I only do the first 20 that are listed, alternating 1-10 one day and 11-20 the next.

Once you get the hang of a given exercise, you can easily transpose it to another key.

It also is a good fingering reference for scales, arpeggios etc.

Сlassical piano study is based on reading music, if you don't intend to read music you can't go the classical path.

You can use exercises to improve your technique substantially, but still it will not get you close to the technical level of someone who had a classical piano study.

If you care mostly about dexterity, the most dexterous pianist having an extensive free video course on the Internet is Josh Wright.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp4DtLatjb5dBNHHYcvVXCw

Thank you guys for the responses!

Everyone's hands and bodies are different including the balance of fast twitch to slow twitch muscles. So in the long run the best info is from watching and listening to yourself. You are your own best teacher, record yourself, play slow and watch what your fingers are doing, and adjustments and record again. Listen to your playing let your ear tell you what is working.

If you decide to use Hanon, do not follow the instructions in the exercises to lift your fingers high... it can lead to injury

https://www.pianoarticlesweekly.com/how-to-practice-hanon-exercises/