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piano fitness feels good.  an introduction to music world through feeling sound.

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piano fitness communicates.   the combination of levers make up the vocabulary of movement

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played through the whole polonaise for the 1st time!

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piano fitness is meditation.  watching with the mind's eye. listening with the mind's ear.  aware of sound moving forward-fingers, forearms, full arms creating the sound.

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piano fitness is choosing.  there are only a few to choose from, but seemingly endless possibilities of combinations.  levers/sound  sitting/listening  which note will be the loudest in each measure/phrase  piano/yoga/pilates

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piano fitness is training in awareness.  aware of the sound produced by instrument. if it sounds good-continue training. if the sound needs changing-become aware of the feeling in the levers and change it.

training for the c section l.h. octaves-quick twitch and prepared touch.

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piano fitness goal  Chopin's Opus 53.  The grandest of the polonaises.

the opening of the polonaise is an approaching train  (or trainwreck!)  the thumbs always parallel with the keys while maintaining a level wrist.  listening to the treble/bass voices, watching the alto...

m12-practicing the 6th with a falling 1 supinating to 4 as quarter beat w/ 4 16ths

the heroic a theme mesmorizing!

m20/21 c dim 5fp,  3rds-stepping 1/repeating 3,


practiced introduction and exposition

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piano fitness uses "secret" centers.   releasing the finger(s) not playing.

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piano fitness is experiencing life.  mind body creativity in sound feelings (absolutely comfortable!), feeling sounds of ppp to fff.  watching the breath while playing (having fun!)

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piano fitness is a turn-on.  turn IT on! define IT=mind, mind's ear, the sound of the instrument (think like you're listening to your mp3's), the feelings in the levers.  learn to listen to all of IT.