091010

piano fitness is awareness.   it is great and strange to be becoming aware of the 2nd finger.  the falling arms have to land at the correct angles for the arm's release from shoulder to fingertips.  listening to every sound is challenging but essential.  "downward facing dog" arms (balancing the externally rotated upper arm with the internally rotated forearm) swinging a easily as possible on every pair.  finger legato - i remember when first starting to learn piano in 8th grade, it always felt awkward to play fingers 1-2-3.  i theorize that it's from the 2 reversed curved neck injuries sustained from grade school years.  it now is feeling much better but vigilant listening is constantly required.  falling with the 3rd arm is thawing out.

training

10 3rds blocked (formerly 10 pairs)

finger fitness 2 (formerly called 1) w/ start notes

finger fitness 1 (formerly called 2) w/ start notes for rotation release

finger fitness 3 for center balancing  on 4th start note 2 counts

hanon 15 blocked 2 counts

hanon 15 start notes m.m. 126

tomorrow is piano club. i will play pavane pour une infante defunte   ravel

i made a recording but again NO SOUND.
i'll try this again tomorrow.

090810

piano fitness is changing.  changing what you feel to change the sound you hear.  more and more i hear finger 2 too loud.  the arm muscles for legato between 1 & 2 and 2 & 3 are the focus today.

troubled again with posting movies ... today's issue NO SOUND 

a second recording of waltz in a minor chopin

090610

piano fitness is connecting listening inside and listening outside.   inside=feeling outside=sound from the piano.   labor today  lol

082810

piano fitness is centering.  using the 3 yoga balances (front/back, side/side, top/bottom)  allows for easiest falling arms.  in the hand- 3 centers - fingers 2, 3, 4

today's training

10 pairs

6ths, 8vas

4 way 8vas

finger fitness 3

today's playing

prelude debussy from suite bergamasque

rags joplin

pavane ravel

etude op10 no4 chopin 

082510

piano fitness is listening.  to begin,  play two sounds and listen.  the first sound was louder/softer/same as the second sound.  same is the least musical sound.  choosing louder for first or second will be determined by the rhythm or count.

today's training:

10 pairs
finger fitness 1-4 start notes
finger fitness 2-4 start notes
finger fitness 3-2 start notes

082410

piano fitness is problem solving:

     1) unconscious problem
     2) conscious problem
     3) conscious correction
     4) unconscious corrected

today's awareness of releasing between finger 2/finger 3.

082310

piano fitness is freedom.   i feel like my 2nd fingers are thawing out from muscles frozen all the way into the scapula.  my theory-my reversed curve in the cervical spine corrected through headstand.  the arms are freely swinging.  the angles in arm position are changing too.

today's training:
10 pairs
finger fitness 3
3 triples

today's playing
bach inventions 13 & 14
joplin rags