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We know how to play a normal glissando, but how do you play these glissandi?
a) Black keys glissando
b) Chromatic glissando
c) Thirds (or doubles) glissando
d) Octave glissando
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Please share if you know of another piece that lets you perform a special glissando. Just wanted to compile a list: Please share if you know of another piece that lets you perform a special glissando. Just wanted to compile a list: |
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How do you teaching fingering on the piano? Do you advocate a "fixed way" for fingering (as spelled out in the score, especially), or do you train learners to adopt a more flexible approach?
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Both, depends on a situation. The written fingering, when it contradicts the habitual fingering of a student, frequently exposes weaknesses and gives a way to address them (for example, overuse of... See More Both, depends on a situation. The written fingering, when it contradicts the habitual fingering of a student, frequently exposes weaknesses and gives a way to address them (for example, overuse of the third finger when the forth is more appropriate but it's weak and therefore uncomfortable to use). Otherwise the weaknesses would stay hidden and the student would end up with a very limited set of fingering patterns he's comfortable with. |
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Thanks for your sharing! |
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Explaining why music theorists are always lagging behind instrumentalists! |
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Adopt flexible approach due to short or long fingers. In playing different genre of music may requires different fingering techniques. |