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Our Director’s Concert in London
Haydn piano concerto in F Hob XVIII:3 was composed by the Maestro in 1771.
A jewel of classical music. An example of a fine and elegant classical piano concerto should be made.
The concertos written by Joseph Haydn for piano are masterpieces of how classical music was thought and perceived for that while. Refined pieces created to […]
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Negative movements: Preparation and prevision in Piano performance
Scaramuzza technique: Negative Movements
Piano students are taught from the beginning how to “produce” a rounded and beautiful sound on the piano, but its preparation is often left unclear or ambiguous by Piano Tutors. This article will try to shed some light on the matter.
What entails the negative movement? Essentially, this is the movement that we […]
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The most classical of all Scaramuzza movements: Rotation
The most classical of all Scaramuzza movements: Rotation.
The most classical of all Scaramuzza movements: Rotation.
Alberti Bass: which technique should we apply and why
Scaramuzza Technique – Rotation MovementNo matter if you are a Piano Teacher or Piano student, you have probably played Pieces from the Classical period, that means, pieces that surely have the Alberti Bass, […]
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Our Director’s Series of Articles
Our Director’s Series of Articles.
Our Director’s Series of Articles.
Learn more ABOUT THE MOST FAMOUS PIANO TECHNIQUE.
Scaramuzza’s Technique – Wrist MovementWKMT thanks our Director Juan Rezzuto for his new collaboration with our Educational Blog. A fantastic series of articles is now published to share with all our students and followers all the contents about a precious […]
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PIANO LESSONS RESOURCES – LESSON 2 – FINGER MOVEMENT
Piano lessonS resources – Finger movement
Piano lessons resources – Understanding the exact way each piano movement works is fundamental if we want to be sure about our approach as professional piano teachers.“Finger movement” is used in 80% of the cases on average throughout all different styles (baroque, classical, romantic and XX century). For that […]
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Piano lesson resources – Hand Positioning and weight delivery. Lesson 1
Piano lesson resources – Hand Positioning and weight delivery. Lesson 1
Piano lesson resources. Hand positioning – Hand positioning is about weight management. We can also call it placement. The weight of our arms is considerable enough to consistently defeat the resistance of the keys. The trick is to learn how to unleash it, or what […] -
Piano technique -EPE – Ch. 2 S.3
Piano Technique (V. SCARAMUZZA)
Piano Technique – It is impossible to remove what has not yet been settled. How could we lighten up our touch if we haven’t set the weight properly on the keyboard on the first place?
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“Essence of the piano execution” Scaramuzza ch. 1, s.5 –with some elaboration by J. Rezzuto-
We need to highlight that, for all pianists, the most difficult muscle to manage is the triceps. It should remain always relaxed unless directly involved in the action. The specific movements which actually involve the usage of the triceps are: forearm and arm movements.
The drawing above shows how to check the tension yourself while playing. […]
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“Escence of the pianistic execution” , according to Vicente Scaramuzza. Ch. 1 S. 4
When we have successfully achieved the position explained before, in our piano lessons, –holding the weight of the arms on the fingertips- then we will try and work on Scaramuzza’s “Tabla Tematica”; this is a very pragmatic piano exercise, in the shape of a numeric chart, meant to help piano students to explore the “finger […]
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“Escence of the pianistic execution” , according to Vicente Scaramuzza. Ch. 1 S. 3
Playing with the side of the thumb’s tip allows us to take advantage of the most tactile section of the finger. In this was we can easily perceive how the finger adheres to the keys, in a very similar way we do with the other ones too, allowing us to produce a properly robust, resonant and […]
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