Chopin Études (practice diary 8)

[@nickk8416]

I like 10 #1 played at that slower tempo. You can easily hear those beautiful harmonic changes. Really enjoyed this. Well done.

[@AlexanderChisholm-Loxley]

Thank you, I told myself I wouldn’t be impatient and would keep the tempo down until I’m 100% comfortable with the piece, but the side effect is, like you say, that the music becomes much clearer.

[@trollol_]

Watch this video: "Posture at the piano - Tips & Tricks - classical pianist explains"

[@AlexanderChisholm-Loxley]

Thanks

[@trollol_]

Just an FYI. It looks like you are sitting too close to the piano. Your elbows are restricted. Which restricts your whole arm. That puts stress on the whole arm...shoulders, elbow, wrists, and fingers because your entire arm is restricted by the elbow being blocked by your torso. Sometimes you even move your whole body back away from the keys to get your arm around your torso when moving down the keys. Like your hips moves backwards and your curve your lower back to try to make room for the arm. When you go up the keys your arm and elbow looks like they are going behind your torso (puts stress on shoulder). It would better to sit back away from the piano so you arm moves more naturally. Watch how the pros sit. You try to find a video on technique for op. 10 no. 1 that covers arm movement.

[@AlexanderChisholm-Loxley]

Yeah, it’s something I actually noticed myself looking back through the videos the other day. Thanks for the feedback!

[@trollol_]

You lean back too much. Mostly because you sit too close. You need to sit back and lean forward slightly if you want to play like a virtuoso. And you do too much side-to-side movement, where move your weight from one butt cheek to the other. You don't want to do that too much.

[@trollol_]

@@AlexanderChisholm-Loxley Good! Not trying to be a jerk. I think this would help you alot. You work so hard at paino I can tell. Posture at the piano - Tips & Tricks - classical pianist explains

[@trollol_]

@@AlexanderChisholm-Loxley You really don't think you could play at fast tempo and not too stressed with that posture. Okay that is all from me. Good luck!

[@handsomewormy1761]

tell me if im wrong, but i feel like you are off tempo at the beginning

[@AlexanderChisholm-Loxley]

Yeah, I’m not even attempting nos. 1 and 2 at full tempo yet. My aim is to get them comfortable at half tempo, which is already difficult enough! My main goal is to play these pieces without tension, which I couldn’t do if I was constantly pushing the pace.

[@handsomewormy1761]

@@AlexanderChisholm-Loxley that makes sense