REDUCE TENSION By Using This ROTATION Tip!

[@joshwrightpiano]

Out of any of the concepts I've ever posted about, avoiding tension and playing with freedom and ease is perhaps the most critical thing you can learn to achieve better expression, better fluidity in your playing, and sounding more professional overall. I hope the tips in this video help in your studies!

[@classicsbycandace]

Thank you for sharing, Josh!! ✨✨✨

[@pierrecohenmusic]

Tiffany Poon does some vlog type videos where she shows herself practicing pieces she’s prepping for performance. It would be amaze balls if you did the same!!

[@joshwrightpiano]

Pierre Cohen haha I’ll keep that in mind Pierre

[@jamien.5528]

Your wish has been answered :)

[@lufebr]

I really enjoyed the live demonstration of how to practice a passage. And i'm really impressed how fast you can learn it!

[@joshwrightpiano]

Felipe Molina thank you Felipe!

[@johanbrand8601]

Wow! You are the best pianist ever! You are absolutely amazing! I'm very glad I came across your page! Bravo Maestro!

[@thegoldenkeys1289]

Your sight reading is insane !

[@joshwrightpiano]

Michael Hermina haha far from it. My colleagues can sight-read circles around me haha

[@PeterHontaru]

Always love tips like these as they give us more ways to practice and add new techniques to our “arsenal”. I found them very useful, particularly for some passages in my exam pieces that I found very difficult (funny coincidence: another Schumann piece). Thanks, as always, Josh

[@joshwrightpiano]

Peter Hontaru - Piano Progress thank you Peter! Good luck in your exam

[@theaevans5197]

Josh, I’ve just discovered you here-looking for inspiration for my trills. I am a third generation pianist of no repute, yet a workhorse pianist for decades. This particular video made me laugh. My grandma taught me how to work through a passage just like you demonstrated. But, if that didn’t do the trick, she had me play the phrase/passage/piece backwards or, sometimes, upside down. Astonishingly, marvelously, magically the difficulties were gone! Thanks for the fond memories.😊

[@SupremePianosNY]

Inspiring, makes me feel like practicing. Great tips for practicing *Smartly*

[@joshwrightpiano]

SupremePianosNY glad to hear it!

[@borisjevtic9110]

Common, you did practice with your student while teaching ! :) I did encounter Edna's teachings on rotation. Interesting things, but should be implemented with stuff that you already play well. I now think more about opening my hand to reach instead of rotation. Hope you are having wonderful time Josh. Wish you all the best!

[@domberta550]

Many thanks Josh!

[@joshwrightpiano]

Dom Berta anytime Dom!

[@QualityPianoEducation]

Completely agree with this technic!

[@pearltheplug]

Awesome video as usual!

[@joshwrightpiano]

Pearl The Pug thank you!

[@thegreenpianist7683]

1:44 sounds like a 1960s ad haha

[@Med_Onc]

Is some of the tension issue just the need to build muscle strength and endurance like an athlete or is all about technique? I am playing Chopin op10 no4 and my LH tends to frequently wear out not on the parts with extension but during the ascending cramped scales and I’m especially starting to tense up in the forearm right before the long descending C# minor scale after having played the long ascending part causing great decrease in evenness/accuracy in my scale when played at fast tempo even though I can easily play this scale at very high tempo if I take break for even few seconds to relieve the tension. The faster my tempo the more intense the cramping, especially over 144 (goal~160). I can’t see how I can change my technique. I try to play as lightly as possible with fingers as glued to keys as possible. My RH never wears out or gets tense it seems. I have never played a piece that required this much sustained speed in the LH and I wonder if practice alone will eventually build my muscle up to where it needs to be? I love your videos and if I am ever discouraged you always seem to get me back at it with renewed confidence that I will progress. Thank you.

[@joshwrightpiano]

Med_Onc1979 thank you for your kindness. Yes - stamina is a real thing, especially in etudes like that one (among many others). I find that building sections gradually can help to build stamina with frequent breaks.

[@nukillerfridaymusic911]

Love it. Fine line between being relaxed and looking like a duck. You sir look cool as fffffzzzzando I wish people could see me say nice things because I keep getting called a hater.

[@LiKeFaMeX]

Hello Josh, ive been playing piano for 3.5 years now. Youre videos, especially when it comes to this tension topic have been really helpfull so thank you for that. But still, if i attempt a technically more difficult piece like chopin's op 10 no1 for example, everything feels good while practicing slow and i can comfortably play it at around 50% speed, but then as soon as i speed it up, i allways get the worst pain in my arm and wrist. Do you think that's still a technichal issue? Or is it maybe that one isnt like "physically ready" after 3.5 years of playing to attempt a piece like this?

[@sebastienperezcassas3869]

Summary of the video: that feels good

[@nukillerfridaymusic911]

So here is something that I really have never seen it people and that is to deaden the piano so that you can really be precise. Not the time. It is just amazing how people are not able to hit when they want. It was an exerciser I stole from percussion. Especially if you are practicing on a keybosrd where you can use tools like piano teq to kill the sustan. Just playing a triad will challenge most. Not all the time but once in a while m it's just like not using your pedal but taken too far

[@dyahnaia233]

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