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Piano Freedom
You are a good pianist. The question is whether tension, stiffness or fatigue are getting in the way. Piano Freedom offers fourteen short video lessons which show what can go wrong in your technique and how to change it, enabling you to release tension and play effortlessly.
Lifetime access - Self-paced
BBC RADIO 3 | BBC TV PROMS EXTRA | VERBIER FESTIVAL | YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC | SWEDISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | NORWEGIAN MUSIC ACADEMY | CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | YEHUDI MENUIN SCHOOL | LEEDS INTENATIONAL APIANO COMPETITION | BAPAM
How it works
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Demonstrated at the piano
Each video shows the technique in action, including what goes wrong. Unlearn habits that don’t serve you, and build in new, healthy ones.
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3 to 5 minutes per video
Short and focused. Allow 20 to 30 minutes of practice afterwards to build the technique into your playing.
THREE
Return as often as needed
With lifetime access, revisit any lesson whenever it becomes relevant to a piece you are working on.
What musicians say
“Your Piano Freedom video series is totally brilliant! The examples you give of ‘how not to’ are very revealing and I’m learning so much from seeing you play.”
PAM S
COURSE PARTICIPANT
“It’s wonderful to have all these technique issues in one place with your demonstrations as reminders, and incredibly helpful to be able to watch them again and again.”
JOSH H
COURSE PARTICIPANT
Fourteen lessons
Five sections.
Lessons 1–4
Foundation
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Introduction
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Finding your hidden tension
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Centring at the piano
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Core sound
Lessons 5-7
Fingers & Wrist
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Powerful fingers
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Let gravity do the work
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The wrist: staccato and double thirds
Lessons 8-10
More about the Wrist
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Lateral movements
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Circular movements
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Rotary movements
Lessons 11-13
Greater Flexibility
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Elastic stretches
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Tension-free trills
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Jumps
Lesson 14
Pulling it all together
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All techniques in action with an extract from a Mozart Piano Sonata
Choose your path
Begin when you’re ready, work at your own pace, and come back to any session as many times as you need.
PIANO FREEDOM
£47
A focused, practical reference for your playing and teaching. Lessons you’ll come back to again and again.
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14 focused video lessons
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Techniques demonstrated at the piano
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Applicable to any repertoire
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Lifetime access
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Suitable for pianists and piano teachers
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Self-paced: work to your own schedule
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