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Introduction

This page is dedicated to technique.
I gathered here a collection of information and useful piano exercises to help you improve you skills when playing piano.

If you wanna start from the very beginning I suggest you first read the first piano lesson where I'll be explaining about the way the piano produces a sound,
the numbers of the fingers and the structure of the hand.


"The pleasure we obtain from music comes from counting, but counting unconsciously. Music is nothing but unconscious arithmetic." ~Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

The order of the issues here is organized gradually according to matter of importance and difficulty.

Piano Fingering Lesson 1 - Piano Fingering

Fingers have numbers. In this lesson we'll learn about the numbers of the fingers and about the correct way to position your hand on the piano.


Correct Posture Lesson 2 - Correct Posture

Here are the Ten Commandments for the correct piano playing posture.


Falling to a Piano Key Lesson 3 - Falling to a Piano Key

This page deals with the basic movements concerning piano playing. By thinking about these small movements and exploring it you can achieve a great level of sensitivity, fluency and even more important avoid stress or make it go away.


Musical Phrasing Lesson 4 - Musical Phrasing (Legato, Staccato, Legatissimo, Staccatissimo)

In this page you'll find four main ways to connect between two piano keys. Being able to produce these four manners will enrich your piano playing and allow you to express different emotions.


Musical Dynamics Lesson 5 - Musical Dynamics (Forte and Piano)

Here's how to play loud, soft or get gradually louder or softer on the piano. A great article about the different musical signs.


Piano Exercises Lesson 6 - Technical Piano Exercises (of different fingerings)

These piano exercises will help you to acquire dexterity in your fingers so don't miss the change to practice them. They're nice to do.


Piano Exercises Lesson 7 - Playing with the Piano Pedal

In this piano lesson we'll learn to play the piano with the sustain pedal. This will add a lot of color to our sounds.


Piano Fingerings Lesson 8 - Various Techniques of Piano Fingerings

I've been asked by many of you to describe the different technique of how you could play piano fingerings. There it is.


Piano Arpeggios Lesson 9 - Piano Arpeggios

All about how to play arppegios on piano


A Notation of Glissando Lesson 10 - Piano Glissando

Here's how to play Glissando on the piano.


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