My new teacher just gave me the first page of “Dohnanyi’s Essential Finger Exercises”. Boy, are they challenging. Of course, I like a challenge. Documents Similar To Dohnanyi Erno Book Essential Finger Exercises. Alfred Cortot – Rational Principles Of Pianoforte Uploaded by. Daniela. Ernst Von Dohnanyi’s Essential Finger Exercises is an excellent book which helps pianists to develop and secure technique. (Z) en-GB.
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I spent my childhood working through the books of Schmitt and Hanon. And the first one IS difficult. I feel almost like a beginner. What do you think about them? Also, there is a lot of talk in the other posts about gaining finger strength through these exercises. My teacher gave my 12 which is all big chords in many different positions. Also the exercises are short and to the point, so you have more time to learn actual repertoire. Doing a few of these every day with some scales and arpeggios and you will notice a definite improvement in your technique in short order.
My teacher who noticed just as I was thinking this while working on Chopin, “some practices make your hands lock”. A concert level friend said “it’s all patterns” – not that hard to memorize.
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I’m glad these aren’t considered beginner exercises since I’m struggling with them some what. Please Dhnanyi Our Advertisers. Anyway, they tend to address specific weaknesses, so many are difficult.
I used to teach elementary general music, and as a way to introduce music of other cultures and explore it more physically, I also taught my students folk dances. For instance, I was having problems with block chords getting all the notes to come down precisely together.
His approach and philosophy makes good sense. If playing seriously e. Gets easier with time never “easy” though. That’s what it feels like.
Makes you feel like you have NO control over your hand. I think that is largely a misnomer. These exercises are intended to be a minimum set of technical exercises exercides a high level player to build and maintain technique. Third and fourth fingers are very weak, and this will really help strengthen them.
As she got one hand then the next, separately.
The fifth and sixth grade boys were less enthusiastic until one bragged he could do the grapevine step used extensively in Greek dances very fast, and proceeded to demonstrate. Mark Eexercises The independence gained by playing Bach is of a different type than this exercise provides.
Are the other pages any easier? How much have they helped you.
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Floyd, I don’t think the aim is so you can trill with 3 and 4 in a musical piece, it is more for an overall finger independence. I cried inside as the joy and gift of music can last a lifetime, amd should. If you like this post, please spread the joy!
Zaahir Self-taught renegade – Kawai CL And the fingering techniques are way overblown, once you play a piece that uses unorthodox fingering, like most pieces in the world, you have to relearn the fingerings. Like Liked by 1 person. New Topics – Multiple Forums. Originally Posted by Mark Davidson. I just can’t raise it as high as the other fingers. Now those pieces will give one an idea of what is needed to play keyboard instruments of ANY kind.
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If I then had to play something with my thumb, it was already stiff because the muscle was locked and it would play with a thunk. AdminGlobal ModMod. Basically not enough variety for a more advanced student. Hmm, as for continuing to post on a thread that started inI hope we will be spared by those that reign terror for such atrocities!
But finger exercises, waste of time. I’m still learning, and marvel at concert pianists trills and seeming ease over difficult passages. That is why I’m paying him. Most Online 15, Mar 21st, Hanon are your knee pushups. Once you are strong enough to do them, dohannyi do a few every couple of days to maintain strength. Trilling with 3 and 4 while the other fingers are down won’t occur anywhere, but the more freely all the fingers can move, the dohnajyi and more evenly you can play.
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My teacher did say I’m at early intermediate level. I can’t imagine ever playing these really fast though. The payoff for perseverance is that when we encounter a similar passage in a repertoire piece, we have a facility for mastering it. Bach is often dlhnanyi first music people try that has independent voices in the music, but that’s not necessarily the same as eexercises independence. Each dance session overwhelmed me; there was so much to learn, and it was all so hard to remember.