Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
Photo: Hristo Sahatchiev
What is this? Wearing gloves like this means you can maintain a degree of comfort in colder conditions whilst still being able to 'feel' the keys, judge the pressure needed, and control phrasing, dynamics, and articulations.
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Definition of pianist : a person who plays the piano especially : a skilled or professional performer on the piano.
Read More »Actors, musicians, dancers, as well as many other people involved in The Arts sometimes have their idiosyncrasies. This could be aligned with a long-standing superstition, or a self-imposed ritual is undertaken to perhaps to bring luck to a performance or a greater degree of success. One of my favorite superstitions is one that surrounds a particular play by William Shakespeare called ‘Macbeth’. It is often felt to be extremely bad luck to call this play by its name when rehearsing or performing it. Instead, you may hear the play referred to as ‘The Scottish Play’.
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Read More »On the other side of this discussion, you will find numerous posts from pianists adamantly stating that it is impossible to perform with gloves on. The sensitivity of touch is compromised to a point where the instrument becomes unplayable. For some pianists, there is a halfway-house. By this, I refer to gloves that are not complete in the usual sense of the word but are fingerless. Wearing gloves like this means you can maintain a degree of comfort in colder conditions whilst still being able to ‘feel’ the keys, judge the pressure needed, and control phrasing, dynamics, and articulations. If you’re in the market for these styles of gloves you will find them freely available from many online sellers and perhaps if you are participating in an outdoor gig, these gloves could prove to be invaluable. Injury or disease is sadly just as common for practicing musicians as anyone else. Certain illnesses make playing the piano, or any other instrument in all probability, very difficult if not entirely impossible. A story that hit the news in the early part of last year is one that caught my eye as I researched for this article. One of Brazil’s most celebrated and renowned pianists João Carlos Martins was in the unfortunate position of not being able to use both his hands for a period of around twenty-one years. João Carlos Martins is felt by many to be one of the world’s greatest interpreters of the music of JS Bach but following a series of accidents and an attack, João Carlos Martins found his hands could not properly function. Besides, João Carlos Martins has a degenerative brain disease that directly compromises his peripheral movement. Under such terrible conditions, João Carlos Martins moved his career towards conducting rather than piano playing to great success. He did not abandon his piano playing and even though his fingers ceased to work he continued to play using just his thumbs. It must have been an awful and soul-destroying experience. João Carlos Martins did not give up hope and a designer called Ubirata Bizarro Costa contacted him to see whether he might be able to assist with the condition.
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G major E minor Key Signatures Key Sig. Major Key Minor Key 1 sharp G major E minor 2 sharps D major B minor 3 sharps A major F# minor 4 sharps E...
Read More »Following many months of testing and trials, Costa developed a pair of bionic gloves, covered in neoprene, that effectively pushes the pianist’s fingers upwards after they have pressed a key. Interestingly, these remarkable gloves only cost about £70 to create but have transformed the life of João Carlos Martins. Not all of the problems are resolved for Martins but he has begun to play in concerts once again. Glen Gould, Canadian pianist of great acclaim was another star of the piano world who often wore a scarf and gloves when performing. Gould became well-known for his eccentricity as he did for his recordings of JS Bach. Alongside the glove-wearing, Gould would soak his hands in hot water before each performance, and often hummed as he played, which for some is a quaint oddity but for others a considerable annoyance that disturbs otherwise exceptional performances. Whilst glove-wearing pianists may not be a familiar feature in the concert halls of the world, it is perhaps not as rare an occurrence as we might suspect. If as a pianist, you have never tried playing with gloves on, why not try it and see what effect it has on your performance. Who knows, maybe you will be a convert.
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C♭ major Scales with flat key signatures Major key Number of flats Flat notes A♭ major 4 B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ D♭ major 5 B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭ G♭ major 6...
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