| The
Taubman Piano Techniques Volumes 1-5
THE TAUBMAN TECHNIQUES:
Five-part videotape
series of
The Taubman Lectures
Presented
by Edna Golandsky
Commentary
by Dorothy Taubman
Vol. 1-Introductory
Principles
and Concepts
Principles
of coordinate movement
Mechanics
of the piano
The
leverage system
The
muscles involved in piano playing
Finger
movements analyzed
How
to determine height of bench
Cause
of injuries
An
evaluation of exercises
Master
class: Liszt Sonetto del Petrarca #104
Vol. 2-Forearm
Rotation
Why
"forearm rotation" for finger work, speed
Double
rotation and single rotation
Use
of the thumb in the Taubman Technique
Forearm
rotation in scales, chords, arpeggios,
repeated notes, double thirds
Working
with the injured pianist
Tobias
Matthay and forearm rotation
Vol. 3-In and Out
Arm Movements
In
and Out Arm Movements
Backward
and Forward Shifts
-for different finger lengths
-from white to black key area, vice versa
Forearm
rotation combined with in
& out arm movements
Scales
& arpeggios
Solution
for wide fingers in black key area
Double
note tremolos
Vol. 4-The Walking
Arm & Hand
Movements
Lateral
and vertical forearm adjustment
Synchronization
of fingers, hand and forearm
Forearm
and hand weight for chords
Legato
chords and intervals
Negotiating
distances
Combining
walking arm with rotation
Broken
octaves
Alternating
from double intervals or chords
to single notes
Vol. 5-Shaping
and Octaves
Shaping
to combine all movements
via curvilinear motion
Technical
and interpretive aspects of shaping
Handling
chords, intervals, legato and dynamics
Rotation
and octaves
Free
fall and rebound of forearm
Legato
and speed in octaves
Master
Class Excerpt: Schubert, A Major
Posthumous Sonata
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