How to practise OCTAVES in 20 minutes: Efficient piano practice tips | Professional piano practice
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- The third episode of 'How to Practise in 20 minutes' is here and this time it's a piano octave tutorial! The series features efficient piano practice tips and ideas for busy people who still want great quality practice sessions. Each episode gives a short insight into one element of professional piano practice.
Octave passages can be tricky to work on while also keeping a relaxed hand and not getting injured, so in this video I'm breaking down some tips on piano octave technique and how to practise octaves in a relaxed and efficient way, using a special method that will improve your octave technique. I'll also show you one of my EXACT processes for working on tricky octave repertoire.
02:02 relaxed note learning (Chopin Scherzo no. 3)
04:55 strength and speed without tension (Schubert D958)
06:38 oreintation in fast octaves
07:30 PROCESS: Schumann Davidsbundlertanze
08:50 split octave method
09:53 melodic octaves: balance and colour (Schubert D958)
12:56 shaping in octaves, octaves as duet
16:36 summary of benefits
// Big thank you to Lemuel Agina and Henry Chin for helping me get to grips with this whole filming and editing shebang.
// Other episodes to watch:
° Episode 1: Practising staccato to improve technique • How To Practise in 20 ...
° Episode 2: Musical shape and structure in 20 minutes • How I LEARN A NEW PIAN...
° Find out about the 'How to Practise in 20 Minutes' series • How to practise in 20 ...
° Concert Pianist's Warm-Up Routine • Stretch | Strengthen |...
° Chopin Scherzo no. 3 (lots of octaves) • Chopin Scherzo no. 3: ...
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terrific tutorial, thank you!
This advice is golden. Thank you.
Cordelia, you have greatly encouraged me! I sit at the piano so rarely, that I’m disappointed when I can’t play a piece perfectly the first time. I’d forgotten you have to practice!
Fabulous, thank you Cordelia. These are such useful tutorials, and there are fantastic performances on your channel!
Thank you so much for useful info on octaves!
Should help on the tremolo in Pathetique sonata!
Octaves - ARG! The truest test of technique (especially for small hands, sigh). Hours upon hours of practice (Hanon 51-53) and bringing out voicing i(as in Beethoven Bagetelle Opus 33 (1) Minore - short but so necessary to be expressive and clear)
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(2) not (1) .....
Great video and excellent tips!
Thanks so much!
Very nice slick editing!
😅💪
Interesting video that made the second half of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No 6 spring to mind...
Yes! That would be an excellent example of when not to practise the full octaves, as written, over and over if you want to avoid injury! 🙄
Thanks a lot for this - as it happens I'm practicing Lecuona's Malaguena which is full of octaves and also has a double octave section. After playing the double octave part (not at full speed) my right arm always normally feels strained - so your tips are very helpful.
Hi! I'm so happy to hear that, thanks. Good luck with Malaguena, I haven't played it but yes, you certainly want to feel very secure and relaxed with all those octave flourishes! Not an easy piece.
Terrific teaching. You ought to take this up professionally!!
Playing... or teaching?! ;)
Where really does the concept of “relaxed” octave technique fall when playing harder repertoire which require power and stamina like tremolo octaves - is there a point where all that is “tossed out” of the window and a bit ( quite abit actually) of tension introduced ?
Also what could account for Horowitz’s faster octaves?
Ah yes good question. I would always be trying to practise without tension, especially by using the throwing gesture that I mention in the video, but of course at some point when you play at speed it's becomes less possible to stay completely loose. When practising octave passages at full speed I'm still thinking about how I can maintain the relaxation, and I only play in short bursts to avoid getting overtired and therefore introducing unnecessary tension. But in the concert (and any practice playing through beforehand) of course you are no longer thinking about tension or relaxation or anything technical - just letting rip!
And re. your second question... Pact with the devil??
P.s. I actually don't find that tremolo octaves need to cause much tension as you can rotate the wrist enough to stay relaxed.
I don't enjoy octaves when it's all white keys. Too slippery. A mix of black and whites is easier. All blacks is easier again.