Hand Position at the Piano: 5 Foundations of Piano Technique, Part 1

This video is an in-depth exploration of hand position at the piano, with suggestions, strategies and exercises you can do at home.

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00:00 Intro
1:33 Bridges and arches
2:00 Hand bones
2:58 Mapping the bones to the hand
4:06 Collapsed hand vs. round arch
5:10 Finding a supported hand position
8:35 Supporting the outside of the hand
10:08 Exercises to shift the hand position
10:51 5th finger
12:44 Thumb
12: 52 Firm fingertips
14:00 3 Technical Principles

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