Piano Technique: Thirds Tutorial [Dohnányi Essential Finger Exercises Nos 26 and 26a]

This tutorial is about the piano technique used in playing thirds effectively. Playing thirds in piano technique presents two challenges: the challenge of coordinating the fingers so that they go down together, and the challenge of bringing out the top note of the thirds louder than the bottom note.

This video is part of a series I’m doing about the Dohnányi finger exercises I play and teach the most, out of the book "Essential Finger Exercises" by Ernst von Dohnányi.

👉 WATCH THE DEMONSTRATION OF THIS THIRDS EXERCISE:
Thirds:    • Piano Technique: Thirds [Demo] | Exercise ...  

👉 RESOURCES mentioned in this video:
Dohnányi Essential Finger Exercises https://amzn.to/3c7F2hg

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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:39 Challenges of playing double notes
0:52 What this exercise practices
1:16 Don't force the sound
2:58 What to do if you feel pain
3:24 Balance arm on the fingertip
4:55 How to practice for precise attacks
5:50 The wrist
7:57 Legato
8:18 What to listen for
9:00 Tips for practicing voicing
11:26 Alternative thirds exercises (Hanon and Czerny)
11:49 Broken thirds exercise
12:41 Takeaways
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