I feel the need for Piano speed : Brace for Impact
Channel: Tommy's Piano Corner
Date: 12/11/2018

This video outlines an as yet unproven theory as to what might contribute to a major source of tension when trying to play piano quickly.  How to play piano fast is definitely my personal piano nemesis and I've spent the last couple of years researching and trying to find ways of avoiding almost debilitating tension when learning faster repertoire.

I'm calling this theory 'Brace for Impact' - as I'm feeling that a good amount of tension (perhaps not 100%) happens because we expect to get it wrong and, as a result, our brain tightens up our hands to try to better control them ... and of course this has the opposite effect.

I'm drawing a parallel to Martha Argerich who, in an interview when she was young, said that speed was never a problem for her - if anything, her problem was that she could go far too fast - yet octaves did make her nervous ... hard to believe when you watch her play them of course.  You can watch the entire video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBSEUJWy2qE

I'm looking forward to getting feedback on whether or not others have noticed this phenomenon ... 

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Filmed on an iPhone 8+ - using the Filmic Pro app
Audio captured on an iPhone 6S using a Shure MV88 Microphone
Vocals captured on a Rode SmartLav microphone
Video editing done using iMovie
Audio editing done using Garageband

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