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Leann Osterkamp
In this segment from her lesson on Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu, Leann Osterkamp demonstrates one of the classic strategies for gaining speed and facility in rapid passagework: rhythmic drills. While many teachers advocate rhythmic drills, there are better and worse ways to practice them. After rehearsing the technique of alternating resting on each of the four sixteenths in a group of four, Osterkamp shows how students often tighten up while paused on a given note. The trick is to feel the utmost balance at each resting point, as if your finger is anchored in the key. This will increase your security at each of the smallest rhtyhmic moments in a fast passage. Try it on the fast passagework in your repertoire!
Practicing with Rhythms
In this segment from her lesson on Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu, Leann Osterkamp demonstrates one of the classic strategies for gaining speed and facility in rapid passagework: rhythmic drills. While many teachers advocate rhythmic drills, there are better and worse ways to practice them. After rehearsing the technique of alternating resting on each of the four sixteenths in a group of four, Osterkamp shows how students often tighten up while paused on a given note. The trick is to feel the utmost balance at each resting point, as if your finger is anchored in the key. This will increase your security at each of the smallest rhtyhmic moments in a fast passage. Try it on the fast passagework in your repertoire!
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