Release thumb/mo ‘thumb-under’ (during supination)

Momentum

Quiet HandFoundational Prerequisites:I. Understanding of the sound point (escapement)II. Fingers active from the base knuckle (MCP joint)III. The Quiet Hand

The One-Octave Arpeggio:I. The Basic Three-Dimensional Form on

a Pentascaleo Alignment and Adjusting Motionso “Under and Out”/”Over and In” shaping

II. The Basic Three-Dimensional Form on 3rds

The Two-Octave Arpeggio:I. The Throw

o Basic Throw on 3rds and 4thso Isolating crossovers with reduced intervals

II. Linking the first and second octaveso Continuous Drop on fingers 2 & 3o Check-Mark Motion beginning on

reduced intervalso Linking, coming ‘out’/three-dimensional spaceo Successively adding notes with momentumo The Turnarounds

Fred KarpoffInitially mentored by Yoheved Kaplinsky to rethink his approach to piano playing after a career-threatening injury, Fred Karpoff has continued to develop his multi-dimensional approach to piano teaching and technique through a wide range of experience. Combining elements of Tai chi, the Alexander Technique, and the Feldenkrais Method® with the work of many piano pedagogues, past and present, he guides teachers and students toward more efficient, healthful, and expressive piano playing, as artistic producer of Entrada Piano Technique at entradapiano.com.

Fred has been fortunate to also study with Ann Schein, Robert Weirich, and Leon Fleisher, and to have had extensive coachings with Karl Ulrich Schnabel and Richard Goode. A Steinway Artist, former USIA Artistic Ambassador and current Professor of Piano at Syracuse University, he is a recipient of MTNA’s Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award.

Presented by Fred Karpo�

Professional-Level Arpeggios:Making the Jump from“Intermediate” to“Advanced”

Release hand over thumb(for pronation)

Letting Go to Gain Control

Release Fingers

Maintain alignment!/No swiveling

Take Risks!

Keep the Hand Small

Watchwordsand Phrases

Czerny: Etude in C, Op. 261 No. 81

Chopin: Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12

Debussy: Clair de lune

Chopin: Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 42

Schubert: Impromptu in A-Flat, D. 935 No. 2

Ravel: Une barque sur l’océan

Brahms: Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15

Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3

Chopin: Waltz in A minor, B. 150

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