Parallel Sets

[justinjalandoni]

I've read "The Fundamentals of Piano Practice"  but I still don't konw how to do a parallel set. Can anyone show me

[gerryjay]

 first, welcome!

 there is no way to show you how that works without a practical example. choose a piece that you are studying and tell here, because then it is possible to work on the parallel sets to it.

 best!
 

[faulty_damper]

A Parallel Set is a practice technique that develops your coordination to allow you to play at incredible speed.

As an example: Simultaneously play C-G (a perfect 5th) with either hand.  This is simultaneous play is called Parallel Play.

Now instead of playing the C and G simultaneously, play the C then the G as fast as possible.  Now discover how to make it both as fast as possible and as easy as possible.  This is a Parallel Set.

It can be used for any number to notes that fit under the hand (e.g. C-E-G-B) or for ones that require hand displacements (e.g. C-G-C¹-E¹).  It is a practice technique that develops bodily coordination which results in easy speed.

[tonyyyy]

I've read "The Fundamentals of Piano Practice"  but I still don't konw how to do a parallel set. Can anyone show me

great book; sometimes the terminology is (at first) confusing -for me at least

[db05]

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http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,30100.0.html