Alexander Peskanov: The Russian Technical Regimen

[keynote88]

Does any pianist use the "Russian Technical Regimen" by Alexander Peskanov? Just wondering.

keynote88

[lea]

do u mean the alexandra technique?

like, as i that relaxation thingy or whatever???

[natasha]

yeah the alexander technique is about relaxing your body all over as you do everyday stuff..like music!!
natasha

[keynote88]

I'm not sure I'm following with the above replies, though I do appreciate them!   The "Alexander Peskanov: Russian Technical Regimen" is a series of books dealing with technical stuff (sort of like Hanon, Czerny, ect.) It has books on Single Note Scales, Broken Chords, Russian Broken Chords, Arpeggios and Block Chords, and Scales in Thirds, Sixths, and Octaves. It's actually a very good resource for pianists and piano students. You could check it out at: www.cvc-usa.com/

keynote88

[robert_henry]

The series is a re-compilation of basic scales and arpeggios.  There are no revolutionary ideas within his "regimen."  Absolutely nothing new.  It is ridiculous to even have produced the series.  Since when is doing scales and arpeggios a "Russian Technical Regimen?"  I could write out all the scales and arpeggios, repackage them in a series and call them the "Robert Henry School of Technique..."  Nothing against Peskanov, by the way...I understand principles of marketing and I'm glad for him they are selling well.

That said, you can't go wrong in buying and using them - everyone will need a book like this at some point.  You can use the "Cook Book" or Hanon and get the same info for cheaper though.  But..I like Peskanov's fingering better than Cook's or Hanon's.

I believe Peskanov has a video available that demonstrates proper technique for the regimen, but I haven't seen it.

Robert Henry