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Piano Board => Student's Corner => Topic started by: justinjalandoni on June 14, 2008, 03:44:45 AM
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I've read "The Fundamentals of Piano Practice" but I still don't konw how to do a parallel set. Can anyone show me
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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!
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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.
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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
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You might find this thread helpful:
https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,30100.0.html