Easiest Technique

[frederic]

Which one do find the easiest?

[Waldszenen]

Trills, because on a practise/time measure, they're easiest to master.

But still by no means easy.

[Bouter Boogie]

I think I would also go for trills  Although I don't mind playing big chords 

[BoliverAllmon]

I suck at most of those, but I will say trills also.

[vaiva]

OMG! I hate thrills, I can't stand them at all!!!

Arpeggios not make me a lot of trouble........

[pseudopianist]

Trills or Octaves... I think 

[Waldszenen]

Octaves can be easy, but try playing them at Cziffra/Hamelin speed

[jeremyjchilds]

big chords are easy due to my big hands and the fact that I play a lot of fake book stuff, so my left hand is fairly nimble, all the other "easy stuff" GOOD LUCK

[musicsdarkangel]

I have fast fingers, so semiquaver passages and arpeggios are usually easy as hell for me.


Octaves, however, are another story.


They are my weakness, and I don't know why.

It has nothing to do with strength, because I used to work out a lot, but maybe lack of wrist action?  Anyway, the Liszt technical excersizes are quickly fixing that.

Anyhew, screw 3rds, 6ths, 7ths lol.  I hate them.

[Etude]

Big chords.  They don't really demand a lot of technical work like 4-5 or double trills or rapid/legato 3rds, they don't usually get much bigger than 6 notes to a hand, and fingering need not be as strict as in semiquaver passages or in legato octaves etc.

[frederic]

I have fast fingers, so semiquaver passages and arpeggios are usually easy as hell for me.


Octaves, however, are another story.


They are my weakness, and I don't know why.

It has nothing to do with strength, because I used to work out a lot, but maybe lack of wrist action? Anyway, the Liszt technical excersizes are quickly fixing that.

Anyhew, screw 3rds, 6ths, 7ths lol. I hate them.

its interesting to note that Horowitz had the most famous double octaves, playing them at incredible speeds, and can play big works like Rach3 and Tchaikovsky Concerto effortlessly, yet he claimed that the 1st Chopin Etude of the Op.10 set the hardest piece he had to learn.
maybe it is a weakness thing.....

[thalberg]

I said arpeggios.  For some freakish reason, those just fly out of my hands as fast as I can think them.  End of third movement of Wanderer Fantasie?  No problem!!

Double octaves?  Those are super hard--I can't believe how many people voted those as easiest.  What tempo are you thinking?  Sure they're easy if you play them slow--are you playing them fast?  If so, where did you learn this and can you teach me?

[frederic]

double octaves at tchaikovsky speed.
no problem at all. if u want to get rapid and very accurate double octaves, try practicing with pinkies only, then thumbs only. then pink and thumb etc.. helps teach the thumb and pinky independence

[musicsdarkangel]

its interesting to note that Horowitz had the most famous double octaves, playing them at incredible speeds, and can play big works like Rach3 and Tchaikovsky Concerto effortlessly, yet he claimed that the 1st Chopin Etude of the Op.10 set the hardest piece he had to learn.
maybe it is a weakness thing.....

hah, yeah, Horowitz and I are oppisites I suppose.


That's so interesting, op 10 no 1 was easy for me, but I bet the octave etude would give me hell.

[gee]

trills with which fingers? It's generally pretty easy unless your using the 4th and 5th

[i_m_robot]

Octaves are easy fun and a good stress reliever

[barbosa-piano]

Octaves are easy fun and a good stress reliever

I agree.  They make the arms feel stronger...

[keys]

Octaves and trills are the easiest for me. I voted trills, they are very easy for me to play -but octaves are much more fun.

Big chords hurt my tiny bones