improve technique skills

[paoloo]

I'm not following lessons anymore, just playing for fun. Pieces I play are
Schubert impromptu 4, Beethoven Pathetique (all movements) and Sonata 20.

In my early days i had piano lessons for four years, but thats a long time ago.
I want to improve my technique. Do you know some ways to improve youre technique? Scales or something or are there some books that with pieces just
for techinque inprovement?

Tnx for help

[rc]

There are loads of exercises geared towards technique!  It's also very controversial, many believe they're an entirely useless, archaic waste of time.  Personally I think they can be useful if used right.  By that I mean as a vessel for learning general skills (how it feels to play different figurations in an easy manner, for example)

But my first recommendation would be to practice scales, chords, arpeggios and those sorts of things.  They're more fundamental to the construction of music.

[healdie]

or are there some books that with pieces just
for techinque inprovement?

Tnx for help

Etude is French for study

these are pieces designed to to provide practice material for perfecting a particular technical skill, these are pieces rather than just mindless excercises, i don't know how good your technique or whom your favourite composers are but i would check some of these out if i were you. The Chopin, Liszt and Debussy etudes are proably the most famous but there are plenty of others

[Bob]

Make your own routine.  That will work.

The big issue is if you want to deveop technique by itself or if you want to develop technique while working on literature.

[beethoven_fan]

Beethoven's Sonata no. 20 is quite easy. I don't know your level, but I guess you won't have any problem with it.

'Pathetique' and Schubert's Impromptu are more advanced. If you feel that your technique is not quite good, play some Bach. It will strengthen your fingers, you will play faster. Start with the Inventions, if you feel these are too easy, play the Sinfonias or the WTC.

The Chopin, Liszt and Debussy etudes are proably the most famous but there are plenty of others

I don't think Chopin Etudes and Liszt are a good idea. You have some troubles with the 'Pathetique' sonata, and Chopin Etudes are way advanced. I don't know about Debussy.

Good luck !

[pianorin]

I agree with beethoven_fan. Chopin and Liszt are way too advanced. Play some Bach. Especially the preludes and fugues. You can also try Czerny's etudes.