how many techniques ?

[drazh]

how many techniques should be learned overall?
i think they are endless.
every new piece is a new chalenge.
it could be disappointing

[quantum]

The technique of learning.

The technique of teaching oneself.

[drazh]

just learning

[m1469]

The technique of teaching oneself.

I would be very interested to learn what this means to individuals who have had a strong background in formal education, which included a sense of opportunity, support, feedback, guidance, constant association with others, perspective outside of oneself, progress, success, accomplishment, and all of the trimmings (and whose lives most likely and naturally can or still do).  Is teaching oneself a matter, in this case, of being somehow matured, learned, and established after formal training and of being capable of (basically) emulating what worked for oneself in former years, and perhaps discarding or otherwise excluding, or somehow positively utilizing what didn't?

[marik1]

how many techniques should be learned overall?

Only one--technique of touch. All the rest is included in that one.

Best, M

[drazh]

Only one--technique of touch. All the rest is included in that one.

Best, M

great

[shabbatshalom]

How many notes are there in music? That's how many techniques ther are.

[drazh]

12 notes?

[erick86]

I would be very interested to learn what this means to individuals who have had a strong background in formal education, which included a sense of opportunity, support, feedback, guidance, constant association with others, perspective outside of oneself, progress, success, accomplishment, and all of the trimmings (and whose lives most likely and naturally can or still do).  Is teaching oneself a matter, in this case, of being somehow matured, learned, and established after formal training and of being capable of (basically) emulating what worked for oneself in former years, and perhaps discarding or otherwise excluding, or somehow positively utilizing what didn't?

Maybe, to some extent.  But teaching oneself has limitations.  At some point, I think we are deaf to our own barriers that hold us back from reaching our absolute fullest potential, and it will always take a pair of objective ears listening on to bring us past that. 

Thoughts? 

[m1469]

Maybe, to some extent.  But teaching oneself has limitations.  At some point, I think we are deaf to our own barriers that hold us back from reaching our absolute fullest potential, and it will always take a pair of objective ears listening on to bring us past that.  

Thoughts?

Blue's fullest potential is not so much about being more blue than blue already is.  Blue's fuller potential involves the full color spectrum, as well as the concept of contrast, compliment, the principles of light, the physics of the Universe, and the ability to associate with all, any, or "none" of those at any given time (though it is always connected), according to the perspective that will best define it at the moment.  And, that is only a relative way of expressing it - it is also much more Grand than could be put into words.

[mike_lang]

Only one--technique of touch. All the rest is included in that one.

Best, M

The summation of all technique while standing on one foot? ;-)

[liszt1022]

23.

[pianoman8]

Only one--technique of touch. All the rest is included in that one.

Best, M

Someone must be a fan of Chopin's teaching other than me!

[awesom_o]

Someone must be a fan of Chopin's teaching other than me!

Quite a few people are fans of Chopin's teaching! Simply put, he was the cat's pajamas!