Eerily good touches: How can I get them?

[rubinsteinmad]

HOW does she do this???

HOW does he do this?

HOW does she do this?

Or this?

This?

This?

This?

I practice a lot, its just I don't know HOW to practice   Russians know how to practice their scales    

[michael_sayers]

Hi rubinsteinmad,

It is years of practice, listening closely to the piano's sound, good training, and something, I think, from themselves (or yourself if you pursue all of that) thrown into the mix.


Mvh,
Michael

[faulty_damper]

It's not how much you practice.  It's HOW you practice.  If you have issues with tone production, then you have issues with technique.  Technique is movement.  It doesn't require years of practice to acquire, either. That is a myth.

[tanz92]

Hey mate I agree with the others. Your touch of the piano depends on a couple of things:

How comfortable you are with the piano
-how much you play on this piano do you play better on soft or heavy keys, how comfortable you are with the key action.

How good your technique is
-posture is important to transfer the weight from your shoulders all the way to your arms it makes all the difference
-the shape of your fingers (curved)
-not too much excessive arm or wrist movement

and how you practice

[michael_sayers]

-the shape of your fingers (curved)

Hi tanz92,

Both Liszt and Horowitz are known for their flat fingered technique.  It seems to have worked for them.


Mvh,
Michael

[tanz92]

Yes they are but not always. When playing chromatic scales and fast passages even Horowitz always uses curved fingers, it's extremely demanding to do them flat fingered and not at all preferable, sometimes pretty much impossible, especially when crossing over your fingers. When playing certain intervals and chords you can get away with flat fingers. However all this comes from developing your technique over time. If you develop a great technique and therefore develop a great touch with the piano you'll be able to play all sorts of ways including flat fingered because you are now used to your current touch. You can move your elbows around and wave your arms and do all sorts of things some pianists do but still get the same touch because you are comfortable with your touch on the piano. For example if I was playing Chopin's prelude in e minor I'm sure that If i played curved or flat I would still be able to get the same touch, just because that's what I'm used to

[chopinlover01]

Tone production, mainly. Making sure you use just enough arm weight, keeping your nail joint firm (much like if you want to type well and not slip over the keys of a keyboard). There's also an excellent Josh Wright video on this:

[outin]

 Technique is movement.  It doesn't require years of practice to acquire, either. That is a myth.

I'm still waiting for you to actually present some credible evidence for this claim?