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Topic: Piano warm ups for technical fingers?  (Read 4705 times)

Offline emnari

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Piano warm ups for technical fingers?
on: February 26, 2025, 08:40:05 PM
Hi guys! I've kind of been neglecting my technique lately :P  I was wondering if there were any songs or quick little exercises I could practice to improve my technique? I finished my hanon book if you guys were gonna suggest that. Currently my warm up consists of chromatic scales (contrary, thirds, etc) and then a few scales. Pls do lmk!  ;)

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Re: Piano warm ups for technical fingers?
Reply #1 on: February 26, 2025, 09:15:57 PM
Try Czerny, Opus 821, 160 Short Studies - they are all just 8 bars long and focus on a bunch of different technical points. Since they are so short, it's easy to learn the notes and use them as warm ups.

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Re: Piano warm ups for technical fingers?
Reply #2 on: February 27, 2025, 03:15:50 AM
You could try some Pischna technical studies

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Re: Piano warm ups for technical fingers?
Reply #3 on: February 27, 2025, 04:04:59 PM
Hi guys! I've kind of been neglecting my technique lately :P  I was wondering if there were any songs or quick little exercises I could practice to improve my technique? I finished my hanon book if you guys were gonna suggest that. Currently my warm up consists of chromatic scales (contrary, thirds, etc) and then a few scales. Pls do lmk!  ;)

I agree with brogers70 - - the Czerny op 821 "160 short technical studies" are a good next step after Hanon. They have phrases, dynamics and cadences - real pieces - not quite as boring as straight exercises like Pischna's, or Dohnányi's or Brahms' or Liszt's.
If those seem too short, and/or too easy, try Czerny op 299, The School of Velocity, this will be more challenging.
Similar to Czerny are the Burgmuller studies op 100. I never played them so can't say much about them, except that a lot of piano teachers use them.

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Re: Piano warm ups for technical fingers?
Reply #4 on: February 28, 2025, 12:22:08 AM
I agree with brogers70 - - the Czerny op 821 "160 short technical studies" are a perfect next step after Hanon. They are short little pieces, so they're not quite as boring as straight exercises like Pischna's, or Dohnányi's or Brahms' or Liszt's.
Unless you mean S. 146, calling Liszt's Etudes "boring" is... certainly a choice.
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Re: Piano warm ups for technical fingers?
Reply #5 on: February 28, 2025, 01:05:02 AM
Unless you mean S. 146, calling Liszt's Etudes "boring" is... certainly a choice.

Yes, I meant S.146 "Technical Studies". Who would recommend Liszt concert etudes to a student who is looking for the next step after Hanon?

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Re: Piano warm ups for technical fingers?
Reply #6 on: February 28, 2025, 01:25:53 AM
Yes, I meant S.146 "Technical Studies".
TBF it's definitely a good set of studies for developing technique. Though it is definitely on the less exciting side.
Who would recommend Liszt concert etudes to a student who is looking for the next step after Hanon?
Fair point lol. :P
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Re: Piano warm ups for technical fingers?
Reply #7 on: March 07, 2025, 01:23:02 PM
Similar to Czerny are the Burgmuller studies op 100. I never played them so can't say much about them, except that a lot of piano teachers use them.

They're lovely little pieces and certainly way more musically engaging to warm up with than Czerny. I think they could be a great choice!
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