1. Postural AlignmentRelaxation, shoulders released to the outside and arms hanging loosely

2. Arm Extension with Pronation MM 88 at various angles3. Shoulder-Girdlea) Round your shoulders forward, reverse direction forcing the tips of your shoulder blades to touch.b) Increase range, speed and control.

Pendulum Swinga) Swing your arms backwards and forward gradually increasing the range, make downward pull the primary action,

relax movement and arms must swing and twist from the shoulder.b) Same exercise with pronation (downward) and supination (upward).4. Rotation of Arma) Pronation MM 88 – 160b) Supination MM 88 – 160c) Two cycles MM 60 – 100d) Tiny movements with speed5. Forearm Push Strokea) Trombone movement, fold and unfold arms at various angles with pronation (extension) and supination (return),

faster strokes, shorten distance.b) Clusters of two to four strokes MM 72 – 1326. Lateral Motiona) Define as wide and arc as possible, flap the upper arms quickly outward with pronation. Pause at the top and snap

your arms down with supination.b) Elbow circles in each direction. Get shorten movements with speed.c) Arm circles (completely straightened outward) in each direction. Get shorten movements with speed.d) At the piano increase arm pronation moving outward, increase supination on your return. Changing speed. Pause

between movements.e) Adjust hand angles to keep a parallel line with the keyboard7. Hand Position and Finger strokes

Extended, Palm and Claw. Combine positions8. Hand Scoopa) Thumbs press from the side moving wrist upwards (Extended, Palm and Claw). Increase speed and strength to push

your arms outward. Use single finger pairs or combinations.

At the piano:

1. Hand Scoops a) b) & c)Sides of the body, front of the legs and in flexed position (gradually)

2. Arm Cyclinga) Pulling and pushing. Start with bigger circles and make small fast circles. Practice at the imaginary contact point.3. Piano positioninga) Move around with your torso. Move forward and backwards with your torso. Forward to reach the extreme ends

simultaneously. Sway to right twisting the torso slightly to the left to position both hands to the extreme right while sliding your left foot far left to counterweight. Sway to left twisting the torso slightly to the right to position both hands to the extreme left while sliding your left foot slightly to left to provide support.

4. Chromatic Scale in mirror playing starting at middle Da) Play softly with minimal movement and tension, arm movement. Slide fingers forward near the fallboard.b) Play with closed eyes. Pushing cycles

5. Combinations

a) Different fingers

Pushing cycles: Chopin, Prelude in C Minor, mm. 1-3Pulling cycles: Chopin, Prelude in E Minor, mm. 1.3

38:23Pronating cycles: on octave Ds 60 – 120 MM Different fingers; to increase speed, decrease circle size; different paired intervals.Supinating cycles: on octave Ds 60 – 120 MM Different fingers; to increase speed, decrease circle size; different paired intervals.Pronating and Supinating cycles practice:Chopin, Prelude in Db Major, mm. 28-31Beethoven, 32 Variations in C Minor, Var. 30, mm. 1-8Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, The Great Gate of Kiev, mm. 61-65Choral-like examples39:30Pushing Arm Strokes – Short and long notesUse for playing moderately moving, unconnected single notes and complex chords, reaching almost the fallboard with hands. Practice staccato MM 60; move laterally in contrary motion; Increase range, experiment dynamics and tempo.Beethoven, Sonata in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2, second movement, mm. 1-3Debussy, Gardens in the Rain, mm. 43-45Debussy, Sunken Cathedral, mm. 26-30Ravel, Sonatine, third movement, mm. 54-55Beethoven, Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, mm. 17-18Schubert, Wanderer Fantasy, mm. 1-4Schumann, Whims, mm. 1-7Brahms, Rhapsody in Eb Major, Op. 119, No. 4, mm. 1-740:25Upper-Arm Gravity DropsUse pulling arm cycles. Practice until the action feels established, the walk laterally on white keys in contrary motion, experimenting with dynamics and tempo. Gravity drops and high wrist.

Brahms, Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79, mm. 1-3Schumann, Carnaval, Valse noble, mm. 1-6Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, Byrdlo, mm. 38-44Chopin, Scherzo in Bb Minor, mm. 5-941:40Multi-Note Arm Patterns – Finger StretchingUse cycles to play two or more notes. Use pulling (first note) and pushing (last note) arms to generate the rotating cycle.44:30