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Professional-Level Arpeggios: Making the Jump from “Intermediate” to “Advanced” presented by Fred Karpoff Foundational Prerequisites: I. Understanding of the sound point (escapement) II. Fingers active from the large knuckles (MCP joint) III. The Quiet Hand The One-Octave Arpeggio: I. The Basic Three-Dimensional Form on a Pentascale o Alignment and Adjusting Motions o “Under and Out”/”Over and In” shaping II. The Basic Three-Dimensional Form on 3rds (ex: C Major 7 th chord) The Two-Octave Arpeggio: I. The Throw o Basic Throw on 3rds and 4ths o Isolating crossovers with reduced intervals II. Linking the first and second octaves o Continuous Drop on fingers 2 & 3 o Check-Mark Motion beginning on reduced intervals o Linking, coming ‘out’/three-dimensional space o Successively adding notes with momentum o The Turnarounds Watchwords and phrases: Quiet Hand Release Fingers Keep the hand small Release thumb/no ‘thumb-under’ (during supination) Release hand over thumb (for pronation) Maintain alignment/No swiveling Momentum Letting Go to Gain Control Take Risks!
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Professional-LevelArpeggios:MakingtheJumpfrom“Intermediate”to“Advanced”
presentedbyFredKarpoff
FoundationalPrerequisites:I. Understandingofthesoundpoint(escapement)II. Fingersactivefromthelargeknuckles(MCPjoint)III. TheQuietHand
TheOne-OctaveArpeggio:I. TheBasicThree-DimensionalFormonaPentascale
o AlignmentandAdjustingMotionso “UnderandOut”/”OverandIn”shaping
II. TheBasicThree-DimensionalFormon3rds(ex:CMajor7thchord)
TheTwo-OctaveArpeggio:I. TheThrow
o BasicThrowon3rdsand4thso Isolatingcrossoverswithreducedintervals
II. Linkingthefirstandsecondoctaveso ContinuousDroponfingers2&3o Check-MarkMotionbeginningonreducedintervalso Linking,coming‘out’/three-dimensionalspaceo Successivelyaddingnoteswithmomentumo TheTurnarounds
Watchwordsandphrases:QuietHand ReleaseFingers KeepthehandsmallReleasethumb/no‘thumb-under’(duringsupination)
Releasehandoverthumb(forpronation)
Maintainalignment/Noswiveling
Momentum LettingGotoGainControl
TakeRisks!
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Czerny: Etude in C, Op. 261 No. 81
Chopin: Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12
Debussy: Clair de lune
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Chopin: Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 42
Schubert: Impromptu in A-Flat, D. 935 No. 2
Ravel: Une barque sur l’océan
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Brahms: Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3
Chopin: Waltz in A minor, B. 150
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