"The finger's movement should begin at the knuckle." Today is all about the fingers. They are our primary point of contact with the...

“Every sound begins with touch — where the pianist meets the key.” 🎹 Biomechanics at the Piano: A First Overview I’ve drafted this post...

Flat or Curved Fingers: The Never-Ending Debate. Few pedagogical debates provoke as much opinion as this: Should the fingers be flat or...

"You don't need to control your fingers. You need to control the piano." Following recent reflections on flexibility and relaxation , I’m...

In an earlier post, we explored how hammer speed  at the moment of impact determines volume  — and how this has shaped scientific...

One of the most difficult — and most essential — skills for a pianist is learning to listen honestly  to oneself. We often believe we’re...

Music is the art of shaping sound. And if sound and silence mirror life and death, then every note is born, lives, and eventually fades....

This question isn’t rhetorical — it shapes everything about how we approach piano technique. When facing a technical difficulty, many...

Today, let’s take a closer look at how the pianist can work with — and even shape — the mechanical noises produced by the piano action....

Today, we begin exploring the mechanical heart of the piano: the so-called action . When Bartolomeo Cristofori  first experimented with...

It’s easy to believe that piano sound comes from what we do with our fingers. And in part, it does. But the piano itself is a resonant...

A few years ago, I had the privilege of attending a private presentation of the Steinway Spirio | r  system, exclusively for Steinway...

🎹 Reflections on the Art of Piano – Entry 1 Every pianist is a student. Every teacher, a translator. And I’ve spent my life shifting...