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Gospel Instruments => Gospel Keyboard / Piano => Topic started by: SketchMan3 on February 06, 2021, 10:37:06 AM

Title: Weird question, but should a pianist practice dexterity exercises from books?
Post by: SketchMan3 on February 06, 2021, 10:37:06 AM

I recently got into keyboard and I found this old book by Charles-Louis Hanon called "Virtuoso Pianist" and it has o bunch of exercises that are supposed to improve your dexterity and accuracy on the keys, but it's not really musical. I read that people have criticized the method of practicing things like that because they aren't teaching musicality, but I'm curious what modern gospel pianists think.

Title: Re: Weird question, but should a pianist practice dexterity exercises from books?
Post by: Mysteryman on March 09, 2021, 07:05:35 PM

Looking back I wish I had stuck to those for independence. I see how important exercises are. Looking at the way Quennel Gaskins android Rodney East play they appear to have done those type exercises.