I'm a concert pianist. I play these 10 exercises EVERY day.

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  @Burrfection · 2 months ago

  cancelling my gym membership and just working on these exercises.

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• CA

  @caseydahl1952 · 2 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=29">0:29</a> Scales<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=111">1:51</a> Arpeggios <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=174">2:54</a> Thumb Under <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=219">3:39</a> Thirds <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=316">5:16</a> Wrist Ricochet<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=365">6:05</a> Octave Scales<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=389">6:29</a> Trills<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=465">7:45</a> Rotation <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=533">8:53</a> Finger Independence <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=586">9:46</a> Two Note Slurs

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• RK

  @rkbrown83 · 2 months ago

  When I was a teenager, my mother actually cancelled my piano lessons because my teacher insisted that I spend so much time practicing scales and Hanon exercises. It drove her up the wall. She absolutely HATED hearing scales and Hanon! 😂😂<br><br>She used to say, &quot;I want to hear you play music—not scales!&quot; My piano teacher, however, believed that building solid technique and finger dexterity required a strong foundation in scales and Hanon exercises. Although I was learning and practicing repertoire as well, he felt I should dedicate even more time to technical exercises.<br><br>Looking back, I almost wish he had incorporated more Czerny studies into my lessons. Czerny&apos;s exercises are far more musical, and many of them are beautiful pieces in their own right while still developing technique, finger independence, and virtuosity.<br><br>Fast forward to 2026, and I&apos;ve come full circle. I resumed piano lessons and am now preparing for my LTCL Piano Performance diploma. Ironically, I now fully appreciate why my teacher insisted on those scales and Hanon exercises all those years ago.

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• RA

  @Raph_Lapointe · 2 months ago

  Hopefully Rousseau will give it a try…

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  @mikiradzio · 2 months ago

  Well, I couldn&apos;t stop thinking about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QI_InPpq0s&amp;t=650">10:50</a> lmao. Cheers

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• BR

  @BrainBulb-e2v · 2 months ago

  I&apos;m a self taught student and I wanna learn to play Liebestraum no. 3 so bad. One day I will

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• KL

  @klausehrhardt4481 · 2 months ago

  One of the great snaps is when you realize that independence and precision is directly related to a relaxed well placed wrist that allows the use of the arm&apos;s musculature.

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  @romanvercier3556 · 2 months ago

  very interesting, please more videos like this

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  @andrewwyatt7184 · 1 day ago (edited)

  The fact I can&apos;t do the finger independence is proof it&apos;s good. &nbsp;My hands freeze it&apos;s a horrible feeling lol<br>Thank you.... surprised it&apos;s easier with the left hand

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  @lihue.musica · 2 months ago

  thank u Jordan Peterson

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  @PaulBaccanello-z9g · 1 month ago

  So happy you found something that worked

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  @luvkayakn · 13 days ago

  Over 40 years ago I regularly practiced 3-5 hours a day. I can see trying one of these warm ups each day, or focusing on one each week, but I’ve lost the physical stamina to play through the whole list at once and get to the pieces I enjoy playing.

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