Piano arpeggio passages

Posted January 3rd, 2010.

In chord balancing, the fingers have to learn to play with at least two different levels of tone in the same hand , and often three or even four simultaneously. Simultaneously, and perhaps above and beyond all these kinds of practice is the constant refining of sound, the never ending striving for evenness in scale and arpeggio passages, the search for different sheet music for piano qualities of sound, experimenting with chord balancing and pedalling to find as many colours as possible, and phrasing and articulation. In the latter case there is the added strain of deciphering what is often a new language, learning the piece quickly and of being recorded at the first performance, usually with the composer present.