After several years of music study, music I understood the basic rules of rhythm, note reading, and chords to tackle new pieces. I quickly learned that playing piano is much more of an art than a science with plenty of nuances and exceptions to the rules.
When is it OK to Break the Rules?
Keep your eyes on the music.
Lift the pedal at chord changes.
Keep your wrist level.
Play with a steady beat.
Make sure to follow the fingering in your music.
These rules can be helpful guidelines for beginners but intermediate playing requires the ability to fine-tune skills and adapt to the style of the music or even "break the rules" to achieve more artistry and avoid tension.
Different fingerings might work better for one player than another, pedaling can be utilized more like a dimming switch than the flip of a light.
Just like a teenager is allowed a bit more freedom than a toddler, approaching music rules at the intermediate level requires more flexibility. On some topics I've discovered that not even the "experts" can agree on the rules. I think the best rule is a principle taught by my moral development teacher in college. Does it help or hurt?
Piano Flipped Learning
The videos below address intermediate-level concepts such as rubato playing, fractional pedaling, levels of staccato, developing speed with clarity, and what to listen or look for during practice. I love the specific tips from the experts that help student practice sessions to become more effective so they can learn new music more quickly and play with expression, fluency, and attention to detail.
I embed these videos as part of my piano lab flipped learning lessons that correlate with method book pieces so students can learn specific tips relating to the pieces they are currently working on each week before they meet with me for private lessons.
Fingering and Speed
Switch fingering on repeated notes?
Pianistic Tips for Playing Fast Passages (Finger Independence, Staccato, Micro Wrist Circles, Rhythms,
To Look or Not to Look at Hands (Jumps, Muscle Memory, Mental Mapping, etc.)
Articulation and Technique
Graham Fitch Four Types of Staccato (Finger, Wrist, Forearm, Shoulder)
Graham Fitch and Wrist Movements (Position, Lateral Movements, Staccato, Drop-Roll, etc.)
Graham Fitch Masterclass on Arpeggio Playing Tips (Thumb Tuck Under or Shift Over, Target or Pivot Practice, Mountaineers Footstep, Arpeggio Bouquet, etc.)
Video tips about Accurate Jumps
Pianistic Tension Free Playing (Taps, Lateral and Circular Movement)
Pedaling
Pianistic Pedaling Rules (Hearing Clear Pedal Changes, Fractional Pedaling, Finger Pedaling, etc.)
Piano Pedaling in Baroque and Classical Music by Graham Fitch (Clinging Fingers, Finger Pedaling)
Graham Fitch and Fractional Pedaling (Flutter Pedal, Half Pedal, 10 Levels of Pedal, etc.)
Graham Fitch and Una Corda and Sostenuto Pedaling (Explanation and Examples of Using Pedal)
Sight Reading
5 Steps for Accurate Sight Reading
Expression
Pianistic Techniques to Shape Your Music (Dynamics, Melodic Contour, Singing, Timing, Rubato, etc.)
Memorization
Pianistic How to Memorize Music without Hearing or Playing It (Analysis of Chords Form, Patterns, Audiation,
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