There's a lot of "always do this" or "never do this" advice when it comes to choose fingering for a repeated note passage in a piece. There are things to be learned from both arguments! And yes, today we start with a story about a hammer, a nail, and a picture. Then we go on to explore "Fur Elise" and a variety of ways we can work on the middle section with those 16 measures of repeated 16ths, including hearing from Lang Lang!

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Charles Szczepanek is an international prize-winning pianist, has collaborated with GRAMMY Award winners, and has taught music for over 20 years to everyone from his next-door neighbor to finalists on NBC's America's Got Talent. Through Pianist Academy, he now brings that wealth of knowledge to you: the beginner, the intermediate, the professional, or the fellow music teacher.


Chapters:
00:00 - What's with the Hammer?
00:53 - Various Statements on Same Vs Diff Fingerings
01:42 - Repeated Notes Through the "Beginner's" Lens (or Intermediate)
03:10 - Fur Elise and the need to learn both ways to play repeated notes
04:35 - Lang Lang playing Fur Elise (watch his LH finger choices!)
05:20 - Questions to Ponder with Examples
06:44 - Advanced Applications
07:14 - Yuja Wang playing Schubert/Liszt Erlkonig
07:50 - Martha Argerich playing Scarlatti Sonata in d minor K141
08:15 - Recap!
08:36 - Plz Like and Subscribe!

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