Timeline for What was Art Tatum's practice routine?
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| Apr 17, 2020 at 20:22 | comment | added | Polydynamical | I am a classical pianist and have won first place at numerous piano competitions and have even performed at Carnegie Hall. And, I use a form of flat fingers. Flat fingers give you a certain tone in the piano that curved fingers can not such as for Chopin nocturnes. But in pieces like Chopin Etudes, using curved fingers gives you the best dexterity. The best form is curved flat fingers. This gives you quite good dexterity and also good intonation. To replicate the ´curved' flat fingers, curve your hands all the way and then extend your fingers until right before your fingers are fully extended. | |
| Apr 17, 2020 at 2:13 | comment | added | jdjazz | Didn't Mary Lou Williams say that Art taught her to use flat fingers? | |
| Apr 21, 2019 at 18:52 | history | answered | Malcolm Kogut | CC BY-SA 4.0 |