RocknRoll Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 I heard Volodos, one of the greatest pianists, who played a transcribtion of Liszt Hungry Rhapsody no.2 like crazy, said to an interviewer that he doesn't practice scales!!! But why he could play so well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxviolin Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 Maybe he doesn't need to practice scales anymore? He didn't say that he has never practiced scales, did he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 Sviatoslav said that he never (niekagda) did any scale nor exercises ; he began with the first nocturne of Chopin and then the Etude op. 25 n° 4 E minor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRoll Posted November 17, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 then i guess scales aren't that important afterall!! haha! Yes! I can go further even without practicing scales daily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 I think scales are important for several reasons both from a practical and theoretical point of view. However I believe even more in the idea of isolating difficult sections of the music and making technical exercises out of them. The fact that such sections were once difficult and have now been made easy would suggest that my technique has advanced each time I have conquered a difficult section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalfruitmom Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 I believe it was a violinist who said, "He (she) that plays scales well, plays well." He was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellonut Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 I can see where this type of specialized practice will certainly make for improvement in a particular portion of a particular piece of music, but do you think this method improves dexterity in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 I said scales were important. I also believe in the practice of difficult sections. BTW who said scales alone improved dexterity? I think intelligent practice will cover all facets of technique and not just dexterity. To put it another way, practice of difficult sections helps greatly by bringing several areas of technique into play at the same time. When practising difficult sections the bridging bars before and after the difficult section must also be included for a smooth transition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellonut Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 With that I can agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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