Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome back for another BestPractice masterclass. Today I'll show you 2 simple ways to work on the confidence of your left hand's motions. What does that mean? It's not enough to train the fingers to be fast and strong. True left hand technique shows a sense of effortlessness in the swing of each finger -- you throw the fingers, you don't carry them. When you throw, you can miss. If you throw from far, it's even harder. Of course these methods are in addition to many other known ways of practicing for the left hand -- it's not a replacement! Inspired by Dounis's trill exercises, these methods will provide a way to build accuracy and efficiency in the fingers.

Josef Hofmann - Rachmaninoff C# Minor Prelude:
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00:00 - BestPractice16
00:27 - My new E-Book "64 Practice Hacks"
01:18 - Intro to "Left-Hand Confidence"
02:13 - METHOD 1 - Dexterity from the Air
03:28 - Variations
04:06 - What to pay attention to
05:29 - Demo - Mendelssohn Concerto Mvt. 1
06:53 - Demo - Strauss Don Juan excerpt
07:46 - Demo - Franck Violin Sonata Mvt. 2
08:17 - METHOD 2 - Air Shift
09:53 - Demo - Mendelssohn Concerto Mvt. 1
11:15 - Demo - Mendelssohn Concerto Mvt. 1
12:11 - Demo - Franck Violin Sonata Mvt. 4
13:14 - Summary, and watch Josef Hofmann video!

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