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<p>In the article, the author analyses the role of technical exercises used in his pedagogical activity by Vitaly Sechkin, remarkable pianist and professor, Honoured Artist of Ukraine. He paid particular attention to the development of the technical skills of his students, for which he used various exercises and virtuoso etudes. A detailed characteristic is made of the particularities of C.-L. Hanon’s and J. Brahms’s sets of exercises, which pursue similar objectives - the development of finger speed, the freedom to execute different kinds of texture, assimilation of tonalities. The professor’s favourite exercises and his methodical recommendations are mentioned as well.</p>
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In the article, the author analyses the role of technical exercises used in his pedagogical activity by Vitaly Sechkin, remarkable pianist and professor, Honoured Artist of Ukraine. He paid particular attention to the development of the technical skills of his students, for which he used various exercises and virtuoso etudes. A detailed characteristic is made of the particularities of C.-L. Hanon’s and J. Brahms’s sets of exercises, which pursue similar objectives - the development of finger speed, the freedom to execute different kinds of texture, assimilation of tonalities. The professor’s favourite exercises and his methodical recommendations are mentioned as well.

4. Exercises for Piano and their Role in the Pedagogical Activity of Vitalii Sechkin

Review of Artistic Education

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In the article, the author analyses the role of technical exercises used in his pedagogical activity by Vitaly Sechkin, remarkable pianist and professor,...

4. Exercises for Piano and their Role in the Pedagogical Activity of Vitalii Sechkin

Published Online: Jun 24, 2021

Page range: 26 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2021-0004

Keywords
piano, piano technique, exercise, Charles-Louis Hanon, Johannes Brahms

© 2021 Inna Hatipova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

4. Exercises for Piano and their Role in the Pedagogical Activity of Vitalii Sechkin

Published Online: Jun 24, 2021

Page range: 26 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2021-0004

Keywordspiano, piano technique, exercise, Charles-Louis Hanon, Johannes Brahms

© 2021 Inna Hatipova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
piano, piano technique, exercise, Charles-Louis Hanon, Johannes Brahms