FINALLY Fix Your Leaps Forever | Rachmaninoff Prelude in G Minor
Leaps aren't a finger problem. They're a targeting problem. Here's the 6-step system I've used for decades to help pianists finally make them reliable: no more scrambling, no more pauses, no more missed notes. Try the 28-Day Piano Journey free for 7 days. 100% money-back guarantee. https://www.skool.com/pianowithrebecc... Free download: Turbocharge Your Practice (faster progress, better memory) https://learn.rebeccabogartpiano.com/... Free download: Arm Advantage (alignment and arm technique) https://learn.rebeccabogartpiano.com/... Free download: Smart Fingering Strategies https://learn.rebeccabogartpiano.com/... Why Practicing With Your Eyes Closed Is a Game Changer: • Why Practicing with Your Eyes Closed is a ... Support my work: https://coff.ee/rebeccabogart Listen to my album "American Retrospective": https://open.spotify.com/album/5G3ykF... Leaps feel scary because of the moment of zero contact. You can't creep your way to the next note. And most practice advice makes it worse: landing, parking, and then relocating is the opposite of how reliable leaps actually work. In this video I walk through the 6 things that actually fix leaps. Understanding what kind of skill a leap really is. Why the rebound matters so much. How to train your body to know exactly where it's going. What to do when both hands relocate at once. Why the path through the air is just as important as the landing. And how to use your eyes strategically without losing your place. These are teachable, learnable physical skills. Your body calibrates through the right kind of repetitions, not more slow practice. 0:00 - Why leaps keep tripping you up 0:57 - #1: Leaps are a targeting skill (not a finger skill) 2:07 - Demo: What slow practice actually teaches your hands 2:27 - #2: Use a rebound 4:39 - #3: Know the destination 7:37 - #4: Move one hand at a time 8:43 - #500subs : Plan the trajectory 9:50 - #6: Strategic glances I have nearly 50 years of teaching experience and have performed at Carnegie Hall. My training in Taubman technique, body mapping, and biomechanics informs everything I teach. I specialize in intermediate to advanced adult classical pianists, and one of my student appeared on NPR's From the Top.
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