https://pianofantasy.com/blog/19-piano-exercises-for-the-weak-fingers/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ig3JDFOJNsU/maxresdefault.jpg 19 Piano Exercises for the Weak 4th and 5th Fingers The 4th and 5th fingers are not weak — they are under-trained. 19 piano exercises from three systems that build real control and balance across the whole hand. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ig3JDFOJNsU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig3JDFOJNsU 930 2023-01-18 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/5-piano-beginner-pitfalls/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/NVccVdRL_oY/maxresdefault.jpg 5 Piano Beginner Pitfalls That Quietly Stall Your Progress The five self-taught habits that quietly stall most beginners at the piano — what they look like, why they hold you back, and how to step out of them. https://www.youtube.com/embed/NVccVdRL_oY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVccVdRL_oY 899 2024-03-18 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/5-things-to-become-a-professional-pianist/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/pv5fx0rf_lM/maxresdefault.jpg 5 Things You Must Do to Become a Professional Pianist Becoming a professional pianist is not about talent — it is about what you do daily. Five things that decide whether the path is real or just a wish. https://www.youtube.com/embed/pv5fx0rf_lM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5fx0rf_lM 598 2022-12-19 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/9-ways-hanon-piano-exercises/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/tglY1oDfA3M/maxresdefault.jpg 9 Ways to Practice Hanon Exercises That Actually Build Technique Hanon exercises only build technique if you practice them with intent. Nine ways to apply Hanon so the work transfers into real pieces — not just laps. https://www.youtube.com/embed/tglY1oDfA3M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tglY1oDfA3M 1439 2024-04-02 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/colors-of-music/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/8w8hoZT1rbo/maxresdefault.jpg Colors of Music: How is Music Like Painting? Pianist Lars Nelissen and painter Zumi Rash on how music and painting share the same instincts — gesture, color, restraint, and what a phrase wants. https://www.youtube.com/embed/8w8hoZT1rbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w8hoZT1rbo 3214 2024-06-10 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/how-to-practice-piano-scale-technique/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/WI9cdiipkiw/maxresdefault.jpg 5 Key Points for How to Practice Piano Scale Technique Piano scales are not just finger drills — they are direction, evenness, and thumb mechanics. Five key points that make scale practice actually transfer. https://www.youtube.com/embed/WI9cdiipkiw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI9cdiipkiw 346 2022-10-26 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/improve-your-piano-sound-kabalevsky-lullaby/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/82SCFl3oXKU/maxresdefault.jpg Improve Your Piano Sound in Kabalevsky's Lullaby Kabalevsky's Lullaby is a tone study disguised as a children's piece. How to shape sound quality across every phrase — and what your wrist has to do with it. https://www.youtube.com/embed/82SCFl3oXKU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82SCFl3oXKU 626 2023-02-01 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/piano-chord-technique-learning-chopin-prelude-opus-28-no-20/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/DPjcQO6z5rE/maxresdefault.jpg Piano Chord Technique in Chopin's Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 Chopin's Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 is a chord technique masterclass in twelve bars. How to voice the chords, prepare each one, and shape the funeral-march line. https://www.youtube.com/embed/DPjcQO6z5rE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPjcQO6z5rE 965 2023-03-01 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/piano-technique-warm-up-fingers/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/ti6axFFNvqI/maxresdefault.jpg 3 Methods to Warm Up Fingers at the Piano Warming up before piano practice changes everything. Three methods — finger exercises, stretching, and warm water — and when each one is the right call. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ti6axFFNvqI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti6axFFNvqI 747 2023-01-02 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/slow-practice-for-fast-fingers/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/TM5m9Pb_Rto/maxresdefault.jpg 10 Ways Slow Practice Builds Fast Fingers at the Piano Fast fingers come from how you practice slowly. Ten ways to use slow practice — including the umbrella technique — so speed builds without strain. https://www.youtube.com/embed/TM5m9Pb_Rto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM5m9Pb_Rto 1172 2024-08-14 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/the-fastest-way-to-learn-a-piano-piece/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/QNpNN5nR4fk/maxresdefault.jpg The Fastest Way to Learn a Piano Piece One simple rule compresses how long it takes to learn a piano piece. Most pianists never apply it — here is what it is and how to use it from day one. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QNpNN5nR4fk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNpNN5nR4fk 641 2024-03-06 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/the-magic-of-czerny-etudes-for-the-piano/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/aAk2nPT4gPU/maxresdefault.jpg The Magic of Czerny Etudes for the Piano Czerny etudes are the bridge between Hanon's exercises and real repertoire. Why they matter, how to practice them, and the etudes worth starting with. https://www.youtube.com/embed/aAk2nPT4gPU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAk2nPT4gPU 1214 2022-11-11 https://pianofantasy.com/blog/how-to-play-fur-elise/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/DEDDLcjbJQI/maxresdefault.jpg How To Play Für Elise Like A PRO (includes free PDF) A full one-hour piano tutorial on how to play Für Elise by Beethoven. Covers arm technique, finger technique, music interpretation, and a complete performance at the end. https://www.youtube.com/embed/DEDDLcjbJQI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDDLcjbJQI 3657 2021-09-13 https://pianofantasy.com/about/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/e42cc78d-d5a5-4560-8ad9-12db8bb70c5e Lars Nelissen — Piano teacher introduction An introduction to Lars Nelissen as a piano teacher — his background, teaching philosophy, and what makes Piano Fantasy different from conventional piano instruction. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/e42cc78d-d5a5-4560-8ad9-12db8bb70c5e 255 2026-04-25 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/5e35dceb-64d8-478d-a7f2-2c611cf88930 What is Piano Fantasy Pro Member? An introduction to Piano Fantasy Pro Member — structured piano instruction with mechanism-led courses, monthly live lessons, daily community, and a full resource library. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/5e35dceb-64d8-478d-a7f2-2c611cf88930 102 2026-05-19 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/26b9fa5c-33df-4a5f-b123-74ad10b3a7f6 "My staccato sounds heavy — it never gets really short" Pizzicato from the fingers — not from the arm. A lesson fragment on articulation technique from Piano Fantasy Pro Member. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/26b9fa5c-33df-4a5f-b123-74ad10b3a7f6 128 2026-05-22 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/116b4634-403c-4ade-9384-b1aab0e0d4a0 LIVE coaching — "My fourth finger disappears when I speed it up" Concentrated fingers, not spaghetti fingers — finger independence and the anchor finger. Live coaching excerpt from Piano Fantasy Pro Member. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/116b4634-403c-4ade-9384-b1aab0e0d4a0 468 2026-05-22 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/ebb67f78-a5be-463f-bdca-cd626c889598 The chromatic scale as a full-hand coordination exercise Full module from the Super Fingers course. Covers the chromatic scale as a hand coordination exercise across all fingers. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/ebb67f78-a5be-463f-bdca-cd626c889598 958 2026-05-22 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/d781ebd5-fe27-427d-9cc8-0658796b79e8 "I always land the chord wrong — the top voice disappears" The preparation window: arm weight before finger contact. A lesson fragment on chord preparation from Piano Fantasy Pro Member. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/d781ebd5-fe27-427d-9cc8-0658796b79e8 153 2026-05-22 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/94246302-86f1-42d8-b01c-ac74f7c41d0f "My scales sound uneven — some notes louder, some softer" C major as a listening exercise — matching the weight across each finger. From the Piano Fantasy Pro Member course. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/94246302-86f1-42d8-b01c-ac74f7c41d0f 98 2026-05-22 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/fa273f74-e6a2-4f77-ba19-a6cccc16cefa How to work an etude without turning it into mindless repetition Burgmüller Op. 100 No. 2 — isolating the hand position shift. The three phases of deliberate practice from Piano Fantasy Pro Member. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/fa273f74-e6a2-4f77-ba19-a6cccc16cefa 331 2026-05-22 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/19470b5f-00d9-4799-ae06-2371529d82a3 LIVE coaching — "The left hand pedal point keeps crashing into the melody" Bach Prelude in C: separating hand weight and finger independence. Live coaching excerpt from Piano Fantasy Pro Member. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/19470b5f-00d9-4799-ae06-2371529d82a3 205 2026-05-22 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/e84c3ad5-3972-4148-be7b-797a26396fef "I can play each hand alone — but together it falls apart" The coordination sequence: slow subdivision before full tempo. A lesson on hand independence from Piano Fantasy Pro Member. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/e84c3ad5-3972-4148-be7b-797a26396fef 121 2026-05-22 https://pianofantasy.com/pro-member/ https://pianofantasy.com/api/bunny-thumb/8750ee54-9045-47d2-a6bc-356b86a80582 Community feedback thread: a member shares a recording of Chopin Op. 28 No. 6 What the group hears — and what Lars adds. A peek inside the Piano Fantasy Pro Member community feedback session. https://player.mediadelivery.net/embed/243915/8750ee54-9045-47d2-a6bc-356b86a80582 106 2026-05-22