Schumann op.68 Video course, studying legato, staccato and expressiveness

Robert Schumann’s Opus 68 is a collection of very entertaining and varied pieces to tackle and learn different piano techniques: the study of legato, staccato and expressiveness. Each piece represents a picture, Schumann tries to set to music small naturalistic scenes or characters, a bit like we are used to hearing in soundtracks written for the cinema.

For this reason, Schumann’s pieces are very useful for developing expressiveness, dealing with various rhythms and getting used to interpreting pieces of a very varied type.

What makes Schumann’s op. 68 so interesting?

Schumann’s Opus 68 has innumerable merits, from a didactic point of view it is a masterpiece. In particular, you will focus on the study of these techniques.

• Legato. Songs such as Melody, Little Song, Little Piece and The Reaper’s Song are perfect for working on legato technique and improving your touch on the piano. Learning to play more softly and legato will make any piece you play on the piano more beautiful.
• Rhythm and staccato. Rhythm and staccato. You will learn to detach your hand from the keyboard and play in a more rhythmic and staccato manner, this is a key step in progressing your piano technique. Beginner pianists stay with their hands attached to the keys for fear of getting lost, with Schumann’s exercises you will learn to lift your hand and use your weight to play.
• Independence and expressiveness. The more advanced pieces will challenge you and improve your hand independence and expressiveness. You will learn to mix different techniques depending on the passage you are playing, to make the piece more expressive and more musical.

How the Schumann video course op.68 is organised

• The video course covers every exercise in an organized, step-by-step manner. You will begin studying the exercises with one hand at a time, playing along with my video tutorials.
• Next you will put the two hands together, gradually increasing the speed of execution.

Schumann op. 68

You learn fascinating and fun pieces to improve hand independence, legato technique and expressiveness.

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• Perfect for third-year piano students
• You will improve your legato technique and interpretation
• Unlimited access to 24 video lessons, step by step

For each exercise in the course you will get

1. The score with annotations: I point out the fingerings and the most difficult passages.
2. The video with the explanation of the exercise, where I will suggest you the way to overcome the different difficulties.
3. Four video tutorials to practice with, one hand at a time and at various speeds.
4. A section dedicated to your questions.
5. You will always be welcome to also write me on WhatsApp and send me your videos.
6. I follow your practice closely, step by step.

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About Me

Hello, my name is Leo Ravera, and I think that at every stage of study it is important to use the proper method so that you don’t waste time and you always continue to improve.

Burgmuller’s Opus 100 is always a highly appreciated arrival point for my students. After devoting the first two years of study to improving reading and hand independence, finally with this collection you can start playing really fun and inspiring pieces.

If you have purchased any of my other courses before, you know that I follow my students one by one, even at a distance. This is essential to really improve at the piano. I hope that together we can do a good job and you can improve your ability to play and interpret pieces of music, and also that you can have fun while studying these pieces.

If for some reason you feel that the course may not be right for you, write to me anytime and I will be happy to give you advice. We can also have a phone call so that you can tell me your story and I can indicate the most suitable course for you.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

This is what people who have tried my piano method say

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When I resumed studying the piano (as a child I went to a teacher, now I'm 64) I immediately bought the Duvernoycourse because I was attracted by the second exercise dedicated to speed. It helped me to loosen up my fingers, to improve the independence of the two hands, to start following the tempo with the metronome.

I found the lessons very complete and clear, they actually helped me a lot and I am very satisfied. I recommend it to everyone, even to autodidacts like me because the video lessons are a great invention and can be reviewed whenever you want and then they are explained in a simple and clear way. Watching them again helps you to study the piece and to become familiar with it. Thank you for creating this site with these courses. Miry❤

Miry

Excellente course and technical support

I have started to approach the lessons of the courses I have purchased and I am very happy with the choice I made. Your style, diction, method and also the technical support are excellent. I will follow the lessons rigorously, not moving on to the next one without having learned them well.

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