3-D Piano is a revolutionary 6-DVD series that provides pianists with a systematic approach to interdependent, three-dimensional piano playing. Award-winning filmmaker Richard Breyer captures artist-teacher Fred Karpoff in live, unscripted lessons with twelve students at various stages of development. Shot documentary-style in High Definition, the lessons are edited down to shorter segments and followed by detailed instructional reviews, clearly articulated and demonstrated by Karpoff.
Interdependent technique describes the graceful, efficient usage of the whole body to play the piano in three-dimensions, as opposed to faulty practices such as "making all the fingers the same length," "high" fingers, and using opposable muscles simultaneously. In 3-D Piano, these are replaced with concepts such as the Quiet Hand, Continuous Alignment Adjustments, Three-Dimensional Shaping, and the Vibrato Technique.
The opening units of 3-D Piano provide basic, essential information for pianists of all levels, and lay the groundwork for the more advanced concepts in the units that follow—including arpeggios, repeated chords, octaves, tremolos, trills, scales, and pedaling. With abundant musical examples, slow-motion analysis, close-up cinematography, and a stunning full-color study guide, 3-D Piano conveys how to play effortlessly, integrated with a musical conception of sound and expression from the outset.
