Piano Technique - Theory
9. The Whipping Movement
When you learn to use
the “whipping movement” correctly,
you’ll be astonished
how easy is to play the piano!
the “whipping movement” correctly,
you’ll be astonished
how easy is to play the piano!

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*Czesław Sielużycki - “The pianist’s hand” p. 173, Polish Music Edition, Cracow, 1982
**Op. cit. p. 142
*Czesław Sielużycki - “The pianist’s hand” p. 173, Polish Music Edition, Cracow, 1982
**Op. cit. p. 142
The three techniques - whipping movement,
rotation of the arm and shaking of the arm -
can be used in various combinations,
even all the three simultaneously.
rotation of the arm and shaking of the arm -
can be used in various combinations,
even all the three simultaneously.
In the video below,
I play nine excerpts requiring the use of the whip movement. This technique is widely used by professional pianists in a way that it is hardly visible or even unnoticeable. Here I present it at a slow tempo and
deliberately exaggerate
the movements of the hands and arms.
Direct links
to each example:
MUSSORGSKY - “Pictures at an Exhibition”
Here are four videos with the whip movement performed in full tempo: