VIP MasterClass Series
Weekly Videos For VIP Members, Tailored To Your Specific Questions!
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Free Sample: Week 1 - Advanced Pedal Techniques
Feathering Out The Pedal |
Welcome to Dr. Josh Wright's exclusive VIP MasterClass Series! Josh currently has over 30,000 subscribers on YouTube, and receives thousands of emails monthly from students around the world, asking for personalized videos based on their specific questions. Due to his teaching and performance schedule, he simply cannot respond to every email and make a personalized video for each request. He has designed this series to get your questions answered.
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Each member will receive a personalized video, posted to a members-only page of Josh's site for the entire VIP group to see. One video will be posted each week (average length will be 5-15 minutes). Videos will be given priority in the order which they are received. Members are free to submit as many video requests as they would like, or none at all. Once each member has had their first video request answered, the ordering will continue based on the date Josh receives them. Check out the complete video list below and gain instant access to all videos when you subscribe. (This series was launched February 12th, 2017)
Video List
Week of February 12, 2017 - Advanced Pedal Techniques - Feathering Out The Pedal
Week of February 19, 2017 - Tips for Beethoven Appassionata Sonata, Op.57, third movement coda (requested by Jeffrey)
Week of February 26, 2017 - New Trick For Playing Faster - The Collapsing Beat Exercise (requested by Mitchell)
Week of March 5, 2017 - "Pushing the Envelope" - How to effectively increase speed without breakdowns (requested by David)
Week of March 12, 2017 - Chord Clarity - How to avoid collapsing joints and gain absolute clarity (requested by Nigel)
Week of March 19, 2017 - Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue - how to use effective dynamics and shape in Bach's music (requested by Tony)
Week of March 26, 2017 - Allegro Barbaro by Bartók - How To Effectively Handle Octaves and Avoid Fatigue (requested by Nathaniel)
Week of April 2, 2017 - Advice and tips for Mendelssohn's Variations Sérieuses, Op.54 (requested by Marco)
Week of April 9, 2017 - Strategies For Effective Dynamics and Beautiful Playing While Using Metronome (requested by Brian)
Week of April 16, 2017 - How To Make An Arrangement of an Existing Composition (includes free sheet music), including how to:
Alter Chord Progressions, How to Embellish and Expand Harmonies, and How To Write Introductions and Conclusions (requested by Daniel)
Week of April 23, 2017 - Tips For Bach Fugues, Including Form, Dynamics, Fingering, and Articulation. Demonstrations from Bach Fugue in B-flat major, WTC I (requested by Michael)
Week of April 30, 2017 - 8 Steps to Mastering Octave Jumps, and How To Master Glissandos (requested by Lorenzo)
Week of May 7, 2017 - Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Tips To Improve Accuracy, Speed, and Evenness With Arpeggios (requested by Nigel)
Week of May 14, 2017 - Understanding Schumann's Style. Demonstrations from Symphonic Etudes, Op.13, including how to divide/redistribute large chords, singing lines, rhythmic complexities and displacement, and how to execute fast chordal passages cleanly and accurately (requested by Jeffrey)
Week of May 21, 2017 - Chopin Prelude No.16 in B-flat minor - Tips for mental organization to help with evenness, memory, speed, and accuracy (requested by Joe)
Week of May 28, 2017 - Polyrhythms: the quickest way to master 3 against 4 rhythms, and how to conquer other difficult polyrhythms. Examples given from Liszt's Paganini Étude No.6 in A minor, as well as Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu (requested by David)
Week of June 4, 2017 - Hand Ergonomics (how to move with ease and without tension in awkward passages) and Tone Quality when playing forte chords. Examples given from Chopin Étude Op.10 No.12 "Revolutionary", and Étude Op.10 No.1 (requested by Pénélope)
Week of June 11, 2017 - A Complete Guide To Effective Dynamics - Basic Skills to Advanced Techniques (requested by David)
BONUS VIDEO: Week of June 11, 2017 - My New and Improved Pre-Concert Routine - How To Practice on the Day of Your Performance and other Strategies (including what to eat!) for Performing (requested by Joe)
Week of June 18, 2017 - Ornaments (trills, mordents, upper mordents, etc.): how to play them, and how execution of ornaments differs between Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century. Examples given from J.S. Bach's Partita No.1, Mozart Sonatas (A major, K331, and Bb Major, K333), Beethoven Sonata in C minor Op.13 "Pathetique", and Chopin Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1 (requested by Michael S.)
Week of June 25, 2017 - Tips for long polyrhythms in Chopin Prelude No.24 in D minor. (i.e. how to manage long cadenza passages in the RH over a constant and steady LH rhythm - requested by Michael T.)
Week of June 25, 2017 BONUS VIDEO- How to play the crazy diminished 7th passage (bars 46-53) in Chopin Etude Op.10 No.3 with ease (inspired by a lesson I did with my Belgian student, Jean)
Week of July 2, 2017 - How To Master Unfamiliar Or Atonal Music - Advice For Impressionistic and 20th Century Music. Examples given from Ravel's Jeux d'eau and Ondine, Debussy's Suite Bergamasque, Prokofiev's Prelude Op.12, and Samuel Barber's Sonata (requested by Taylor)
Week of July 9, 2017 - How To Loosen The Wrist and Play Without Tension (requested by Ari)
Week of July 16, 2017 - How to play arpeggio passages with ease (with emphasis on large-span arpeggios and advice for individuals with small hands). Areas of focus include five types of 7th chord arpeggios, as well as examples from Chopin Etude Op.25 No.12
Week of July 23, 2017 - Tips on how to master rolled chords, and span large reaches with ease. Examples include Chopin Étude Op.10 No.11 and Liszt Paganini Etude No.6 (requested by Wojciech and David H.)
Week of July 30, 2017 - How I personally practice passages I find most difficult. Examples given from Liszt Paganini Etude No.2 (requested by Terry)
Week of August 7, 2017 - A new technique for improving accuracy with jumps, with special emphasis on eyes closed practice. (requested by Tony, a blind pianist)
Week of August 14, 2017 - Conquering difficult trills, strategies on how to learn a new piece, and how to develop clean, fast tremolos. Examples given from Beethoven Sonatas Op.53 and Op.111. (requested by Jeffrey)
Week of August 21, 2017 - A guide for improving and mastering double thirds. Examples given from Chopin Etude Op.25 No.6. (requested by David H.)
Week of August 28, 2017 - The 345 Boot Camp - A Special Regimen to Help Strengthen Your Weaker Fingers. (requested by Wayne, inspired by Mitchell)
Week of September 4, 2017 - Beethoven Sonata Op.2 No.1, 1st movement - A Guide for Clarity, Precision, and Shaping (requested by Pénélope and Jean)
Week of September 11, 2017 - Things I Wish I Had Known Earlier In My Piano Studies - My Favorite Techniques, Tips, and Strategies For Getting Better Faster (requested by David K.)
Week of September 18, 2017 - Tips for Liszt's Un Sospiro, including how to properly execute thirds, rhythm, pulse, fingering, and how to approach practicing difficult passages (requested by Joe)
Week of September 25, 2017 - A simple trick on how to effectively memorize passages that repeat with slight variations. Also, how to play smooth double thirds scales. Examples given from Chopin Preludes #17 and #24 (requested by Michael T.)
Week of October 2, 2017 - Three tricks for staying loose in fast chordal passages. Examples given from the coda of Chopin Ballade No.2 (requested by Barb)
Week of October 9, 2017 - Memorizing hacks, including the Voodoo doll analogy (requested by Doug)
Week of February 19, 2017 - Tips for Beethoven Appassionata Sonata, Op.57, third movement coda (requested by Jeffrey)
Week of February 26, 2017 - New Trick For Playing Faster - The Collapsing Beat Exercise (requested by Mitchell)
Week of March 5, 2017 - "Pushing the Envelope" - How to effectively increase speed without breakdowns (requested by David)
Week of March 12, 2017 - Chord Clarity - How to avoid collapsing joints and gain absolute clarity (requested by Nigel)
Week of March 19, 2017 - Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue - how to use effective dynamics and shape in Bach's music (requested by Tony)
Week of March 26, 2017 - Allegro Barbaro by Bartók - How To Effectively Handle Octaves and Avoid Fatigue (requested by Nathaniel)
Week of April 2, 2017 - Advice and tips for Mendelssohn's Variations Sérieuses, Op.54 (requested by Marco)
Week of April 9, 2017 - Strategies For Effective Dynamics and Beautiful Playing While Using Metronome (requested by Brian)
Week of April 16, 2017 - How To Make An Arrangement of an Existing Composition (includes free sheet music), including how to:
Alter Chord Progressions, How to Embellish and Expand Harmonies, and How To Write Introductions and Conclusions (requested by Daniel)
Week of April 23, 2017 - Tips For Bach Fugues, Including Form, Dynamics, Fingering, and Articulation. Demonstrations from Bach Fugue in B-flat major, WTC I (requested by Michael)
Week of April 30, 2017 - 8 Steps to Mastering Octave Jumps, and How To Master Glissandos (requested by Lorenzo)
Week of May 7, 2017 - Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Tips To Improve Accuracy, Speed, and Evenness With Arpeggios (requested by Nigel)
Week of May 14, 2017 - Understanding Schumann's Style. Demonstrations from Symphonic Etudes, Op.13, including how to divide/redistribute large chords, singing lines, rhythmic complexities and displacement, and how to execute fast chordal passages cleanly and accurately (requested by Jeffrey)
Week of May 21, 2017 - Chopin Prelude No.16 in B-flat minor - Tips for mental organization to help with evenness, memory, speed, and accuracy (requested by Joe)
Week of May 28, 2017 - Polyrhythms: the quickest way to master 3 against 4 rhythms, and how to conquer other difficult polyrhythms. Examples given from Liszt's Paganini Étude No.6 in A minor, as well as Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu (requested by David)
Week of June 4, 2017 - Hand Ergonomics (how to move with ease and without tension in awkward passages) and Tone Quality when playing forte chords. Examples given from Chopin Étude Op.10 No.12 "Revolutionary", and Étude Op.10 No.1 (requested by Pénélope)
Week of June 11, 2017 - A Complete Guide To Effective Dynamics - Basic Skills to Advanced Techniques (requested by David)
BONUS VIDEO: Week of June 11, 2017 - My New and Improved Pre-Concert Routine - How To Practice on the Day of Your Performance and other Strategies (including what to eat!) for Performing (requested by Joe)
Week of June 18, 2017 - Ornaments (trills, mordents, upper mordents, etc.): how to play them, and how execution of ornaments differs between Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century. Examples given from J.S. Bach's Partita No.1, Mozart Sonatas (A major, K331, and Bb Major, K333), Beethoven Sonata in C minor Op.13 "Pathetique", and Chopin Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1 (requested by Michael S.)
Week of June 25, 2017 - Tips for long polyrhythms in Chopin Prelude No.24 in D minor. (i.e. how to manage long cadenza passages in the RH over a constant and steady LH rhythm - requested by Michael T.)
Week of June 25, 2017 BONUS VIDEO- How to play the crazy diminished 7th passage (bars 46-53) in Chopin Etude Op.10 No.3 with ease (inspired by a lesson I did with my Belgian student, Jean)
Week of July 2, 2017 - How To Master Unfamiliar Or Atonal Music - Advice For Impressionistic and 20th Century Music. Examples given from Ravel's Jeux d'eau and Ondine, Debussy's Suite Bergamasque, Prokofiev's Prelude Op.12, and Samuel Barber's Sonata (requested by Taylor)
Week of July 9, 2017 - How To Loosen The Wrist and Play Without Tension (requested by Ari)
Week of July 16, 2017 - How to play arpeggio passages with ease (with emphasis on large-span arpeggios and advice for individuals with small hands). Areas of focus include five types of 7th chord arpeggios, as well as examples from Chopin Etude Op.25 No.12
Week of July 23, 2017 - Tips on how to master rolled chords, and span large reaches with ease. Examples include Chopin Étude Op.10 No.11 and Liszt Paganini Etude No.6 (requested by Wojciech and David H.)
Week of July 30, 2017 - How I personally practice passages I find most difficult. Examples given from Liszt Paganini Etude No.2 (requested by Terry)
Week of August 7, 2017 - A new technique for improving accuracy with jumps, with special emphasis on eyes closed practice. (requested by Tony, a blind pianist)
Week of August 14, 2017 - Conquering difficult trills, strategies on how to learn a new piece, and how to develop clean, fast tremolos. Examples given from Beethoven Sonatas Op.53 and Op.111. (requested by Jeffrey)
Week of August 21, 2017 - A guide for improving and mastering double thirds. Examples given from Chopin Etude Op.25 No.6. (requested by David H.)
Week of August 28, 2017 - The 345 Boot Camp - A Special Regimen to Help Strengthen Your Weaker Fingers. (requested by Wayne, inspired by Mitchell)
Week of September 4, 2017 - Beethoven Sonata Op.2 No.1, 1st movement - A Guide for Clarity, Precision, and Shaping (requested by Pénélope and Jean)
Week of September 11, 2017 - Things I Wish I Had Known Earlier In My Piano Studies - My Favorite Techniques, Tips, and Strategies For Getting Better Faster (requested by David K.)
Week of September 18, 2017 - Tips for Liszt's Un Sospiro, including how to properly execute thirds, rhythm, pulse, fingering, and how to approach practicing difficult passages (requested by Joe)
Week of September 25, 2017 - A simple trick on how to effectively memorize passages that repeat with slight variations. Also, how to play smooth double thirds scales. Examples given from Chopin Preludes #17 and #24 (requested by Michael T.)
Week of October 2, 2017 - Three tricks for staying loose in fast chordal passages. Examples given from the coda of Chopin Ballade No.2 (requested by Barb)
Week of October 9, 2017 - Memorizing hacks, including the Voodoo doll analogy (requested by Doug)
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