How to Play with a Legato Touch at the Piano | The Piano Prof with Kate Boyd

Playing legato at the piano is an essential skill that you need to develop in order to play beautifully and expressively at the piano. In this video I address the idea that legato is a touch vs a continuous sound, and demonstrate how to achieve a legato touch at the piano. Got questions? Thoughts? Let me know in the comments! ___________________________ 0:00 Intro 0:30 A common misconception about playing legato at the piano 2:42 Demonstration: Legato touch in Louise Farrenc Nocturne 3:20 The definition and etymology of "legato" 4:40 How to play with a successful legato touch at the piano 5:14 Demonstration: Legato touch Hanon Exercise #1 5:49 Demonstration: C Major scale with legato vs detached touch 6:18 Demonstration: Legato touch in Chopin Nocturne 7:10 Legato with overlapping fingers: demonstration with Hanon #1 8:11 Exercise: practicing overlapping fingers in legato playing ___________________________ Keep in touch! 👉 SUBSCRIBE to ThePianoProf Youtube channel to get new videos from me every week: https://bit.ly/3EzcUN0 👉 SIGN UP for my weekly newsletter: https://thepianoprof.com/subscribe 👉 Visit my performance YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2YurqGd 👉 Visit my website: https://www.kateboyd.com/about Follow me on social! 👉 Instagram:   / kateboydpianist   👉 Facebook:   / kateboydpianist   👉 CONTACT ME: Leave a note in the comments or visit https://www.kateboyd.com/contact ___________________ NOTE: This description may contain affiliate links that allow you to purchase things mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is in NO WAY obligated to use these links. Thank you for your support!    • How to Play with a Legato Touch at the Pia...   #pianolesson #pianotechnique #thepianoprof