Practicing 4ths daily will help you solidify your hand shape and strengthen the knuckles in your fingers, while also developing independence between fingers. It's also the best exercise for developing intonation, as the perfect fourth (P4) is one of the purest frequency ratios (4:3).

Here is a collection of fingering patterns, taken from my studies with Richard Aaron and Anthony Elliott. These exercises help you develop your intonation both within a hand position and shifting through positions.

Here is a collection of fingering patterns, taken from my studies with Richard Aaron and Anthony Elliott. These exercises help you develop your intonation both within a hand position and shifting through positions.

This book is intended to provide an alternative way to teach and study scales and arpeggios. The emphasis is on two priorities for the left hand: hand shape, and shifting. The scales and arpeggios are ordered by range and difficulty rather than the traditional Circle of Fifths.

These are exercises I developed during my studies with Stephen Feldman in Arkansas, inspired by elements of Fritz Magg's technique. They are designed to develop a smooth continuity in right arm and finger movement.

Vibrato serves two purposes: being expressive, and relaxing the hand. Here are exercises that focus on integrating a variety of types of vibrato in order to expand your palette of available colors.