Journal · Video
How to Make the Piano Sing: The Invisible Thread Between Notes
11 min 54 sec ·
This video accompanies the Journal essay — The Invisible Thread Between Notes — from The PianoWell System. Watch it here, then read the full essay for the complete argument and detailed study.
About this video
Why does one pianist make the piano sing while another, playing the same notes with the same dynamics and articulation, leaves the phrase disconnected? Emma Leiuman explores the inaudible journey between two notes—where a sound has come from and where it is already going—and how imagining that thread shapes legato, tone and musical meaning.
Two pianists can play the same phrase with the same dynamics and articulation, yet only one sounds as though the instrument is singing. The difference may lie in the inaudible journey between the notes.