An Overview of Taubman Technique Physiology - the finger muscles 1. Flexors (down) 2. Extensors (up) 3. Abductors (side-to-side) Note: the thumb uses the abductor to go "down" Dual Muscular Pulls: using two different kinds of muscles at once, creates tension ‘The 2 Fundamental Rules 1, Dos't burt yourself 2. Don't compromise musically. You can always achieve what you want musically without burting yourself Basic Ideas 1, Fingers, Hand, Arm as one unit 2, Limit isolated/extreme motions (stretching, finger individualization, ete.) ~ 3. Am weight Important motions 1. Forearm Rotation 1, Double/Single Rotation 2, "Walking Arm" In-And-Out 1, Compensate for uneven finger lengths and white/black keysMusical Examples 1, Beethoven Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No, 3 ast Ae wet \$q5'5 Be t= agiqund 2, Chopin Etude Op. 10,No. 1 Astegro-m spe 3, Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableay Op. 39, No.1 tegr wte 4, Haydn Sonata in B-flat Major, Hob. XVI:49 a Bein eatin P5. Mozart Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333 ‘emer fr ins, Ende} Allegro. é ae 4, 6. Chopin Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39 059 55 5 emis G2