Piano Teaching - ‘Legato’ and ‘Non-Legato’

It’s all about listening…

Non-legato technique is all about learning to to understand quality of sound. It such a wonderful way to introduce piano playing because it teaches students to really listen to their tone production. A non-legato technique also develops healthy hand and arm alignment and beautifully prepares students for legato technique.

This video is all about this early piano technique and why (and how!) to introduce a ‘non-legato’ technique first. You can see inside the PianoForte method and how the music is designed to progressively guide students through these technical stages whilst allowing each child to develop at exactly their own pace.

You will see inside Level 3 and how these three songs support the transition from ‘non-legato’ - to ‘legato’.