Mastering proper finger technique at the piano will ensure smooth sound production in your music. Whether you are new to playing piano or have been playing a while, excellent fingering skill will give you control of your music and allow for greater expression.

Building coordination in your fingers, particularly the smallest, will improve your playing skills as you fluidly move from one key to the next. In order to function properly at the piano, your fingers need to be agile and flexible.http://pianoeducation.org/pnotmi2.html  This allows them to release instantly and articulate cleanly.http://pianoeducation.org/pnotmi2.html

Practicing proper finger technique with exercises can help develop the instantaneous release and clean articulation desired for proper piano playing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OREjwcv29Po  

The first step in proper finger technique is a developing a smooth transition between keys. Once you have depressed a key, the goal is to release it while simultaneously depressing the next key, and so on. This allows your music to flow. While there are times you may want a choppy sound for a particular effect, playing notes smoothly is usually the goal.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OREjwcv29Po 

To build coordination in your fingers, you may want to practice trills. Trills are simple exercises in which two keys are depressed one after another repetitively. This allows you to practice the smooth transition between keys and build agility in your fingers.  To play faster music, your fingers must be strong, yet agile.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OREjwcv29Po 

The final step is to play trills with all of your fingers.  Perform a trill with your thumb and index finger. Move to a trill with your index finger and middle finger. Then play a trill with your middle finger and ring finger.  Finally, try the exercise with your ring finger and smallest finger.  With practice, you master can proper finger technique and will soon be playing music fluidly.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OREjwcv29Po