![Need help with legato octave technique, specifically in this section of Chopin's first Ballade. It is difficult for me to play these runs smoothly and without tension, and without "locking" the hand Need help with legato octave technique, specifically in this section of Chopin's first Ballade. It is difficult for me to play these runs smoothly and without tension, and without "locking" the hand](https://preview.redd.it/need-help-with-legato-octave-technique-specifically-in-this-v0-16jauiml9n3a1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=63bb9342d0858c72d8560f808ae8f13b6d20f65b)
Need help with legato octave technique, specifically in this section of Chopin's first Ballade. It is difficult for me to play these runs smoothly and without tension, and without "locking" the hand
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I feel like there's a lot to fix in my octaves but I can't figure out what, could anyone point out the flaws? : r/piano
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