CHICK KOREA Posted November 28, 2001 Share Posted November 28, 2001 its been some years that i stopped practicing real with i teacher ... is there i web page or something on the net where i can get the details of the perfect hand position... p.s becuase i used 2 have a mega powerfull russian piano teacher and she teach me the correct hand position ... but there where so many details that i forgot.... i rreally need 2 get the correct hand position on the piano ... can you help.. please .. this one i really need 2 know... i love basics ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbyjoe Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 chick, from my personal opinion i think the only way to get your left hand happening properly is to go back and have a few lessons, simply because you may not se a flaw in your technique that's stopping you playing better. it was only after about 8 years of classical that i found out my sitting position was wrong. when corrected i played better. k "Consider how much coffee you're drinking - it's probably not enough." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 Originally posted by CHICK KOREA: its been some years that i stopped practicing real with i teacher ... is there i web page or something on the net where i can get the details of the perfect hand position... p.s becuase i used 2 have a mega powerfull russian piano teacher and she teach me the correct hand position ... but there where so many details that i forgot.... i rreally need 2 get the correct hand position on the piano ... can you help.. please .. this one i really need 2 know... i love basics ... What were you doing wrong? For me, the first thing my first teacher taught me (at the age of 6) was elbows a little away from the body, forarms level with wrists, fingers curved. At the time I thought it was extremely sily to be so picky but now of course I wish I had paid closer attention. The most important thing is to be completely relaxed. The problem of course is that is natural to want to tense up when you get to a difficult bit. When you are tense you hacve to expend energy working against your own muscles as well as playing the notes. I've found a good way to work on being relaxed is to work through Hanon, etc on my unweighted keyboard (as against my weighted keyboard). Don't know if this would work for everybody. I find it emphasizes any tension in the hand - especially on turning the thumb. Until I started doing this I was fairly pleased with my turning of the thumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardstown Audio Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 With each hand, make a relaxed fist. Take each fist and gently set them on the keyboard, with your knuckles facing down. Now, very slowly un-curl your fingers from your fist until the tips of your fingers touches the keys. Your hands should now be in a proper playing position. Kip Bardstown Audio www.bardstownaudio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbyjoe Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 my previous comment regarding my sitting position may actually help you. i always used to sit quite close to the piano (i'm 5'7"), because it felt ok. but only about a year or two ago my teacher recommended that i sit back a bit. it has so helped. have you seen gripmasters? they're a finger exerciser thing that d'addario strings have started selling (they're actually a proper rehab device for your hand but music shops sell them). i have one and whenever i haven't practiced for a day or so or i'm bored at work or anywhere like that, i just get out my gripmaster and exercise my fingers. very good. they don't cost much. you can find info about them at www.planet-waves.com (i think they are in the .pdf catalog - i don't have time to look thru it because my wife is calling.....) pray for peace, k "Consider how much coffee you're drinking - it's probably not enough." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbox Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 Originally posted by Bardstown Audio: With each hand, make a relaxed fist. Take each fist and gently set them on the keyboard, with your knuckles facing down. Now, very slowly un-curl your fingers from your fist until the tips of your fingers touches the keys. Your hands should now be in a proper playing position. Kip I was taught the way Kip was. I was also taught to adjust the piano bench height so that my forearms were parallel to the ground. Lastly, I was taught to keep my back straight and not to hunch over. Enthusiasm powers the world. Craig Anderton's Archiving Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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