Piano Hands

In the world of pianists, teachers and students, we hear the phrase: "My God, you have great piano hands."

What do they mean, of course, is that your hands are well characterized for the piano.

But what is the appropriate form of a hand for the piano? There are many forms?

The answer is, of course, there are so many hands as possible, the piano to play.

Have in the history, the great pianists of both large and small hands had. In practice, a pianist in the position should, ten pieceswhite keys to navigate the most important piano literature.

Rachmaninoff, a huge bear of a man who had huge hands that could stretch twelve white keys on the piano. Many pianists have problems with his music for that reason. But in contrast, there are pianists who specialize in Rachmaninoff, very good, like Alicia de la Rocha, who has very small hands. It's all in your head.

Josef Hoffman so little hands that built him a special Steinway grand piano, which he consideredConcerts. Each key is a tiny increase narrower than a regulation ¾ inch wide button. Poor Hoffman was an amazing child prodigy who had a great career, but soon got into alcoholism. The pressure at the tip of the concert, the game was tremendous.

In relation to the children running about children who have the best hands for the piano. Long fingers to stretch as far as possible horizontally and general skills are natural components of a "piano hands."

The "piano hands" of course relaxwhen they are on the keyboard, and not in different positions, the comic, which I call to freeze the 'bow-breaker. " In this ridiculous posture, the child puts two thumbs on the keys, while all the other fingers drape down the height of the keyboard.

There are many fun games we play on the hand positions such as the "bug crushing right", but the game is fourth on the back of the hand, a good place to start.

I have children who have not seen his hands play the piano very well whennot better than some that were more "properly" equipped. The reason for this is that almost all the piano playing in your head. If you do not know, or look to play something to bring the biggest finger in the world, it does not have the music come alive.

If you are looking for can imagine what your fingers are like playing a certain song or place, it is much easier, then your fingers to bring this vision to life. Again, it's all in your head.

The truth is that anyone can learn with your fingerPatterns of the piano, even if they are not anatomically suited to it. Use your wits, and then his hand.

The brain and hand have found a way to workable solutions, individually to the person's hand alone, countless little fingers and technical issues that face the pianist in a constant barrage.

You will be fascinated with the finger patterns of the piano, if it presents you in the right way.

By John Aschenbrenner Copyright 2000 Walden PondPress.

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