Timeline for Should fingers always play perpendicular to the keys?
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| Nov 1, 2017 at 0:50 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackMusic/status/925525364306259968 | ||
| Oct 31, 2017 at 19:52 | comment | added | Kyle Strand | When you say "up to 45 degrees outwards", does that mean that when you play the highest note on the keyboard, your 3rd (middle) finger is at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the keys? If so, that seems fine for single notes, but for chords I'd recommend leaning your body to the side to limit your angle away from the key orientation to about 20 degrees for the outer hand and maybe slightly more for the inner hand. (By "inner" here, I mean the one on the opposite side of the side you're leaning toward, so the left hand for high notes and the right hand for low notes.) | |
| Oct 31, 2017 at 17:24 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | That's how I was interpreting it also. Your hands should be more or less prone in a relaxed position. The knuckles for your index and middle fingers should be the highest point on the top of your hands. If you rest your hand on a flat surface, all of your fingers and the side of your thumb should be touching at about the same time. You should be able to achieve that with relaxed elbows. You might have to raise your seat until just before your knees hit the underside of the piano. | |
| Oct 31, 2017 at 17:07 | comment | added | Stefan Broeder | @Todd Wilcox You are right. I've replaced "supinated" with "not fully pronated". Just to be clear ; with pronation I mean rotating the right forearm anti clockwise. | |
| Oct 31, 2017 at 17:05 | history | edited | Stefan Broeder | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 31, 2017 at 16:54 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | I'm not sure you're using pronated and supinated correctly here, in terms of hands. | |
| Oct 31, 2017 at 16:39 | answer | added | Sheina | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 31, 2017 at 15:12 | comment | added | Tim | Have a good look at quite a few who play the piano really well. In different styles. You'll become aware that although purists will say there's a proper way to play, a lot of players do anything but, and still manage to do amazing things. There's an awful lot more than mere hand positioning. And, bear in mind we're all of different proportions so there isn't one perfect way to suit all. | |
| Oct 31, 2017 at 14:15 | answer | added | jjmusicnotes | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 31, 2017 at 14:06 | history | asked | Stefan Broeder | CC BY-SA 3.0 |