This article has quick tips for piano students of any level to assess their posture at the piano and establish a sitting position at the instrument that encourages good technique. Piano Posture When I think back on elements of good posture at the piano, I remember many important tips given to me by different instructors,
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If You Look Like A Crab You’re Looking Good
You can tell when someone playing the piano has had piano lessons or not by watching their hands. Chances are if they aren’t using their thumbs they haven’t. When you play piano correctly your hands need to look like crabs walking on the beach. Playing The Piano – Let Your Fingers Do The Walking
Constructive Repetitions Dont Waste Time
Stop Timing Your Piano Practice! This article details an effective music instrument practice methodology, constructive repetitions, that gets piano students away from looking at the clock and more involved in constructive repetitions and efficient practice. Piano Teacher As a piano teacher, it’s difficult not to tell students, “You should practice x number of
Shoot Yourself Playing Piano!
3 Ways To Help With Posture While Learning Piano Okay, so I know, this is a less than exciting subject when it comes to piano, especially because we all are pretty certain that we know how to sit. It’s one of the many things we learn when developing. However, the fact remains that correct posture
Three Steps To Good Piano Posture
Like in so many areas of life (at least our chiropractors would tell us) posture is so very important to your overall performance. Piano is an instrument that benefits greatly from proper posture. In this article I will give three simple “techniques” to help achieve good piano posture.
Teaching Piano Finger Numbers – Piano Lessons
Teaching finger numbers to piano students are an important part of piano lessons. Not only do they give young and beginner students security in what finger to play a note with, they also give advanced students and even concert performers an insight into how to play phrases. Right And Left Hand Piano Finger Numbers For
Learning C Position On The Piano
Learning C position on the piano is an early part of lessons for most students. It’s simple really, it’s a place where we put our hands and in doing so we have a stable place to keep learning from. In the article below, we’ll examine a few simple elements in C position. Where Your Hands
Piano Lesson Hand Rotation
Teachers for piano lessons place a lot of importance on playing with correct technique for many reasons, including greater musicality and comfort while playing. Some aspects of playing with correct technique are easier than others to master, but one that sticks out as a tough point for many students (including myself in the past) is
Water Balloons And Oranges – Curved Fingers Are Good Fingers
You hear it all the time from us Piano Teachers, “keep your fingers curved”. This article talks about tips and tricks and why we say that! Sometimes I feel like the phrase I repeat the most in a lesson is “curve your fingers.” I truly feel like a broken record at times! “Curved Fingers” When