piano playing position
Planted Sep 2026 Tended 1 month ago Linked from 1 note
Contents
efficient and safe body position while playing piano.
to keep in check
- arms
- wrists
- fingers
- posture (
not shrimp pls) - height of piano vs stool
- distance from piano
3. fingers / hand
- trim yo nails!!
- work with muscle tension, 🔖 like when you’ve been learning playing drums)
- attack –> release –> [repeat]
- thumb is ~45° angle (thumb perch)
- do not put extra pressure on key and the joint (when there is no point in it - max sound is already here)
🔖 spider exercise (🕷️)
closed fist (on a flat surface) –> opening –> checking its stability –> recreating at the paino keys
finger contact point
contact point is the fingertip (not the whole last joint)
- check it with making a “circle” OK sign with each finger
- for thumb: its corner