You must know, that the way you sit next to the piano, holds the Key for allot from the problems you may have...
And there are two simple reasons for that:
first: your Spinal Column is the mane element in your body which responsible for your posture and alot more... with out taking good care of it - being straight and comfortable, you can forget about healthy piano playing and a healthy body (generally spiking...!)
second: if you sit correctly, your body spouse to support you hands while playing, and prevent unnecessary effort and pressure in inside the arm...
There are allot of theories witch explains what is the "correct way" to sit. the problem is, that allot of tham are actually opposing one another...!
The only element witch I found that was current for all of them - Is to keep a straight back! simple as that...
I remember the firs time I saw Brad Mehldau playing... I was amazed to see haw badly he sits and haw he bend himself in his twisted way. Lets not even start talking about haw Thelonious Monk played!
And there are two simple reasons for that:
first: your Spinal Column is the mane element in your body which responsible for your posture and alot more... with out taking good care of it - being straight and comfortable, you can forget about healthy piano playing and a healthy body (generally spiking...!)
second: if you sit correctly, your body spouse to support you hands while playing, and prevent unnecessary effort and pressure in inside the arm...
There are allot of theories witch explains what is the "correct way" to sit. the problem is, that allot of tham are actually opposing one another...!
The only element witch I found that was current for all of them - Is to keep a straight back! simple as that...
I remember the firs time I saw Brad Mehldau playing... I was amazed to see haw badly he sits and haw he bend himself in his twisted way. Lets not even start talking about haw Thelonious Monk played!
You can spot allot of legendary pianists who plaid in a "wrong" way. I tray to take the good things out of them and not the unnecessary weirdness...
lets see Brad Mehldau in action:
2 comments:
"... with out taking good care of it - being straight and comfortable, you can forget about healthy piano playing and a healthy body..."
The danger is that one who'd believe that might also believe that poor posture has been responsible for 86% of piano college freshmen having experienced pain already (2006 research). Could that be even possible?
"There are allot of theories witch explains what is the "correct way" to sit. the problem is, that allot of tham are actually opposing one another...!
Don't say that loud (only the shrewd people are supposed to realize it!) The a/m research didn't find the reason to put any one approach as "better" - cause none of them was found as causing less problems.
Perhaps static approach (assuming of a position, prior to playing) isn't the right way - in the rather dynamic activity of piano-playing?
I didn't quite understood about what you said in the first paragraph... what are you suggesting?
Meanwhile, I do believe that the dynamic activity of piano-playing is supposed to be better... don't you?
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