Aching Hands
05:37 on Wednesday, November 5, 2003
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(Hollywood)
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I`ve been practicing the 3rd movement of Beethoven`s "Moonlight" sonata quite a bit recently and I`m getting pretty good at it, but I have a problem. My hands begin to hurt like crazy after just a few hours of practice. I want to keep going, but I just don`t have the strength to continue. In fact, my upper back and wrists are getting quite a bit of strain too, and hurt even when I`m not playing. Is there anything I can do to minimize this pain? It`s frustrating when I`m not finished practicing, but have to stop because of the pain. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Re: Aching Hands
12:39 on Wednesday, November 5, 2003
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(Amy)
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About your back - maybe your piano stool is too high. I used to have a problem with my back aching and when I bought an adjustable stool the problem disappeared. The hand problem is probably just because you are stretching your hands a lot. My hands ache for a while after playing that piece too, so you`re not alone.
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Re: Aching Hands
17:50 on Wednesday, November 5, 2003
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Re: Aching Hands
19:13 on Wednesday, November 5, 2003
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(Mike Lauwrie)
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the most likely reason for this is simply that you are far too tense. When you watch a good pianist you will see that they are all very relaxed (although expressions may not agree!), and they use only enough tension to `get the job done.` When you`re next playing try to be very conscious of whether your muscles are tense.
Playing while relaxed is the most important thing, of course posture is also important (straight back etc), but of course it is not correct to sit rigidly straight, so as long as you are aware of the problems then you should be alright.
If the problem doesn`t go away, ask someone who knows to watch you play.
Mike
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Re: Aching Hands
04:17 on Thursday, November 6, 2003
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(the devil)
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i know how u feel i am always get aching hand during school.
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