Friday, February 18, 2011

Boost Your Proficiency And Quickness Using These Piano Hand Exercises

By Rhonda Wade


Pianist should make piano hand workouts an integral part of their program to be able to sustain adroit flexible fingers. Musicians are also sportsmen, only they use smaller muscles. Daily tendon and muscle routines keeps them elongated and strong. If you're eager to pick up many musical styles, excerise the hands every single day.

One piano hand exercise is playing various scales. When sitting at the piano, be sure to sit upright. The reason your posture is so important, it helps keep the rest of the body properly aligned. Place your right hand on the keys. Beginning with you thumb, play growing notes, moving up the scale with each finger. Practice playing the scale slowly at first, using each finger to hit a note. Practice expressing your notes clearly. Once you reach the top note, go the other way. Relax your pinky, and finish the note with your thumb. The more comfortable you get, the faster you should begin to play.

To help relax your muscles, massage your hands and forearms. This minimizes stress while you play. Place a tennis sized ball on sturdy exterior. Roll your forearm slowly and tenderly across the ball. Make sure your shoulders stay relaxed. Relax about 30 seconds after you've done this for a minute. Now place your forearm on the table so that your palm is facing upward, and then put the ball in the other hand. Now slowly roll the ball back and forth over your forearm, hand and wrist. After doing this for a minute, take a 30 break, then repeat it throughout the day.

When you strectch your palms, it improves your ability to play. Put your right palm over your left palm. Your right arm should be facing left and your left arm should be facing right. Set your hands in front of your chest. Intertwine your pinky fingers and your thumbs. The remaining fingers should be your three middle fingers; they should be touching your palm by now. Gently press your hands together and spread your palms. Hold this stance for approximately 10 seconds. Relax your hands. Do this two more times.

Curl your fingers to strengthen them. Put your right hand in position on the piano keys. Curve your fingers so that it looks like you have a ball. Put your fingers above the correct piano keys. Move your index finger swiftly, as if you were playing a short note. Do this with each finger five times. Relax four seconds between each. Don't forget to exercise your left hand. Another finger exercise is hitting the keys and sustaining the note for two seconds. Gradually start using both hands at the same time during exercises.




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