How to Stop Over-Curving Your Fingers at the Piano (Alignment, Part 2)
In this video I discuss the problem of OVER-curving your fingers at the piano and what to do about it. I also discuss how to make micro-adjustments with your arm to accommodate different finger lengths, as well as how to adjust to the topography of the keyboard as you play. šDOWNLOAD MY FREE PDF TECHNIQUE PRACTICE COMPANION https://thepianoprof.com/PracticeComp... šŖFree Weekly Practice Tips: https://thepianoprof.com/subscribe š„ RELATED VIDEOS: Series Intro: 5 Foundations of Piano Technique Overview: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā 5Ā FOUNDATIONSĀ OFĀ PIANOĀ TECHNIQUE:Ā TheĀ TopĀ ...Ā Ā Hand Position: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā HowĀ toĀ FindĀ YOURĀ BestĀ HandĀ PositionĀ atĀ the...Ā Ā Alignment: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā FingerĀ AlignmentĀ atĀ theĀ Piano:Ā 5Ā Foundatio...Ā Ā Forearm Rotation: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā ForearmĀ RotationĀ atĀ theĀ PianoĀ [Foundations...Ā Ā Arm Weight: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā ArmĀ WeightĀ ExercisesĀ atĀ theĀ PianoĀ (5Ā Steps...Ā Ā Weight Transfer: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā NaturalĀ ArmĀ MotionĀ atĀ theĀ Piano:Ā ArmĀ Weigh...Ā Ā MY FAVORITE PIANO STUFF: š Recommended Books: https://thepianoprof.com/books/ š¹ Recommended Technical Exercises: https://thepianoprof.com/technical-ex... āļø My Favorite Piano Gear: https://thepianoprof.com/gear/ š Piano Marvel: The online sight reading resource I recommend most often (use my affiliate link for a $2 per month discount): https://thepianoprof.com/PianoMarvel OTHER GREAT STUFF I USE AS A CREATOR: š„° Notion: My FAVORITE Organizational Tool - https://thepianoprof.com/notion š« ConvertKit: I love this email client and use it for my weekly newsletter: https://thepianoprof.com/convertkit š„ Descript: Hands down, my FAVORITE video editing software: https://thepianoprof.com/descript š Paperlike: My favorite iPad screen protector: https://paperlike.com/prof ___________________________ Follow me on social: š Instagram: Ā Ā /Ā kateboydpianistĀ Ā š Facebook: Ā Ā /Ā kateboydpianistĀ Ā š CONTACT ME: Leave a note in the comments or visit https://www.kateboyd.com/contact CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:20 What is over-curving? 2:41 Finger lengths 4:57 Making micro-adjustments 6:35 Playing on the black keys 7:33 Balloon 8:24 Blocking 10:11 Alignment 11:40 Loose wrist 12:04 Using a timer 12:33 Black keys #pianopractice #pianotips #pianolesson
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