Tag: hand alignment

Junior Virtuosos: Dropping into a key

Junior Virtuosos: Dropping into a key

In my previous “Junior Virtuosos” post I described strategies for helping young studentsĀ to findĀ a natural hand position. This week I would like to a focus on the next essential step to developing a healthy technique: Dropping and balancing into a key using the weight of 

Junior Virtuosos: What is a natural hand position?

Junior Virtuosos: What is a natural hand position?

One of the most common questions piano teachers have is: how do I help my student to develop and maintain a good hand position? To answer this question we first have to define what a good hand position is and what it is not. 1.