Questions tagged [posture]
Questions about how the body should be positioned when playing.
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Arms, hands and posture at the piano
I am a beginner, started taking classed with this teacher about 3 weeks now. The reason I wanted to take classes is for the teacher to help me get rid of the pain in my upper back and shoulder blades ...
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Bass-Guitar - How much "Bent Wrist" is still ok?
I'm struggling with a good left hand position, and there are multiple things that I'm not sure about. I will concentrate on one particular element here in this question:
What one usually reads (which ...
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What metrics can be used to determine good technique/posture?
I am feeling a bit inspired by using physical laws to guide technique, like how Newton's laws are used here to give guidelines for bow hold: https://www.violinist.com/blog/fjt/20215/28767/. My idea is ...
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How to chose chin rest for a violin player?
There are different violin chin rest.
My daughter’s violin teacher said the left hand which place on the strings should be like a butterfly not a crane. So I watch my daughter practice and found the ...
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Piano posture - front shoulder delt tension
They say you have to play the piano without any static muscle tension.
At the same time, to reach the freedom of movement your elbows should be a little bit in front of you.
I have a sitting posture ...
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How to achieve the correct posture if you're short, get a shorter stand or higher chair?
I bought a digital piano with a fixed height stand and the top of the key are 28.75 inches from the ground. I need to get my elbow to be parallel with the key height, is what I got from online videos. ...
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What is proper pedal posture?
I'd like to learn a song that requires extensive use of the middle pedal, but I have no experience using it. I think I'll just practice until it comes naturally, but I'd like to make sure I'm not ...
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I got pain in my right shoulder for a long playing of piano [duplicate]
Usually for around over 20mins of playing piano my right shoulder starts to feel pain, especially when playing arpeggios. I felt my right shoulder got more and more tired until painful. I tried to ...
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Forearm soreness while practicing the piano
Recently I have had a bit of fore arm soreness, and I don't know what to do about it. The soreness isn't lasting though, It's more like, I play a phrase and by the end it my forearm is sore, and if I ...
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Expert Guidance on Body Posture when Playing Bansuri
So far when I play Bansuri, my torso is twisted to the left, while sitting cross-legged on my bed (and I attempt to sit straight). And my head is slightly bent at an angle.
I see others playing ...
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How Firm to hold Bansuri
I understand that one must blow softly on Bansuri, as if cooling a food item.
But what about how firm to hold Bansuri. I noticed my hands got tired after 6 minutes of playing because I held onto the ...
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Relaxing muscles when playing piano
I have a problem with relaxing my shoulders when playing the piano.
My shoulders become stiff and come up when I play.
After practicing my shoulders ache.
What could be wrong with my posture or ...
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Guitar playing standing up
I have an electric guitar and I really would like to practice playing standing for two reasons:
I live in a small apartment and do not want to buy a stool, which would take up space.
I would like to ...
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Vertical control of the ukulele's neck during chord changes
I'm making my first steps with the ukulele and I have trouble with controlling the vertical movement of the neck during some chord changes.
I'm holding the ukulele by using my right forearm to press ...
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Trouble playing the tuba on the edge of the seat
I'm currently learning how to play the tuba in school, and I'm finding it extremely difficult to sit at the edge of the seat like I'm supposed to due to the weight of it. If I sit on the edge, I have ...
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