How to Find YOUR Best Hand Position at the Piano! 🎹

📪 SIGN UP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: https://thepianoprof.com/subscribe 📚 PIANO PROF AMAZON STOREFRONT: Books, gear, and resources I personally use and recommend → https://amazon.com/shop/thepianoprofkateboyd Welcome to an in-depth exploration of piano technique! In this video, I'll break down HAND POSITION, which is one of the most important foundations of a healthy piano technique. What You'll Learn: - What a good hand position looks like in piano technique - Why improving your hand position will help your facility at the piano - Pitfalls to avoid with hand position - 4 exercises you can do at the piano to improve your hand position Plus, you'll meet Scooter the Skeleton Model! 🎼 First page of both of the scores used in this video: https://thepianoprof.com/firstpages 👉DOWNLOAD MY FREE PDF TECHNIQUE PRACTICE COMPANION https://thepianoprof.com/PracticeCompanion 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body (Print): https://amzn.to/3xavNIo What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body (Kindle): https://amzn.to/3L8A8zb 🎥 RELATED VIDEOS: The Thumb in Piano Technique: https://youtu.be/5i_AHx0iBFQ Alignment: https://youtu.be/1uZzAMCbCiM How to Stop Over-Curving Your Fingers: https://youtu.be/drMQ9NKFXGc Forearm Rotation: https://youtu.be/Cx8wpfFCwms Arm Weight: https://youtu.be/um-GKUCZef4 Weight Transfer: https://youtu.be/RBoBNG82iCE MY FAVORITE PIANO STUFF: 📗 Recommended Books: https://thepianoprof.com/books/ 🎹 Recommended Technical Exercises: https://thepianoprof.com/technical-exercises/ ✍️ My Favorite Piano Gear: https://thepianoprof.com/gear/ 👀 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: 🥰 Notion: My FAVORITE Organizational Tool - https://thepianoprof.com/notion 📫 ConvertKit: I love this email client and use it for my weekly newsletter: https://thepianoprof.com/convertkit 🎥 Descript: Hands down, my FAVORITE video editing software: https://thepianoprof.com/descript 📝 Paperlike: My favorite iPad screen protector: https://paperlike.com/prof ___________________________ Follow me on social: 👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateboydpianist 👉 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kateboydpianist 👉 CONTACT ME: Leave a note in the comments or visit https://www.kateboyd.com/contact CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction to Hand Position 1:40 The Hand Bridge 2:31 Fun Facts about hand bones 3:47 Arched bridges and the hand 5:22 Hand Bridge Exercise 6:15 Playing chords and octaves 7:07 When your fingers don't fit between the black keys 7:20 Finding your hand position 8:12 Over-curving 9:04 Knuckles 9:37 Demo: Unsupported vs Supported hand 10:29 Ideal hand position 10:55 Pushing up the knuckles 11:55 Fifth finger 12:57 Thumb 13:37 Fifth finger part 2 14:39 Firm fingertips 15:48 Initiating the finger motion 16:07 Loose relaxed fingers 17:03 Lift out of the piano 17:45 Making the change --------------------------------------- NOTE: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of them, I receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! 👋 #pianopractice #pianotips #pianolesson