Forum Categorie: Piano

07/15/2008

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All pianists are facing one day back or neck pain or muscular problems located in the neck and shoulders. These quickly become chronic pain: they are solved by different techniques, but as soon as we are back to the piano, these pains are back too. I often say that a musician is like an athlete. It is essential that pianists become aware that they are always using their entire body.

We must never forget that when we play, we transfer our weight from a place to another, using lumbar vertebraes. The figure below shows main problems caused by our position at the piano. The body weight lies only on the ischiatic protuberance, thus pelvis remains in an unstable position. Add to this the legs and feet to operate the pedals and we obtain a body perfectly unbalanced ...