I can Therefore, I don't have enough "arch" room in the right hand to play fast blocked octave runs without hitting someone else. Stretching: My hands probably aren't going to stretch anymore - I've used all sorts of stretching devices prescribed by my teacher when I was a kid, and my right hand when stretched out is nearly in a parallel line to the keys (ie: my hand is nearly doing a "split") when I play the octave. I've tried many of the things mentioned in various forum threads here, but most of them either don't apply or haven't worked. ![]() (Fortunately, I can play a black key octave with 1 and 4, so that alleviates some of the discomfort, but I can't comfortably play a white key octave with 1 and 4 without hitting something else at present or without having to angle my entire wrist inward dramatically (thus my whole body must ship, since my arm and elbow dig into my side - it takes too much time to do quickly.) I can do large broken chords with no problem (via rolling method) and can do short spurts but can't do the long octave runs necessary in so many of the works I like - I especially struggle with chromatic octave runs, since my right hand has to shift from the edge of the keys (to play the white notes) then move up quickly to play black keys, repeat, etc. ![]() I can only reach the octave on white notes with my right hand if I play *at the edge of the keys*. I have tiny hands - my left hand can reach an octave cleanly, and my right hand can reach an octave but just barely. This brings me to my question:ĭoes anyone with similarly sized hands (can only reach an octave with 1-5 fingers at edge of keys) have any advice or success stories on being able to play rapid, long, blocked octave runs?īefore that, some relevant background on hand size, stretches I have tried, the pieces I am trying to play, etc.: ![]() Most of the larger romantic works I love require long passages of rapid 16th note octave scales, which I can't manage to execute fast enough without hitting some nearby notes. Hello, fellow Piano Street-ers! I have a problem that's been bugging me throughout my entire piano life (~10 yrs of lessons, then another 5-10 yrs of playing recreationally without a teacher): (Not sure if this belongs in Student Corner or Performance, so posting it again here):
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