The Secret to Effortless Piano Playing...

The secret to effortless piano playing is… 👇🏼

…the right hand (and bench) position. ✅

And the good news is that it’s super EASY to find the right hand position.

Did you know that your hand is in perfect posture whenever you’re relaxed? 😲

👋🏼 To see this in action, simply shake out your hand. Notice the beautiful, gentle curve of your fingers? That’s exactly what correct piano hand posture looks like! 🫳🏼

🎹 Now, place your hand on the keys, keeping this curved position intact. The tip of each finger should be touching the keys.

🌉 If you’ve maintained the curved hand shape, your knuckles will automatically be raised. This is important, since the knuckles are the framework of the hand.

Keeping your knuckles up (not collapsing) makes them strong—like the arches of a bridge. This keeps your hand stable, curved, and relaxed as you’re playing.

🫳🏽 Keep your wrist either level with or slightly above the knuckles. This position allows for perfectly free movement in whatever piece you’re playing. Always keep the wrist very flexible, but never floppy.

🪑 Adjust your bench height until your elbows are slightly higher than your wrists. Why is this important?

💪🏼 This gentle incline helps you use gravity and arm weight to press the keys instead of finger strength, eliminating tension and fatigue.

⚡ This incline opens the highway for an efficient transfer of energy. Your arm can now act as a highway to move the energy from shoulder through the forearm and directly into the fingertips. You’re not “breaking the flow” by having the elbow, wrist, or knuckles too low.

Playing with the correct hand and arm position is how you ✨ eliminate tension and fatigue ✨ from your practice!

Drop a 🫳 in the comments if you’re excited about playing with the right hand position!

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[marklandriau]

these are all really good tips... good way to explain bridge, posture, natural hand position, etc. to beginner and intermediate pianists

[loved_and_chosen]

I have an issue with eliminating the tension, probably because of being nervous. I honestly feel like I could play much better than I do but that's the issue

[black_knightbg]

thank you ma'am, your tips helped me get better a LOT.

[SkylorTheWebber]

This touched my heart,
You're amazing<:]]💖💖
Keep it up:DD!!🎹

[Sadaga]

Thank you! Brand new at this, and this was much needed advice!

[grassrootspiano]

Great job, you have definite piano hands :-)

[uneakbreed]

thank you SO MUCH! this is my first week trying to teach myself piano and my right wrist is ALWAYS sore. #Gamechanger.

[eshapiro]

Thanks: my finger tips have been getting sore on the inner sides. I would love a video on exact finger tip position.

[NebulaVortex_]

POV me standing whole I have to play lol😊

[SideTheBeam]

But why does my teacher always says to play only with your fingers and doesn’t tell me the correct posture

[anaed]

Please consider eliminating the background music when speaking. It’s too loud and takes over what you say. Thanks

[remogaming]

I don't know why, when I going to record my cover song on Piano, I get so nervous and discomfort, if you know this problem then pls ans it 😢😢😢😢

[davidkaine]

while is true but everything is all about getting your body used to it. have seen people playing with wrong arm and fingers position but yet they played for long hours without complaining.

[annagogoryanpiano]

Everything is very beautiful! Just please, play musically 🎶🫶🏽