Glissando....

[casparma]

...In the glissando, the hands are supinated or pronated in such a way that the fingers point away from the direction of motion of the hand.

1, What are "supination" and "pronation"?

[allthumbs]

1, What are "supination" and "pronation"?

"Supination" means to "turn the hand or forearm so that the palm faces upward".

"Pronation" is the opposite.

[casparma]

palm faces upwards???

I mean, can you play piano with the back of your hand??



Maybe I misunderstood,, but please help me with these two terms because they show up so frequently in the book I am reading.....


thanks alot

[abell88]

You can rotate your forearm in either direction...you might not turn it all the way, but pronation and suppination describe which way you're rotating it.

(And you can play a glissando palm up, using your fingernails.)