My fingers are tense

[instromp]

Yesterday i did some of the Hanon finger exercises for threee hours straight. And today my fingers feel tense and stiff. Did i over do it???

[maul]

yes?

[instromp]

yes?

Ok is that an affirmative yes,or sumthin else, since u have a question mark by it

[tac-tics]

Yesterday i did some of the Hanon finger exercises for threee hours straight. And today my fingers feel tense and stiff. Did i over do it???

You over did it, but that may not be why your fingers hurt.

I'm sure you can find a much better use of your time than playing Hanon for 3 hours.

[instromp]

You over did it, but that may not be why your fingers hurt.

I'm sure you can find a much better use of your time than playing Hanon for 3 hours.

Thanks, but i only did it that long because i'd never had any Hanon before,so I thought i should get the ball rolling and devote a lot of time to it, but i can see that I did over due it.
Well im still unsure why they are tense, since you say that might not be the reason.

[allthumbs]

Overuse is overuse, whether you play Hanon or Bach Preludes and Fugues. I would suggest the latter is more productive and rewarding.

In future, as in any endeavor,  I would suggest 'easy does it'. One doesn't run a marathon without many months of a gradual increase in training intensity.

I would say the same applies in piano playing.


Cheers

allthumbs

[bernhard]

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2998.msg26268.html#msg26268
(Scales HT, why? – why and when to practise scales HS and HT – Pragmatical  x logical way of teaching – analogy with aikido – list of piano techniques – DVORAK – realistic x sports martial arts – technique and how to acquire it by solving technical problems – Hanon and why it should be avoided - Lemmings)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4887.msg47334.html#msg47334
(more on Hanon)

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=13583.msg147163#msg147163
(Why Hanon is a waste of time – or not -  summary of arguments and many relevant links)

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=16273.msg181768#msg181768
(More Hanon: demonstration of 4th finger problem)

 

Best wishes
Bernhard.

[thalbergmad]

Yesterday i did some of the Hanon finger exercises for threee hours straight. And today my fingers feel tense and stiff. Did i over do it???

Unless you actually want to become very good at playing hanon, that is probably not a good idea.

[franzliszt2]

wow 3 hours of Hanon!! What was it like? did it get boring?, did you play after the Hanon, or was that your actuall practice?

[instromp]

wow 3 hours of Hanon!! What was it like? did it get boring?, did you play after the Hanon, or was that your actuall practice?

It wasnt that quite boring, because i was excited to finally get some to practice with since i heard most teachers use it for thier students. I thought it was going to be hard cuz i heard others say they hated it,but it was easy. While i was playing with it i noticed that my left hand is a bit slower and weaker than my right and so now with that, i am working on speeding and making it stronger.I think a person can benefit from them,well thats what i think .....But i did play a little after i finished.

[henrah]

Did you feel your playing improve when you played afterwards?

[instromp]

Did you feel your playing improve when you played afterwards?

In a way,  my hands felt "lighter" and quicker and i was able to play my fast pieces better. from what i've read before, some ppl think it is a waste of time to do them but i feel it can augment a person's playing.

I' m glad that i'm doing them,I have a performance to do friday for my school's career day guest speakers and i wanted to make sure the legato parts are all played "smooth" as they are intended to be.

Instromp

[alzado]

I wish you well.  But, frankly, I would go out of my mind playing exercises for three solid hours.

Why not spend most of that time playing actual recital material?  Would be more interesting, wouldn't it?