broken arm!!!

[GraceStansbury]

well, i was really smart and went snowboarding last week. I ended up breaking my arm and had to have surgery. So, what do i do now?!  I'm supposed to have a scholarship audition in march, but now i can't practice with my right hand... eek!!!!  Any suggestions?!  :-/

[liszmaninopin]

I don't really know for sure, as I've never been in that situation, but a suggestion might be to try doing lots of mental practice.  That constituted the majority of practice time for some very great pianists.

[eddie92099]

Learn pieces for the left hand alone. I have the scores for many if you are interested,
Ed

[johnreef]

Scriabin wrote a Prelude & Nocturne for solo left hand....the prelude is quite easy, the nocturne a bit more difficult.....also, prokofieff LH concerto is excellent, but quite hard!

[bernhard]

There are also many pieces that although originally written for both hands can be played with just one hand (left or right). Two that come to mind are C. P. E. Bach's Solfeggietto and  J. S. Bach's Prelude no 1 from the WTC vol. 1.

Also have a look here:

https://pianoeducation.org/pnoonhnd.html
https://www.cello.org/heaven/disabled/piano.htm

[Lilo]

This post made me think about a friend that could not play with her right hand... I'd really like to send her some of the pieces you mentioned, which are written for solo Left Hand -this is, I think, much more interesting then learning just "half" a piece.
Where did you get the prelude and nocturne for solo left hand ? can you send it to me ?
thanks

[chopiabin]

There are actually quite a few left hand solo Scriabin pieces. Scriabin injured his right hand, and for a long time he could only work with his left.

[bitus]

You could actualy impress the jury if you go with a very good repertoire for left hand alone ;]
How long will you not be able to play with the right hand? (take in consideration at least 2 weeks after you take off your cast)
The Bitus

[GraceStansbury]

well, i can play with my right hand now, but i don't have much strength to play chords and stuff. I don't have a cast because i broke it in my elbow so they couldn't put a cast on it...   i'm trying to start to play again so hopefully i'll be able to have my pieces up in time.  =\  eek!

[anda]

play whatever you want, just don't push your hand to much - practice a lot without the piano (just with the scores in your hands, playing everything in your head), it's an excellent method. also, on the piano, play everything at half tempo and very soft, while playing in your head exactly as it should sound - i sort of know what you're going through, i burned pretty bad my hand some time ago - trust me, this way you actually get to practice!

[minsmusic]

oooh.  It's now March.  How are you going Grace?  How's the arm.  What solutions did you work out .  
That's Murphy's Law for you: anything that can go wrong, will.  Not much of a positive thinker that Murphy, huh?
Anyway, let us know how your audition went.