Performing solo

[mycrabface]

I was watching my friend play the piano and his hand movements were wonderful to stare at! It was so graceful yet powerful. I don't think my hand movements are like his (I don't know because I don't really take notice of my hands when I'm playing otherwise I'll probably play the wrong notes). Do the nice movements come naturally? Or does a pianist have to fake hand movements to show-off to his audience?

[b.piano]

well. i'm not a expert.. but I think you should fake it sometimes.. and it may become normal to you after a while.. 

[thalberg]

well. i'm not a expert.. but I think you should fake it sometimes.. and it may become normal to you after a while.. 

They come naturally.  When I saw myself on video I was doing tons of motions I was unaware of. 

[b.piano]

yeah you don't look like you thoght you look like.. but U really think that you must LEARN how to do that.. like in the end of the piece.. you have to know what to do & how to look like, or during the piece when sometimes you use one hand, you should know what to do with the other.. I think it's something you should learn from your teacher.. I remeber earlear this year, our best pianist in the institute was getting ready for his thesis (not sure of the word.. is it this??? ) anyway.. this pianist had no imotions on his face or in his movements, so the teacher tought him a few things he must do when he performe his piece.. I think some people learn it themself.. & some need to be tought..

& again .. I'm not an expert at all  but ive been throrogh this subject with my teacher.. so i'd like to hear more opinions about this..

[mycrabface]

They come naturally.  When I saw myself on video I was doing tons of motions I was unaware of. 

I think I twitch a lot..... Sometimes I scratch my head while playing

[amelialw]

well, if playing a certain composer's piece comes naturally to you then it does, but for some people if playing certain pieces a certain way are not natural, they just have to fake it. That's why my teacher always cautions me that I should choose pieces more like me but i'm not limited to any number of composers, when I sight read the piece I see whether I can bring the expressions out right away.

[diminished2nd]

Well I'm definitely no expert, but I think the main thing is to feel every emotion in the music. At that point you're going to forget that there are even other people in the room watching you, you'll have no inhibitions, and "emotive gestures" or whatever you want to call it will just come naturally.

[mycrabface]

umm and when i saw my other friend playing piano, she looked weird. Like, WEIRD. It was like she put herself in an electric chair