glenn gould thing

[communist]

when i play my head starts drifting to the piano and my teacher says its very bad for my shoulders what do i do to stop

[imbetter]

have him smack you when ever you start doing it.

[gerryjay]

have him smack you when ever you start doing it.

if the teacher is a woman, and if that woman is valentina lisitsa that approach would fail miserably...in my case i would develop several problems to get constantly smacked... 
 
 seriously i did notice that my posture at the piano is very related to my posture while sitted in general (computer, class, watching tv). so start wondering about how do you sit communist.

[pies]

Squats

[rallestar]

You should try asking Lenin, he knew what was best for everyone didn't he?

Well, except for those 60 million people that had to be killed for his utopia to fail.

[pies]

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[bench warmer]

if the teacher is a woman, and if that woman is valentina lisitsa that approach would fail miserably...in my case i would develop several problems to get constantly smacked... 
 

Not if she uses a 2x4!

[thalberg]

when i play my head starts drifting to the piano and my teacher says its very bad for my shoulders what do i do to stop

When you start playing, begin by looking at the ceiling, and then as your head starts to drift it will end up in the right place.

[faulty_damper]

when i play my head starts drifting to the piano and my teacher says its very bad for my shoulders what do i do to stop

What you describe is a syndrome of tension.  In other words, one or some other part of your body is tensing unnecessarily.  It could be your abdominal muscles and lower back muscles co-contracting.  Or it could be your shoulders rotating back and you compensate by "drifting to the piano".

What exactly do you mean by "drifting to the piano"?  It seems this can be interpreted in different ways.

[gerryjay]

Not if she uses a 2x4!

hey bench!
 i'm sorry for my ignorance, but what do you mean?

[contrapunctus]

To get back on topic: this is an issue of posture, and what I would do in this situation is exercises for the back and neck to strengthen them, and I'd try to work on keeping proper posture at all times while sitting.

That's ridiculous. Making a pianist maintain a specific posture is just as bad as making a pianist hold his wrist in a specific way.

You do whatever it takes to produce the best playing. If you need to bend over the piano in a shitty posture, so be it.

There is nothing wrong with it. And if anything you should focus on your playing and not your posture.

By the way a 2x4 is a wooden piece of wood that it appx 1.5 inches by 3 inches.

[gerryjay]

By the way a 2x4 is a wooden piece of wood that it appx 1.5 inches by 3 inches.

and bench suggested that she would bang it in the top of my head or something like it? 

 well...thinking a bit...perhaps it would be nice if mrs. valentina was involved... 

[pies]

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[communist]

your all restarted ( besides Thalberg ) i will just ask Lenin

[communist]

lol sorry for angry spasm most of you are right and my teacher abuses me anough

[pianowolfi]

By the way a 2x4 is a wooden piece of wood

thanks god it's not a metallic piece of metal or a stony piece of stone.

Best

Ali....errr Wolfi

[bench warmer]

now that I think of it, (and after some of the comments alluding to the brutality of using a 3 or 4 foot long 2x4), perhaps quickly slamming the fall-board down on your fingers would be a better approach by your teacher.
 Even if it were Valentina L., there would be no joy getting banged that way by her or any other woman. 

[point of grace]

gould has great things but some that... ouch!

[la mineur]

I think you can make it to be right if u belive and not think about it any more.just imagin yourself with a head right up.