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Offline faa2010

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If a pianist is injured...
on: December 29, 2009, 02:31:08 PM
If a pianist is injured in hands, arms or wrists (hit, sprain, fracture), can she/he continue playing the piano (of course, after he/she finishes the rehabilitation and the time needed for rest)?

Offline richard black

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Re: If a pianist is injured...
Reply #1 on: December 29, 2009, 11:07:40 PM
Of course. Many, possibly even most, pianists have some kind of injury to the hands or arms at some point. Peter Donohoe very nearly lost one, Gyorgy Cziffra damaged both his hands doing heavy manual work, and so on.
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Re: If a pianist is injured...
Reply #2 on: December 30, 2009, 12:06:23 PM
You can still go on to play if you are injured.  You might want to wait if it hurts to play.  More permanent injuries can be worked around most of the time.  Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson had a stroke, and eventually recovered from being unable to use one arm.   Ravel wrote a famous classical piece for pianist who lost his right arm in an accident -- the piece is entirely for the left hand.  There are plenty of people who play piano with not a full set of fingers.   To play chords, you really just three finger on one of your hands :-)

Offline jbmorel78

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Re: If a pianist is injured...
Reply #3 on: December 31, 2009, 06:51:16 AM
If a pianist is injured in hands, arms or wrists (hit, sprain, fracture), can she/he continue playing the piano (of course, after he/she finishes the rehabilitation and the time needed for rest)?

I would strongly suggest that the pianist in question allow injuries to heal before cautiously proceeding...

Best wishes,
Jean-Baptiste Morel
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