Help for short fingers, big palm

[steponme]

I know this sounds silly.. but.. does anyone know a way where I can exercise my fingers and stretch them out bit by bit? I have very short fingers (I can barely reach a 9th and avoid doing so because I really can't press anything in between).

Help will be appreciated !

[birba]

Well, I guess you should read the "piano-yoga", or whatever it's called, by Horowitz's granddaughter.  There's a new thread regarding this book.  And on the site, you can read about the method of small hands obtaining a greater span.  In my opinion, an octave is the minimum stretch.  De La Rocha had miniscule hands.  But, boy, could she rip Scarbo apart.