Physical Contact

[djealnla]

Hi, I have a "small" problem: When I play the piano, it often happens that the sides of my fingers come into contact, and I find it at least mildly annoying, particularly at high speeds. Is there anything I could do about this, or should I simply get used to it? Thanks.

[go12_3]

Um, I really don't know what you mean by your problem, I think you'll have to get
used to it...I know of a lady that has rheumatoid arthritis in some of her fingers on the
first joint and she plays piano just fine and has to get used to her condition...

[birba]

Hi, I have a "small" problem: When I play the piano, it often happens that the sides of my fingers come into contact, and I find it at least mildly annoying, particularly at high speeds. Is there anything I could do about this, or should I simply get used to it? Thanks.

Now THAT is a first for me!  I'm trying to imagine what you mean.  I guess sometimes they do touch.  But certainly not in a fast articulated passage!

[faulty_damper]

Why is advice being offered when neither of you know what the problem is?
Please clarify what is meant by "fingers come into contact", contact with what? 

[lostinidlewonder]

Maybe djeanlnla means that their fingers cant fit in between the black keys? I have taught some students with extremely fat fingers. Sometimes the only solution is to curl the fingers more and/or draw your hands back closer towards your body as you play.

If you are playing arpeggios and you catch the sides your fingers on the notes then you could be not withdrawing the finger rapidly enough and/or sweeping your hand across the piano too fast and too low. Could be a billion things!

[faulty_damper]

I was sort of thinking the same thing, that the fingers were brushing the sharps because they were too fat, but it's a "small" problem.  So I'm thinking it's small fingers that are coming into contact with each other.

But if it is fat fingers, the only way is to exercise and lose the excess fat.  There's no way to isolate adipose tissue and use the energy stored in the fingers so a fitness regimen would be the only solution.

[birba]

Like you said faulty-damper, we have to know the exact problem.  The way I understood it was the fingers come into contact with each other, not with the keys.