Hi all I have just joined to ask about this which has been bugging me for a few months now. I am about grade 6/7 but havent had lessons for years, after a break of 13 years I got a piano again and can't afford lessons so am just playing for fun.
I noticed as I got more into it that I am getting persistent discomfort in the knuckle/joint of the little finger of my left hand, which stretches up my left hand if I go on too long. This isnt a problem when playing general music unless it includes lots of scale passages etc, but it is a real issue when doing playing scales and hanon. I try to watch my technique very carefully, at first I was tensing my left hand a lot which made it worse. For the last few months I've not played so much (back at uni!) but play a little most days. I try to play a bit of hanon/scales everyday and keep them light but my little finger soon seizes up and just can't play at the speed it should, it kind of freezes and is very uncomfortable, becoming radiating pain up my hand if I carry on.
Any advice? I'm guessing its technique as I am not having lessons and have moved on from the standard I was playing at when I had lessons (mostly Beethoven at the mo) so chances are I'm screwing up somewhere. Its very frustrating as whatever I do it seems the same? I can't remember whether this was a problem when I did have lessons, but i remember having issues with scale passage technique.
Also I did have some minor cuts on the side of the palm of this hand several months ago, including on the soft side of the joint where the little finger joins the hand. They weren't very deep so can't imagine they did much damage, but thought I'd mention it.
Thanks for any suggestions
