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Hello, pianostreet,
I watched a video of me playing Rachmaninoff's moment misicaux op. 16 no. 4, and i noticed, for some reason my pinky looks very straight, almost pointing upwards and looking very strenuous. When i play i don't feel as if my hand would be tight, it's relaxed, i doubt if it were tight, i'd be able to play the Left hand passages. I've read maybe it's because i am stretching my thumb more, but it feels like that's gonna be impossible not to do, since my hands barely reach an octave. Is it fine? Or am i supposed to change something i=FHxkuhGQsGM0cNa- this is the link for the start of how i play.


After watching the clip, do you guys know, if i were to be able to play Chopin's Ballade no. 3? i have an exam next year, and i was hoping to try and play it, but the coda is scaring me a bit.