Chopin Etude 10/2

[cucudas]

my right hand hurts so much after i practice this song
especially the finger no.3-5 part of my right hand.
after practicing this song, i cannot practice other songs ..so i rest 30 mins and play other songs..
am i doing something wrong??

[cucudas]

i think i posted in a wrong topic

[Hmoll]

If you feel pain when you play this piece you're doing something wrong. Do you have a teacher who can show you the correct way to play this piece? If not, you should probably work on something else. There's a lot of potential for injury in playing this piece the wrong way.

[nanabush]

That is by far one of the hardest etudes, DRINK THE PAIN, no don't drink it...Try to get the runs down pat before adding in the notes under them if I explained correctly...

[delpetrarca]

sounds very tensed...............

i'd say watch the coming notes, so your fingers are prepared to move toward the direction. So the hand/wrist mvmt is smooth, not like twisting or stucking your fingers one by one...

Yeah, I think you should consult a teacher who can actually see you play directly.

[musicsdarkangel]

practice the right hand, the 3-4-5 fingers without the chords underneath it.

Try to make it one smooth continuous run, don't lift your fingers much at all.

If this is hard to do, do small groups (first two, then first three, etc.).

After this, add the chords, and try to keep the same feel.

For this etude, you must GLIDE, there are no exceptions.  I haven't heard one professional play it like they aren't gliding, too much precision will hurt you, well maybe precision is the wrong word....too much motion will hurt you.

Usually if there is pain, you need to slow down as well.

That never hurts.