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Small Hands =[ and Getting Nervous

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Post by Geny2925 Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:36 pm

Razz Hello
It is so sad! I have very small hands! Crying or Very sad I can do octaves but barely.. I have to like touch the edges to play octaves, or even jumping when the piece is fast... My teacher gave me exercises to open the hands but they won't work Sad .. sad.
Yeah and I have this problem of getting nervous when people are watching you. My hands get cold and sweaty and then I play like a robot Razz. I think I'm not the only one with small hands and getting nervous...
It would be nice to get some tips Smile
*Geny*
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Post by VictorCS Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:45 pm

Your hands will grow, you're only 13, but I dont reach more than 1 octave + 1 key.

About the nervous thing, I can practice for myself while others are listening, but I mess really
up if people are like "Hey, play a song". But I dont have any tips about that..
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Post by Thomandy Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:47 pm

Well, I cant give any tips.. But the nervousness will probably go away with experience infront of people. The more you know a thing also, makes you less nervous! As Andrew said once, think that you ar in a bubble, and in that bubble its oly you and the music Smile

Small hans sucks!! I thought I had small hands, and I do, but I can reach one key above an octave. C-D And reach the edges on a C-E like you I guess on a normal octave! Sad

EDIT. OOOoh, you are only 13 Wink Then dont mind the handthing! It will probably grow alot the next few years Wink
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Post by CripKilla Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:59 pm

2 years ago, My hands was ridiculously small! Now I can I 1octave plus 3 xD
And there is no reason to get nervous: if you do error, people will respect that! Wink
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Post by Geny2925 Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:54 pm

Very Happy Great.. I think I'm now more relieved.. Thanx all Smile
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Post by Thomandy Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:24 pm

Geny2925 wrote:Very Happy Great.. I think I'm now more relieved.. Thanx all Smile

So! Hows it going? what songs are you experimenting with at the moment?! Smile
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Post by Geny2925 Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:14 pm

thomandy wrote:
Geny2925 wrote:Very Happy Great.. I think I'm now more relieved.. Thanx all Smile

So! Hows it going? what songs are you experimenting with at the moment?! Smile

Well... I already learned to play Fur Elise the easy piece and I'm working on Menuett G dur BWV.Anh.114 from J.S Bach and also Moonlight Sonata Smile
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Post by Thomandy Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:18 pm

Aaahm, nice!! Very Happy So do you got a cam? You should post somthing in the Performancetopic. Just create a Personal "topiclog" and share with us Wink I at least like to wach others! Smile
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Post by Geny2925 Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:28 pm

Hehehe! Yeah I actually wanted to record.. But I don't have a cam Crying or Very sad . Well I could record with my laptop but it would be kind of hard... I will actually record when I get a cam =]
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Post by Thomandy Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:35 pm

Geny2925 wrote:Hehehe! Yeah I actually wanted to record.. But I don't have a cam Crying or Very sad . Well I could record with my laptop but it would be kind of hard... I will actually record when I get a cam =]

Cool Wink Looking forward to it Smile
And in the mean time, try your pccam Wink hehehe
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Post by Geny2925 Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:37 pm

sure I will. But maybe when my final exams ends... that'll be like... at the end of this month study
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Post by moonlight21 Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:42 am

good luck with your playing Geny! Don't worry, you're only 13, and I'm sure those hands are going to grow over the years. Razz For the mean time, just practice practice practice. cheers
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Post by Admin Andrew Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:31 am

Yea, your hands will be fine trust me. Very Happy

I'm looking forward to see your performance ^_^
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Post by strokemymouse Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:56 pm

I can comfortly have an octave and a key, but I can ALMOST get to and E Smile

Yea, The nervous thing will eventually go. I play quite often in the school hall on the grand piano. A few people walk through and some even watch me Very Happy
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Post by harmony Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:38 am

well im 15 and i can only do one octave, but after like 10-15 minutes of playing or practicing my left pinky starts to hurt A LOT! and it sucks cause then i have to stop for the rest of the day =[ especially now that im trying to learn Comptine d'Un Autre Été composed by Yann Tierson Smile
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Post by VictorCS Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:47 am

strokemymouse wrote:I can comfortly have an octave and a key, but I can ALMOST get to and E Smile

Yea, The nervous thing will eventually go. I play quite often in the school hall on the grand piano. A few people walk through and some even watch me Very Happy

Scary lol!
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Post by strokemymouse Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:10 am

Yea, Comptine d'Un Autre Été can be a bit akward.

There is an easier alternative for the bass line.

Insted of having it

E B G B
E---E

hopefully thats right, you could play

E B G B
----E
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Post by harmony Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:37 am

strokemymouse wrote:Yea, Comptine d'Un Autre Été can be a bit akward.

There is an easier alternative for the bass line.

Insted of having it

E B G B
E---E

hopefully thats right, you could play

E B G B
----E

yeah i know how to play the easy version you could say lol, but i really love the original version and it sound much better so far i have learned a little more than half of it =]
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Post by Thomandy Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:23 am

strokemymouse wrote:I can comfortly have an octave and a key, but I can ALMOST get to and E Smile

Nice Smile I canhave an octave and a key, but Not comfertly. And I barly manage to do an octave and 2 keys if I tuch the edge of the keys! =) But most important is to have easy octaves. Smile
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Post by pianohama Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:40 am

Geny2925 wrote:
It is so sad! I have very small hands! Crying or Very sad
*Geny*


but only hands small!
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Post by CripKilla Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:30 pm

Haha rachmaninov hands vid!
Very Happy I can do octave with my finger 1 and 2 geek octave +1 with effort


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