The tips of my fingers are sore after practicing piano. Am I playing too hard?
You're fine. Have you just started? If so, REALLY no big deal. I have been playing for 12 years, and they still get sore after playing for a while. You're pounding for an extended period of time, after all. Just make sure you hit the keys with the pads of your fingers and keep your wrists and arms relaxed. But it's like learning guitar- you'll get callused fingers. No worries.
Is it bad to feel sore from playing the piano?
Video tape your playing. Does your wrist twist left or right? Are you ever pressing into the keys? If there is any fatigue, pain or tiredness after practicing, you’re doing something wrong. Proper playing requires only pressing a key with gravity, having an in out motion to avoid twisting, the weight of the arm presses the key - not the finger and the arm places the finger where it needs to be not the finger dragging the arm behind it. Also, the fingers should never stretch and if the arm places the finger, you won’t have to.There is absolutely no reason to increase strength to the fingers or arm because it is the arm weight and gravity which play the key down. Do you need to work out to stand on the ground? No, all the weight that is needed, and gravity, is there to prevent you from floating off into the sky.There is no such thing as finger independence per se. When all five fingers work together at the same time, only then can the hand give them independence. Every finger is connected to one another through abductors, adductors, flexors and extenders. If you flex one finger and extend another, you THINK you are enacting independence but really you are creating a dual muscular pull meaning the finger pulling away is also pulling on the one that is trying to play down. That will create fatigue and pain and worse, decrease true independence. Only when all five fingers go in the same direction at the same time can true independence be achieved.If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you don’t know what I’m talking about.
Playing the piano is making my fingers hurt. HELP!!!?
Hi seren_zen! It's probably the fact that you played for so long on that night...if you usually play for a couple of hours at a time and it hasn't happened before, then it's probably that one long occasion that strained your fingers. I know exactly what you mean by loving to play - I'm totally obsessed with music and wouldn't give up piano for the world! My advice would be just to take it easy over the next few weeks, coz just going back to how you normally do it won't help. Instead of one-two hour blocks, try playing for half an hour, give your fingers a ten minute break and then play again (with more breaks depending on how long you practice for). If you just go back to how you normally play, you won't give your fingers the chance to heal. I would also recommend warming up before you play. "Warming up" would include stuff like scales, finger exercises (on piano, not just stretching :P ) and stuff like that. It gives your fingers a chance to get used to moving in patterns again and gets them used to what they'll be doing for a while. If you don't have any books with finger exercises, I would recommend getting one. the Fingerpower series is great, but i'm not sure if they're available anymore. If all else fails, just start off with easy stuff and work your way up! Hope this helps! Happy playing from a fellow pianist, Kunama
Guitars: Do your fingers get sore when playing a lot of gigs?
1. Yes, your fingers get used to it. If you practice enough, you develop calluses and have no issues when performing.2. Occasionally, you do have issues. One "trick of the trade" is SuperGlue. You put it on the sore/torn spot, let it dry ;-) and play away. It creates a protective coating. It also kind of numbs and dries out your skin. This is pretty serious sh*t, so don't do this if you're not hurting pretty bad.There are stories of Stevie Ray Vaughn doing this. I tried this and it worked surprisingly well, but it does dry out your skin a lot. SuperGlue was supposedly invented in WWII to close wounds and create a layer of synthetic skin.
Is it normal for my hands/fingers to be sore after practicing piano?
Swollen and sore is not good. Give your hand a rest. Do you have a good teacher? If you don't, find one, as they will be able to show you how to play without damaging yourself. (Without being able to see you play, there's not much the people here can do.)
Is Piano Bad For Your Hands And Fingers?
Wouldnt playing the Piano since your a kid be bad for your hands and fingers when you get old, wouldn't you get arthritis and carpel tunnel early or pretty bad? thanks