[Menvi-discuss] piano technique: curving your fingers

[Brandon Keith (Biggs)]

The advantage of curving the fingers in my experience is to increase the 
amount of control and maneuverability one has on the piano.
It is far easier to speed up and down the scales with curved fingers than 
with flat and it is much easier to create the dynamics required in many 
pieces. I find it also helps me with making notes legato and staccato.
It is kind of like typing. In general a person who curves their fingers 
while typing can get out considerably more words than someone who has their 
fingers flat.
But I'm just a beginner piano player myself, these are just the observations 
I've made in my learning so far.
Thank you,

Brandon Keith (Biggs)

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> You know I've seen a few responses to this through other threads which 
> aren't part of this one, and its an interesting question.  While reading 
> those responses and then reading this, i am not sure if I was taught to 
> play with curved fingers or not.  I wonder what the advantage of doing 
> this would be?  Interesting thought provoking question.
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>> Hello,
>> I'm taking a principles of Music Making class.  My instructor has been 
>> trying to get me to curve my fingers when I play the piano? Does anyone 
>> have any images or exercises that help with curving of the fingers?
>> Thank you,
>>
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