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Piano and Wrist or Hand Pain: Bench, Arm and Posture Checks

Piano and Wrist or Hand Pain: Bench, Arm and Posture Checks

by Rebecca Bogart | Oct 1, 2026 | Playing Without Tension or Pain

Sore wrists or achy hands usually start before your fingers touch a key. Your fingers curl and grip just to hold on. Your hands spend a lot of time in awkward positions. That gripping and twisting is the ache you feel later. Strengthening your fingers, and/or trying...
Why Your Hands Get Tense at the Piano (and How to Fix It)

Why Your Hands Get Tense at the Piano (and How to Fix It)

by Rebecca Bogart | Sep 22, 2026 | Playing Without Tension or Pain

1. Hanging on to notes that are already finished These three habits are the same ones I demonstrate on camera in The 4 Reasons Your Hands Get Tense (You Don’t Know You’re Doing #3). Watching the movement helps more than reading about it, so start there if...

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