Christmas Break is here. After some downtime, I hope to start reading through some of these books that are on my musician reading list.
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Reducing Hand and Wrist Tension at the Piano
Lately, I have been harping on my students about their wrist technique. Some are playing with locked wrists or excess hand tension, even with us working on it during their lessons. The bottom line is that we teachers can only help you so much in a lesson, the rest comes down to how you practice at home.
Here are a few videos by some of my esteemed colleagues on hand and wrist technique: