I play piano, but have small hands so some music I find difficult/painful to play. How can I get around this?

Answer 1

grow bigger then your hand will expand to cover the octave more easily Excercises designed to give you better stretch are taught by every piano teacher since the first just ask.

Answer 2

ir you want to play, carry on, cos you will do well if YOU want to. It's a wonderful gift & the size of your fingers won't matter if you have the talent & skill. Your tutor should show you how to exercise (how boring is that?!) that's the difference Just because someone is good at what they do, doesn't make them able to TEACH it to anyone else, whatever the subject.
If it is giving you pain, stop now, at least for the time being until you get it checked out by your own GP
Maybe you also play other musical instruments?
I don't know how old you are so have tried to answer honestly.
My son is also something of a musician . If that is what you want to be, then you will be.
Good Luck
xx

Answer 3

I too have small hands, I have found shortcuts to playing.. basically by not playing "technical". I do not use the correct fingers as taught, it's very hard to explain without showing you, I basically had to re-learn how to play and throw out all the rules - but it worked for me!! Good luck! Also - the person who gave you the tip to play the guitar instead obviously doesnt have small hands, its more difficult to play the guitar with small hands than it is the piano - unless you use a childs guitar ( I have learned to play this too, but not techically correct) Best of luck!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

My daughter has small hands too and, although her teacher says to keep her wrists up, i helped her by telling her to drop her wrists and come to the very front of the keyboard for larger chords that way you don't catch the keys next to the intended ones. I have a large span but I fpund it helped me when I was playing complicated chords. plus yes, it's been said before, practice but not necessarily on piano - stretch your span on your knee or over a cushion. the tendons will become more supple. good luck.

Answer 6

Switch to guitar. I'm always cursing the fact that my hands are too big and it's hard to play certain chords without unintentionally muting strings that are supposed to be vibrating.

All the super-fast-playing guitar "gods" like Eddie Van Halen, etc, look like they have tiny little hands.

Maybe your small hands are a blessing in disguise.

Answer 7

Sometimes if you practice, uncomfortable positions become more comfortable.
Also, arpeggiating (breaking up) the chords, or not playing some of the bottom notes of large chords helps, since the bottom notes just add and are usually not necessary.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

yes i have that problem too,there is no easy way round it,only play smaller chords,or smaller inversions,the damper pedal should be able to help you with your left hand,ie tenths ect,(latch on efect)

Answer 10

Try to perfect the music you are able to play, and let some one else play the rest.