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Where do you sit at a piano?

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  • ShiroKuroS Offline
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    ShiroKuro
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    @AndyD I'll have to check when I get home, but I think I sit most with belly button aligned to middle C.

    I used to get disoriented if I shifted left or right but these days I rarely shift, and when I do, it's not enough to throw me. OTOH, when I play pianos not my own, differences in the bench height and the height of the music (due to music stand) are definitely disorienting.

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      Bernard
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      I sit so that I straddle c-d-e at middle c, like you, Andy. Only slightly to the left of d.

      The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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        Stand, sit, shuffle left & right - even around the right side sometimes to tune the treble... ๐Ÿ˜‰

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          RealPlayer
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          #5

          I donโ€™t think about a precise position, but have noticed lately that I want the bench a tad more in the bass direction. But then, I was never completely happy with the bench/keyboard relationship.

          And I want my bicycle seat a tad lower and bars a tad higher.

          Our posture changes with age.

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          • AdagioMA Offline
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            AdagioM
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            I mostly stand at my piano, and sing. Itโ€™s the right height for my glasses and choir music!

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              AndyD
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              #7

              Shearing of course was blind so would be feeling differently.
              I've tried shutting my eyes to play (fail) but often play in near darkness. Same with juggling, can't even run 3 balls with my eyes shut.

              Here's the piece

              Link to video

              Simple but those left hand jumps are deceptively difficult, for me; though the hardest of his to learn was 'What are you doing for the Rest of your Life'.
              Most of his published arrangments are easypeasy and people like the lyrical quality and close notes.

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                If I intend to play a piano, I generally sit within arm's length from its keyboard.

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                  Shearing of course was blind so would be feeling differently.
                  I've tried shutting my eyes to play (fail) but often play in near darkness. Same with juggling, can't even run 3 balls with my eyes shut.

                  Here's the piece

                  Link to video

                  Simple but those left hand jumps are deceptively difficult, for me; though the hardest of his to learn was 'What are you doing for the Rest of your Life'.
                  Most of his published arrangments are easypeasy and people like the lyrical quality and close notes.

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                  ShiroKuro
                  wrote last edited by
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                  @AndyD That was lovely!!

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                    wtg
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                    Yes, indeed! Very nice, @AndyD .

                    When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumรดnier

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                      If I intend to play a piano, I generally sit within arm's length from its keyboard.

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                      @Axtremus

                      Facing which way?

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                        Thanks, if you fancy having a try

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