I have received several emails on how to create good solid posture for those who are professional piano players. From my understanding with concert Pianist, they get judged on how their posture is while performing. Again, I know very little about pianist, but thought I address some of the email that I received.

Really when you think about it the posture you try to perfect while performing should be the same as when your at a desk or workstation. Computer posture is always something that day to day people are trying to perfect. The trick and what I have found out is not masking your bad posture, but rather training your body to sit upright while sitting or performing. Elbows in, chest out, both feat on the floor and knees shoulders width apart. Not truly knowing the ins and outs of judging a pianist on Posture – I’m only giving you my thoughts here. I have seen some great modern day piano players like Billy Joel, Ray Charles and Elton John WOW crowds with their performances. It does always seem that they are more about the performance and getting the audience involved, so correct posture is not even a consideration to these guys. But on the other hand, classical pianist like Gershwin, Franz Liszt and Frederic Chopin are more about the performance and seemed to always have an upright and strong forward C arch to their backs while performing.

Now I’m sure there are some classical piano players out there that can chime in and maybe comment on providing some tips for good posture at the piano. By all means chime in give us some tips for those looking for better posture while performing.

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