Dear Pei Lin,
I am sorry for being late with my replies lately!
I read your post and eager to write a short article about the myth about 'curved fingers'
I will add it in my priority list.
We are going to meet on Skype this weekend and I will talk to you about it.
Meanwhile, I want you to do your little home work on the subject. Please, find on You Tube videos of the most renowned pianists. Especially Glen Gould and watch their fingers closely.
I don't see anything wrong with Rachel fingers and technique. Her muscles are absolutely relaxed and there is no tension in her neck/shoulders area. It means that she is developing properly. Unusual part of the picture - is her age. But here, in this community we are not surprised
ttteh wrote: Hello,
We have been on vacation for about a month without the piano. Rachel started playing again for two weeks. We started of with sight reading with Christmas album on (one sharp). Most of the time she will forget to play the fa sharp but with practice I am sure she will remember. At the same time we played Chords Album E minor. I let her listen to the song once and then hide the left hand. She will have to play her left hand by memory.
During my vacation, I also get to talk to some piano teachers about the program that I am using. They were impressed with Rachel's playing after watching her video. They told me that I have to pay attention to her curve finger and not let her play with flat finger. If the child develop a habit to play with flat finger then it would be difficult to change her habit. Will the child automatically know how to curve their fingers after a lot of playing or parent will need to keep remind them about curving finger? What do parents and teachers on the forum think about her finger?
Sometimes, I am afraid that she might loose interest if I kept reminding her to play with curve fingers. She is also playing Dance with the reed pipes (Nutcracker). Previously, I just let her play anyway she likes but I started to ask her to play with her fingers curve.
Any comments are welcome.
Pei Lin