Why do pianists sit on edges?

Pianists usually sit at the edge of the piano bench to allow their legs to comfortably use the pedals. Sitting at the edge of the piano bench depending on the height of person you are cuts off the blood circulation to one or both of your legs. That is what happens when you feel your legs go numb or fall asleep.

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Typical wooden piano benches or piano chairs fail to provide the personal individual seating needs that pianists require. Some benches may have upholstered padded seats and adjustable seat height, and some piano chairs may have a fixed wooden unadjustable back. In many instances, manufacturers call them ergonomic. Unless the entire seat pan can adjust with a forward slope to your liking, any alternate idea will fail. Angled foam wedges (just think about it) have no support and only compress flat once sat upon. Wooden benches and chairs are made of hardwood secured with glue and screws. The glue joints with dowels gradually loosen because of moisture and climate changes in your own environment. The screws become loose and strip in their own holes and cannot be retightened. This can happen within a couple of years simply from your body weight and movement while you are playing piano, and the environment of the room you use. Pianists usually sit at the edge of the piano bench to allow their legs to comfortably use the pedals. Sitting at the edge of the piano bench depending on the height of person you are cuts off the blood circulation to one or both of your legs. That is what happens when you feel your legs go numb or fall asleep. Gradually this causes discomfort to your lower back. That was happening to me. Within 15 minutes of playing, my left leg would go numb and my back became sore. I would have to s top playing, sit on a couch, and then stretch my legs and back. I took it upon myself in 1994, with the support of Lois S touffer, to source out what was available in the chair industry and what was needed to manufacture the most fully functional and fully adjustable chair with back support for a pianist. My piano chair was the first chair I made for my personal use, before we even had a business. I was always a gizmo and gadget nut. I purchased some chair parts and assembled a chair. Once I adjusted the seat angle (from the mechanism) to the same angle of my legs to use the pedals on the piano, my left leg s topped falling asleep. I could play 3 to 4 hours or more, sit on more seat surface and use the back support for extra comfort. We liked it so much, I made another chair for Lois to use at her piano.

Shortly after that we became Concert Design.

The Interval Piano Performance Chair will completely change the way you sit to play your piano.

Sal Porretta May 2007

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What is the best piano method for kids?

Faber Piano Method The Faber Piano Adventures series is one of the most popular piano methods right now for teaching children ages seven to eleven years of age.

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Kid’s Piano Books

Whether your child is working with a piano teacher, you’re teaching piano to your child as a parent, or your child is looking to explore the piano independently, one of the first questions that often comes up is what books or materials to buy to facilitate the learning process. Piano Pedagogy has come a long way over the years. Today, there are many different choices when it comes to books that a child might use to learn to play the piano, and of course, if you need help from a piano teacher in Westchester County, please get in touch.

Piano Methods

What is a Piano Method?

The term “Method” or “Piano Method” is often used to refer to a book or series of books that guides a student through the early stages of learning to play the piano. A Piano Method usually covers the most basic and important aspects of learning to play the piano, such as learning the notes on the keyboard, reading music (learning the notes on the staff), and the basics of technique (posture, hand shape, etc.). As a Method progresses, it will also usually introduce the student to the basics of other important concepts such as dynamics, articulation, and important notation symbols and markings.

Faber Piano Method

The Faber Piano Adventures series is one of the most popular piano methods right now for teaching children ages seven to eleven years of age. The main books in this series are the Lesson Books, which take a student through a progressive path of practice material. This series was written by Nancy and Randall Faber.

There are currently 8 Lesson Books in total, including the following:

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