Thursday, March 22, 2007

In the Words of an Old Song...

"Work your fingers to the bone,
What do you get?
Boney fingers!"

I've been practicing all morning -- it seemed appropos.

5 Comments:

At 10:06 AM, Blogger Xana Ender said...

someone was telling me that pianists put glue on the ends of their fingers when they start cracking and bleeding. is that true?

 
At 6:46 PM, Blogger Jeanine said...

If your skin is healthy and you're not practicing in sub-zero temperatures, this shouldn't really be an issue. I've only met one person who bleeds when playing; in that case, it's a combination of hammering on the keys (a no-no!) and dry skin (unfortunate). My skin cracks from dry skin frequently, but never on the fingertips or because of practicing.

I think the glue idea is a primitive type of liquid bandaid. So that's entirely possible. And there have been pianists who hammer throughout the centuries, so I wouldn't be surprised.

 
At 7:30 PM, Blogger Jana Swartwood said...

So are you working on anything fun right now?

 
At 6:54 AM, Blogger Jeanine said...

The most fun is my Saint-Saens -- a fairly obscure caprice on Russian and Danish folksongs for woodwind trio and piano. If we had a little more rehearsal time before my mini-lecture-recital, I'd feel better about it. Still, it's neat to be able to play all these 32nd-note runs at 135!

 
At 10:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

...you've only met one person who bleeds when playing... *gasp!* Why do I think that's me?! LOL! Are you saying I hammer on the keys? (Oh, no!) Well, I'll try to be more careful...

Playing 32nd-note runs at 135 sounds fun. ;) Tsk, can't hammer those, I bet.

 

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