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Proper piano bench height.
5 rules to adjust it to the proper height your elbows should be at keyboard height.
Find the right height at the keys your height must allow you to touch the keys with your forearms parallel to the floor.
Good piano playing is only possible if we are comfortably seated at the piano.
A piano keyboard height measured from the floor to the top of the white keys will approximate 28 1 2 inches.
Imagine holding an egg in the palm of your hand.
Some benches even go as far as 24 when fully extended.
Just take a deep breath relax your mind and your muscles and smile.
Adjust the bench so that when the pianist sits with the hands resting on the keys the elbows should.
If you need to add height sit on a firm pillow or evenly stacked blankets or bath towels.
Thighs are nearly parallel.
Imagine your hand holding an egg.
This will prevent you from having to hunch over the keys.
Bench at incorrect height.
The ways your muscles respond depend on your height when seated at the piano.
Therefore at the beginning of every lesson and practice session we arrange our piano bench so that it is the best height for playing and the best distance from the piano.
Bench at appropriate height.
Height just like distance varies according to your body size.
Adjust the height of the piano bench so that your elbows are almost level with the keyboard.
Many of them are around 30 wide which is plenty big for people of various sizes.
When adjusting the height of the piano bench make sure that your elbows are aligned with the keyboard you can also place them slightly higher than the keyboard this way increasing your leverage.
The stability of the piano bench is also an important factor because it allows the pianist to get.
A good rule of thumb is that your forearm should be about level with the white keys.
While sitting at the piano the bench should be high enough so that the arms will rest comfortably on the keys.
Then sit at the piano.
This is typically well adjusted for the average adult player.
If you are taller you will need a lower bench to compensate.
It s ok for knees to be slightly lower than your hips.
This is the correct hand posture while playing.
Children learning to play may have difficulty adjusting to the height and therefore are advised to use a cushion to raise themselves to the proper height.
Proper seating at the piano.
The average piano bench is somewhere between 18 to 22 in height.
