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One or another of above positions will suit any hand to a nicety, but it is height of absurdity to think that a long, narrow, super-flexible hand and a short, broad and stiff hand can use same normal hand-position and attain same results.
Place, now, your own hand on piano keyboard, and see if you can tell which position suits it best and why? If not, and you are a real self-help student, sooner you obtain from proper textbooks or a competent physician a knowledge of anatomy and functions of fingers, hands, arms, etc., sooner you will begin to save hours upon hours of practice time.
One absolutely cannot order his practice to best advantage without such knowledge - and it is perfectly easy to attain it.
Written by Edwin E. Holt, this article was taken from the January 1922 issue of "Etude Musical Magazine." This article is featured at http://www.thepianopages.com, along with free piano lessons, sheet music, products, and lots more.