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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.