SEARCH
Piano & Music Gifts & Acc. - Shop Now
PianoSupplies.com (a division of Piano World) Piano & music accessories, music theme decoratons, tuning & repair tools, moving equipment, party goods,music gift items, ... more
Free shipping on Jansen Artist Benches.
Ad (Pearl River)
Pearl River Pianos
(ad) Estonia Piano
Estonia Piano
ad (Pianoteq)
Create your own piano with Pianoteq!
(ad) Making Music Magazine
Making Music Magazine Special Offer
(ad) P B Guide
Acoustic & Digital Piano Guide
Who's Online
85 registered (Bart Kinlein, Aibori Firu, Basia C., andrew f, AZNpiano, anadyr21), 876 Guests and 24 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Stats
63285 Members
39 Forums
128801 Topics
1834331 Posts

Max Online: 15252 @ 03/21/10 11:39 PM
(ads by Google)
Forums by Piano World

www.pianoworld.com
Advertise on Piano World
Page 2 of 2 < 1 2
Topic Options
#918225 - 11/26/08 12:03 AM Re: How far can you stretch?
Larisa Offline
Full Member

Registered: 02/03/08
Posts: 498
Loc: Philadelphia
I can do 10, but not very reliably.

Lollum - I just came home from the gym, so I was also thinking about that kind of stretching. Alas, the rest of my body is nowhere near as flexible as my hands are...

Top
Piano & Music Acc. / Sheet Music


Sheet Music Plus Homepage
#918226 - 01/03/09 01:28 AM Re: How far can you stretch?
jnick Offline
Full Member

Registered: 05/15/07
Posts: 91
Loc: NY
I can do a 9th with ease/comfortably; a 10th if I use the lips of each key.

Top
#918227 - 02/25/09 02:46 PM Re: How far can you stretch?
Canoxa Offline
Junior Member

Registered: 02/25/09
Posts: 16
All I get is an octave, clean.

Top
#1154710 - 02/28/09 03:01 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Canoxa]
Pogorelich. Offline
3000 Post Club Member

Registered: 12/28/08
Posts: 3663
9. My boyfriend can do a 12th.... I hate him.
_________________________

'I want to invest my emotions only in music; it will never disappoint me or hurt me - it is a safe place to be.'

Top
#1173990 - 04/03/09 08:03 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Pogorelich.]
Patrick Bowers Offline
Junior Member

Registered: 07/20/07
Posts: 8
Loc: Saint Michael, MN
I can reach a 10th.
_________________________
Patrick Bowers

Commodity Broker by Day, Piano Student by Night.

Top
#1173992 - 04/03/09 08:04 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Patrick Bowers]
Patrick Bowers Offline
Junior Member

Registered: 07/20/07
Posts: 8
Loc: Saint Michael, MN
Well maybe an 9th.
_________________________
Patrick Bowers

Commodity Broker by Day, Piano Student by Night.

Top
#1176184 - 04/07/09 03:37 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Patrick Bowers]
ab-ster Offline
Full Member

Registered: 08/04/08
Posts: 152
Loc: Seattle
I can do 10th on most keys except for Eb and Bb. I began to do 10th when studying jazz voicing in the past 4 years, and I swear, that my LH reach grew in the past 4 years. I couldn't do 10th before. I don't know if it grew or just became more flexible, but I wish that it keeps growing till I can do Eb and Bb too... =)

Top
#1177382 - 04/09/09 02:16 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: ab-ster]
DanLaura Larson Offline
500 Post Club Member

Registered: 09/01/08
Posts: 678
Loc: Pocatello, Idaho
Laura can do a 10th with both hands. Dan can do a 10th with right hand and an 11th with left.
_________________________
Dan and Laura Larson
Fazioli and Ibach grands
Larson Piano Studio
http://www.stoneformsart.com/

Top
#1181928 - 04/16/09 11:15 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Lolium]
JellyBeanLover Offline
Full Member

Registered: 04/16/09
Posts: 38
Wow, I think i possibly have the tiniest hands, I can barely( and sometimes not at all) do a ninth.
_________________________
JBL


To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.
Rachmaninoff op3 no 5
Chopin Polonaise op 40 no 1
Beethoven-Sonata op 14 no 1
Hayden Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11

Top
#1188396 - 04/27/09 02:13 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: JellyBeanLover]
daydreamer8927 Offline
Junior Member

Registered: 04/20/09
Posts: 10
Loc: LA
IDK i took a fitness test to calculate my body fat percentage and we had to stretch n see how far we could go but i dont remember
_________________________
Amy

Top
#1208157 - 05/29/09 03:47 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: daydreamer8927]
Chopin is up there Offline
Full Member

Registered: 05/29/09
Posts: 35
Loc: Lisbon, Portugal
I can reach an easy 10th with my left hand, and an augmented 9th with my right.

With some strain, I can get an 11th with my left, and a 10th with my right. Yup, big hands for a 15 year old. <.<

Oh, and those people with small hands, you can do some passages a lot more fluently than we big handed dudes can. ;]
So don't be fed up about it.
_________________________
Currently working on:

Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor
Scriabin's Étude op. 2 no. 1

Top
#1242279 - 08/02/09 10:05 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Chopin is up there]
keydancer Offline
Full Member

Registered: 08/02/09
Posts: 27
Loc:
I can reach an octave fine and if I stretch a bit I can reach an augmented 9th at most.
But scales in octaves still are quite a challenge -.-
_________________________
“It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.” ~ J.S. Bach
--
http://youtube.com/thinkgreenlovepurple

Top
#1242798 - 08/03/09 05:40 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: keydancer]
Little_Blue_Engine Offline
1000 Post Club Member

Registered: 03/30/09
Posts: 1130
Loc: Ohio, US
I can reach exactly an octave. If I try for a ninth I end up hitting the sides of other keys.
_________________________
I'll figure it out eventually.
Until then you may want to keep a safe distance.


Top
#1265637 - 09/09/09 11:56 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Little_Blue_Engine]
ConcertEtudes Offline
Full Member

Registered: 09/06/09
Posts: 82
I can hit a ninth... but I know people with smaller hands than mine who can also hit a ninth. Is there a way to practice stretching your hands further?

Top
#1267186 - 09/12/09 05:57 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Lolium]
Mr_Lion Offline
Full Member

Registered: 09/05/09
Posts: 189
Loc: United Kingdom
I can stretch a 10th.

Top
#1271887 - 09/21/09 01:22 AM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Lolium]
motorhead429 Offline
Junior Member

Registered: 09/11/09
Posts: 11
I figured a picture would be best. lol

Top
#1304658 - 11/13/09 10:01 AM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: motorhead429]
olla86 Offline
Junior Member

Registered: 11/13/09
Posts: 5
I can do 9 easily
_________________________
Life is a flower of which glitter graphics is the honey.

Top
#1308639 - 11/19/09 05:02 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: olla86]
ChopinAddict Offline
4000 Post Club Member

Registered: 08/29/09
Posts: 4521
Loc: Land of the never-ending music
A 9th
_________________________



Top
#1308656 - 11/19/09 05:18 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: motorhead429]
Horowitzian Offline
8000 Post Club Member

Registered: 09/18/08
Posts: 8120
Originally Posted By: motorhead429
I figured a picture would be best. lol


smokin

I can get a tenth in most circumstances; however, it's impossible if one note is a black key.
_________________________
~H

Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons.

Top
#1313066 - 11/27/09 01:18 AM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Horowitzian]
Batuhan Offline
500 Post Club Member

Registered: 09/21/09
Posts: 767
Loc: Istanbul
everybody have small hands in here i can do 12 my father stretch about 14
_________________________
Sorry for my English, i know it's sucks. But im trying to improve.

Published:
Waltz Op. 36 No. 1 in G-flat major,
2 Preludes, Op. 12 in D-flat major.

Top
#1313072 - 11/27/09 01:36 AM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Batuhan]
david_a Offline
2000 Post Club Member

Registered: 11/11/09
Posts: 2881
A ninth, with possible notes between if they happen to fit my hand.
A tenth is very uncomfortable for me and pretty much a lost cause.
_________________________
(I'm a piano teacher.)

Top
#1313161 - 11/27/09 07:25 AM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: david_a]
Serena03 Offline
Full Member

Registered: 07/13/09
Posts: 27
I can barely stretch a seventh,
But I am gradually getting towards an eighth.
Some songs I do have to be accommodated.
_________________________

Top
#1313257 - 11/27/09 11:18 AM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Batuhan]
Horowitzian Offline
8000 Post Club Member

Registered: 09/18/08
Posts: 8120
Originally Posted By: Batuhan
everybody have small hands in here i can do 12 my father stretch about 14


No, most people here have average sized hands. Not surprising, when you think about it. You, sir, have dramatically above average hands.
_________________________
~H

Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons.

Top
#1340149 - 01/03/10 08:30 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: keydancer]
keydancer Offline
Full Member

Registered: 08/02/09
Posts: 27
Loc:
Originally Posted By: keydancer
I can reach an octave fine and if I stretch a bit I can reach an augmented 9th at most.
But scales in octaves still are quite a challenge -.-


Oops I meant minor... I guess for some reason I liked the word augmented and it was in my head the whole time.
_________________________
“It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.” ~ J.S. Bach
--
http://youtube.com/thinkgreenlovepurple

Top
#1341149 - 01/05/10 03:11 AM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: keydancer]
ChopinAddict Offline
4000 Post Club Member

Registered: 08/29/09
Posts: 4521
Loc: Land of the never-ending music
So is a ninth the average? I didn't even realize I had an average span....
_________________________



Top
#1341190 - 01/05/10 06:08 AM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: ChopinAddict]
Studio Joe Online   content
1000 Post Club Member

Registered: 03/28/07
Posts: 1654
Loc: Decatur, Texas
I can reach major 10ths if it's white to white or black to black keys. I can reach any minor 10th.
_________________________
Joe Whitehead ------ Texas Trax

Top
#1341732 - 01/05/10 06:01 PM Re: How far can you stretch? [Re: Studio Joe]
V10BlackBox Offline
Full Member

Registered: 07/24/09
Posts: 23
Loc: San Diego
12ths both hands but only 11ths reliably at any speed. I always cheat on the right hand though.
_________________________
________________________________
1920 Steinway Style S

Top
Page 2 of 2 < 1 2



Moderator:  Piano World 
What's Hot!!
Forums Rules & Help
-------------------
ADVERTISE
on Piano World

The world's most popular piano web site.
-------------------
Piano Books
(ad) GROTRIAN
GROTRIAN Pianos
Sheet Music
(PW is an affiliate)
Sheet Music Plus Featured Sale
(ad 125) Sweetwater
Digital Pianos at Sweetwater
(ad) Lindeblad
Piano Restorations & Sales - Lindeblad Piano
Recent Posts
Musician Ear plugs
by Mark R.
15 minutes 26 seconds ago
Interview with Cyprien Katsaris
by vlhorowitz
27 minutes 31 seconds ago
Interview with Cyprien Katsaris
by vlhorowitz
28 minutes 22 seconds ago
Interview with Cyprien Katsaris
by vlhorowitz
29 minutes 1 second ago
What's the next upcoming date to an Composers Birthday?
by Jolteon
32 minutes 25 seconds ago
Quick Links to Useful Stuff
Our Classified Ads
Find Piano Professionals-

*Piano Dealers - Piano Stores
*Piano Tuners
*Piano Teachers
*Piano Movers
*Piano Restorations
*Piano Manufacturers
*Organs

Quick Links:
*Advertise On Piano World
*Free Piano Newsletter
*Piano Accessories
* Buying a Piano
*Buying A Acoustic Piano
*Buying a Digital Piano
*Pianos for Sale
*Sell Your Piano
*How Old is My Piano?
*Piano Books
*Piano Art, Pictures, & Posters
*Directory/Site Map
*Contest
*Links
*Virtual Piano
*Music Word Search
*Piano Screen Saver
*Virtual Piano Chords



 
Our Piano Related Classified Ads
| Dealers | Tuners | Lessons | Movers | Restorations | Pianos For Sale | Sell Your Piano |
 
PianoSupplies.com


Advertise on Piano World
| Subscribe | Piano World | PianoSupplies.com | Advertise on Piano World | Donate | Link to Us | Classifieds |
| Del.icio.us |Contact | Privacy | Legal | About Us | Site Map | Free Newsletter | Press Room |


copyright 1997 - 2012 Piano World all rights reserved
No part of this site may be reproduced without prior written permission