Learn To Play piano without TENSION - 4 Piano relaxation Exercises

[@vanessaakoum6421]

Criminally underrated channel

[@PIANO_LAB]

Wow Thank you so much!!

[@RUT812]

💯

[@johnspartan98]

I relaxed and fell asleep. Then had to start the video over.

[@PIANO_LAB]

Haha Maybe that's too much relaxation! 😂

[@DavidMiller-bp7et]

More fun.

[@velcroman11]

I became so relaxed I slid off the bench!

[@DavidMiller-bp7et]

Nice. Fun stuff.

[@Guitarprincess284]

when I did these exercises just now i can feel the difference in my hands, wrists, arms,and shoulders. these exercises can help with the three instruments I'm learning guitat, bas guitar , and of course the piano/keyboard.

[@007attaboy]

We can't get enough of these videos on removing tension. Thank you very much.

[@maurice6507]

Very useful information! I am 68 and started piano 18 months ago, my biggest problem is tension in my wrist. Your exercises are true blessing for me. Grazie from Italy ❤

[@007attaboy]

This lad and the concepts he presents are nothing short of brilliant. A good part of my piano emphasis is focused on removing tension. And what he teaches is far and away the best I've found in online videos. I can't emphasize enough, the importance of removing tension.

[@chowbow573]

Thanks this is immensely helpful to me because I’ve been experiencing a lot of tension from practicing that lead me to have tendinitis. But now, I’m starting to recover my vigour again. You’re one of the few channels that I find that tackles about this topic and I hope that you continue making these kinds of videos❤️

[@joshuagarcia2642]

How are you now?

[@user-he6hf2vv8z]

These are excellent! After doing them you will instantly feel when you tense up while playing. I can finally learn to play more relaxed. My shoulder and neck actually feel better from doing them even!

[@Leon-xw3nv]

This video is pure gold, thank you!

[@PracticalPianoTips]

Great video! I love how described each exercise in such detail. This is incredibly helpful to so many learning pianists. I know many people struggle with tension while playing, and have difficulty releasing the tension.

[@PIANO_LAB]

Thank you very much Angelika! These exercises helped me a geart deal to overcome tension so I thought perhaps they might help others too.

[@DavidMiller-bp7et]

Another helpful session, regardless of level or how long one has been playing. The content is substantial AND your approach sells it with your authenticity and sincerity. We feel your heart and agenda. The best technique(s) make possible a wider range of expression, more ease and more fun. Stress and it's inevitable result, tension, must be recognized before it can be addressed. Keep up the outstanding work, what you put out will come back to you, sooner or later, but it will. Gratitude from the Left Coast, Oregon. Dave M

[@lizweekes8076]

Thanks for all this information Craig! 🎉xx

[@vickyargyraki8366]

Wonderful suggestions and demonstration. Thank you so very much!

[@jian2517]

Thank you so much for making this video! I, too, injured myself because I played with too much tension without realizing it. Now I'm slowly learning to play relaxed. You videos have been a lot of help. Thank you!

[@PIANO_LAB]

This is so wonderful to hear! I'm so glad you found the videos helpful! Thank you for the support!

[@anggunnenohai3870]

Dear our online piano teacher! Thank you for your thoughtful content. I really appreciate your details of explanations and examples. I shared your videos to two of my friends who are also beginners in learning piano like me. We are grateful to have you as our online mentor. Keep inspiring. Stay healthy and happy! 🌻

[@PIANO_LAB]

Thank you very much for your support! I'm very glad to be able to help pianists from all over the world 🌍!!

[@DavidMiller-bp7et]

@@PIANO_LAB I get it Anggun. Wishing Craig and his: showers of blessings.

[@mrsbucky1]

This is a wonderful video!

[@janicepulve2346]

Great job Craig! Very helpful!

[@stevenbeer6005]

Thanks so much for info, I carry alot of tension during playing especially in front of people! Which I'm now addressing! Cheers!

[@susanhayes6207]

Very helpful information and useful exercises. Thank you.

[@stevenbeer6005]

So useful! Thanks!

[@miko7786]

Thank you. I needed this.

[@nadiam312]

OMG where have you been? I have been trying to learn piano on my own few weeks now but i could hold a steady practice because my upper back and shoulder blade were killing me. I had to stop. do you think these exercises would help? Please keep posting videos about how to sit at the piano , posture and finger movement. I think you are the only and best channel out there . Thank you so much

[@gregorprozesky]

Very good exercises! Thank you very much.

[@PIANO_LAB]

You're very welcome!

[@martoneill]

These are great; thank you.

[@winsomewalstead2157]

Really great video! A lot of fun too! Thank you for the exercises!!!

[@PIANO_LAB]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thatinfinite7413]

Grateful for this channel 🙏 🗺🎶

[@PIANO_LAB]

Thank you for your support!

[@TheGatewayProductions]

Awesome video! Relaxation is a must if you want to feel good. Keep it up!

[@PIANO_LAB]

Thank you!

[@kylechen1228]

awesome video

[@beckywalstead3366]

Great exercises!

[@PIANO_LAB]

Glad you like them!

[@Joshua-lk7wb]

Unique

[@Pixiloom]

thanks!

[@yudipitre5720]

This video is for me. I have so much tension in hands and shoulders and stomach believe it or not.

[@roadguide123]

I have it most in my feet and legs😄

[@nu1ub]

I'm just wondering how to extend this to actual playing? Do you do the swan-like movement between every note?

[@FreddysHamster]

No, just close your eyes and allow your brain to notice how it all feels. Then try reproduce that feeling as an overall concept when you play.

[@roadguide123]

The only finger that gives me a problem is my right pinky….I have been trying to figure out why….I noticed lately that my right hand is tilted to the right on the piano…I wonder if this is causing my pinky discomfort

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Love the video, but you said something that wasn't biomechanically correct with the Swan's Neck. You said that it was the elbow that helped the movement and it wasn't the shoulder. Actually there is a movement of the shoulder, coming from the Long Head of the Biceps (LHB). Yes, there is a small part of the biceps that moves the shoulder, and it's actually a tendon that is inside the shoulder articular capsule but is not part of the rotator cuff tendon. I know about this tendon since I studied anatomy and orthopedics, but I live with problems in both shoulders involving these tendons. I have a FURS Syndrome with two torn tendons, and since I compensate with my other are to do my therapies and muscle testing, I'm prone to a tendonitis of the left shoulder. Initiating the smallest movement of the hand or arm can be painful, so I use muscle tension to compensate. But this problem also led me to consult many shoulder specialists, and I've gained knowledge from them as well as my own studies. I have a video on You Tube with my low back and upper extremity exercises and treatments. Oh My Aching Bach.

[@PIANO_LAB]

Thanks for the comment! The reason why I said this is I want people to focus on their elbow and not their shoulder. What my teacher always said was that the shoulder is always loose and mobile, but if you focus on it too much, you can have too much shoulder motion and that will cause other problems. I have definitely found this to be the case at times. If I say to a student that the movement is initiated at the elbow, the movement is usually better than if I say it is initiated at the shoulder. It's always tricky communicating ideas in a video, figuring out exactly what and how to say it. It's far easier to communicate these ideas in a lesson as a student is trying out the movements for themselves. Thanks for the clarification!

[@DavidMiller-bp7et]

Reviewing the lesson again 5 months later, from c. a year ago. Agree with so many people who find this of vital value. The issue of tension must be clarified. Tension is required for playing piano, in the right sequence, at the right time. Muscles must engage at the right time but releasing tension must happen all the time between positions and while in hand positions. These specific suggestions could be summarized as constant movement of some sort or another. Impossible to tense up, could do a caricature I suppose, when movement is, more or less, flowing from one anatomical part to another; using various moving parts in a coordinated and interactive way, or resting atop the keys when nothing to do, or holding key down to key bed by tiny arm weight if note(s) held. Continual pushing down after playing is really counterproductive. I guess my summary is-keep moving or resting between movements. My technique improvement lynch pin was proper Lateral Forearm Movement which sets up everything else. Improving greatly, but always working at it. LF "shifting" is the lead which keeps the entire upper body in motion. Frozen positions are technique killers, really restrict expressive aspects. If posture is good, the body should be supported by minimal, more or less, natural tension=muscle engagement. Thanks to all the contributors to our piano forum. Each one encourages another, even if we don't know each other. Ownership is responsibility.

[@jimwalshonline9346]

Gotta get rid of that levitating pinky...

[@MARLONdaman]

Great video! Nobody really teaches this besides you and the your female colleague!🤷🏾‍♂️.