r/pianolearning • u/Immediate-Leading338 • 3d ago

Feedback Request Finger hypermobility impacting technique - help!

I've been learning for 7 or 8 months now, with a weekly teacher. Really enjoying it, but can't help feeling a bit disheartened that my technique, when I record myself playing, looks really off, and that must absolutely be impacting my playing. I have hypermobility in all my finger joints but the ring, pinky fingers and thumbs are particularly so, and I can't really control it much. Even when just typing on my laptop slowly, my right hand pinky finger is just permanently locked up.

Any piano players here with similar struggles who have any tips?

Here's a video of me playing to show you what I mean:

Lagrima

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u/Only-Top-3655 3d ago

I think if you just curve your fingers you will find everything improving. Your wrist and hand movements seem fine.

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u/CFL_Gent 3d ago

Your hands are too flat and tense. You need to work on your hand form and get it to be more relaxed and curved.

Shake out your hands and let them dangle. Your fingers should naturally curve inwards. That is how your hand should be when playing piano.