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The wider fingers are the bigger angle should be when playing note between black keys. It requires some practice. Just do it in relaxed manner, with no tension. The tension in the finger is often the cause of catching adjacent black keys.
- Can people with fat fingers play piano?
- Why isn't there a black key between every white key?
- Does playing the piano make your fingers slimmer?
Can people with fat fingers play piano?
I have had a few students in all my years of teaching who have fingers so thick that they find it impossible to play certain chords. Good pianists hands are not only large enough to cover a good 1/3 of the piano, but also are thin enough to be able to play more inside the piano inbetween the black notes.
Why isn't there a black key between every white key?
Each note on the piano can have a sharp or a flat, but there are fewer black piano keys than white ones. This means that not every sharp or flat note is played on a black key. Some sharps, such as B♯ are played on a white key because C (B♯) is a half step higher than B.
Does playing the piano make your fingers slimmer?
Playing piano doesn't make your fingers slimmer or longer, but your ability to reach wider intervals will get better over time. You shouldn't feel like short fingers are a limitation; training will still allow you to reach levels of agility similar to that of any long-fingered pianist.
