Brenda Wristen
Brenda Wristen is Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is co-author of Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists (Oxford University Press), and has presented and published widely on topics of musician health and biomechanics of piano technique.
Brenda Wristen

Finding Fingerings that Fit

The impact of hand size is attracting much attention in the piano world. Several studies have demonstrated that the conventional piano keyboard is sized for a relatively large hand, presenting challenges for small-handed pianists as well as raising the risk of injury.* Areas of particular concern for small-handed pianists i...
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