Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Why is it so difficult to relax your hands and wrists while playing the piano — even when you know that you are tense?
In this video, I explore why piano tension may not begin in the wrist at all. We look at the relationship between wrist and elbow movement, musical intention, inner hearing, and the mental and emotional processes that can appear physically as tension.
The question is not simply how to make the wrist relax, but what the tension is still being asked to do.
I’m Emma Leiuman, a classical pianist and pedagogue exploring the relationship between inner hearing, musical intention, movement, and piano performance.
00:00 INTRO
01:30 SOMETIMES THE REASON REALLY IS PHYSICAL
03:05 BUT MOVEMENT ISN'T ENOUGH
04:30 TRACE THE TENSION BACKWARDS
05:23 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ATTENTION LEAVES THE HAND?
07:13 SO I'M NOT TRYING TO BECOME “LOOSE”
07:53 BUT THERE IS ANOTHER KIND OF TENSION
08:57 WHAT IS UNDERNEATH THE EMOTION?
10:06 SO... HOW DOES THE BODY ACTUALLY BECOME RELAXED?
#PianoTechnique #PianoTension #PianoPedagogy #WristTension #Pianist #PianoWell
Read the full article:
pianowell-system.com/journal/how-to-relax-hands-wrists-piano
Explore the PianoWell Program:
pianowell-system.com/program
Why is it so difficult to relax your hands and wrists while playing the piano — even when you know that you are tense?
In this video, I explore why piano tension may not begin in the wrist at all. We look at the relationship between wrist and elbow movement, musical intention, inner hearing, and the mental and emotional processes that can appear physically as tension.
The question is not simply how to make the wrist relax, but what the tension is still being asked to do.
I’m Emma Leiuman, a classical pianist and pedagogue exploring the relationship between inner hearing, musical intention, movement, and piano performance.
00:00 INTRO
01:30 SOMETIMES THE REASON REALLY IS PHYSICAL
03:05 BUT MOVEMENT ISN'T ENOUGH
04:30 TRACE THE TENSION BACKWARDS
05:23 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ATTENTION LEAVES THE HAND?
07:13 SO I'M NOT TRYING TO BECOME “LOOSE”
07:53 BUT THERE IS ANOTHER KIND OF TENSION
08:57 WHAT IS UNDERNEATH THE EMOTION?
10:06 SO... HOW DOES THE BODY ACTUALLY BECOME RELAXED?
#PianoTechnique #PianoTension #PianoPedagogy #WristTension #Pianist #PianoWell
