Alternatively Sized Piano Keyboards
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Keyboard history
Pianists’ hand spans
Hand span data – recent Australian study
Earlier hand span studies
Hand span versus height
Pianists versus non-pianists
Measuring hand spans
Hand span versus interval reach
Defining a ‘small hand’
How many adults have small hands?
References & links – hand spans
Pianist Feedback
Overview of pianists’ experiences
Adjustment and swapping between keyboards
Technical ease
Effective practice and speed of learning
Experience of pain and injury
Repertoire choice
Musical differences
Memorisation and sight reading
Overall comfort and enjoyment
References – pianists’ experiences
Pain & injury
Overview of pain, injury and performance quality
Hand size as a risk factor
Ergonomic and biomechanical evidence
Comparative studies involving alternatively sized keyboards
Performance quality
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PASK
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DS Standard Foundation
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