I Can't Reach that Tenth! What do I do? 🙊 🙊

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Pianist, educator, and ballerina Jeremy Siskind shares tricks pianists can use if they can't reach the interval of a tenth which is used very commonly in solo piano playing.

[@phyllisbrunskill4250]

This is very comforting for me, who was feeling it tragic to have small hands.

[@JeremySiskind]

I won’t lie - having big hands really helps in both classical and jazz piano, but in jazz piano there are many workarounds!

[@PianoWeekends.-.68]

Thank you Jeremy Garbanzo!
I realize that I can use Jeremy’s ideas to practice these 3 options in 2•5•1 (or each appropriate chord individually) in 12 keys until you can find them instantly eyes closed. A fun winter break project for my son and myself!
Also gotta be good for applying to some jazz standards!

[@JeremySiskind]

Yay! Happy to hear that!

[@joycehancock280]

Nice and clear. Very helpful for understanding altered chords and scales.

[@janetwehrle]

Those of us whose hands seem no bigger than a garbanzo bean eagerly await your I-can-barely-play-a-major-seventh video!

[@mfurman]

I always look enviously at those who effortlessly play with a span of fingers reaching well over nine white keys. I am already having problems with a span of one octave if I need to play four tones in a chord. Can I ever play jazz, Jeremy?

[@federico31024]

For the change bass section, i often use the third as a bass so it would be: A Eb C its stilla tenth but a more reacheable one

[@JeremySiskind]

Hmmm, that helps a little bit but causes another problem (a different tenth!). I’m going to play around with that, though!

[@federico31024]

@@JeremySiskind yes, i find it usefull for big tenth like D7 or Bb7

[@federico31024]

Plus, you can trade the b7 for the fifth, most of the time it get the works done!

[@arpadternei6991]

Very useful as always! Thank you!!

[@JeremySiskind]

Great, thank you, Arpad!

[@christopherhuber9037]

I remember when I was shown that I didn't need to play 'above' the keys with my right hand and I could reach a tenth in my right hand by playing slightly 'off' the keys. Was a real eye-opening tip for me, much like this vid. Garbanzo beans.

[@BethanyLowe8773]

It was C-flat and we already know you must be a masochist to do all this for us! Thanks, I feel full of beans with all these options!

[@bigdeal-ux4bo]

GREAT STRATEGIES FOR THAT 10TH! THANKS!

[@JeremySiskind]

You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@ef10s]

Thanks for the garbanzos! Well done as usual.

[@JeremySiskind]

My pleasure, Eric!

[@williamfredevans]

Are there any examples of great solo piano that don’t have harmonic tenths?

[@JeremySiskind]

I'm sure there are! A lot of Bill Evans' playing doesn't use big intervals (although some of it definitely does as well).

[@Matt-nv2qg]

just make smaller pianos already!

[@Vipell]

American standard pianos, such as Wurlitzer, might be a good alternative due to their shorter key spacing.

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thank you, Jeremy 🌹🌹🌹🌹 BUCKET of garbanzos,with olive oil,lemon,salt and pepper.😎

[@JeremySiskind]

Mmmm, that sounds delicious, Brenda! You know how to party 😂

[@papitas6061]

I've never had more body envy than when I'm trying to hit a 10th someone with bigger hands wrote for a piece 😭

[@Ranzha_]

Garbanzo!

[@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes]

Tenths, who needs em anyway?!?!!! Fageddaboutitttt

[@marksimo4406]

Garbanzo

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks for watching, Mark! Have a wonderful new year!

[@danielmomusic]

Garbanzo 🥸

[@JeremySiskind]

Nice! Thanks for watching, Daniel M!

[@Sam-bp9yt]

garbanzo 🙂

[@bobbygadourymusic5476]

Garbanzo!

[@DojoOfCool]

Garbanzo!

[@JeremySiskind]

Woohoo! Thanks for watching!

[@charleshuguley9323]

Garbanzo!