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Goldilocks had a choice.(ergonomics of piano keyboards)

American Music Teacher

| June 01, 2003 | Leone, Carol | COPYRIGHT 2003 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Goldilocks Story

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who stumbled into a warm and inviting concert hall. On the stage, she saw three beautiful concert grand pianos. "Oooh," she thought, "they look so wonderful. I'll bet I can play quite well on them!" So, she sat down on the first piano bench she came to. As she joyfully stretched her little hands out over her octave passages, a startled frown appeared on her face. "Ooh, ow! These keys are too big!" she exclaimed. And so she moved to the next beautiful, shining, black instrument. Alas, it not only had large keys, but a stiff and unyielding action. "Oh, you big bear!" she scolded the instrument. "Why won't ...

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