I can't even play Mario Kart without gloves on! Then again...I don't own it.
Well, the oven mitt thing started because I wanted to be able to place piano with regular gloves on so that when the house was really cold it would be less uncomfortable to practice. This escalated to oven mitts when I wanted to make the glove playing look easy by comparison...and be able to cook in between pieces with less of a hassle...and have a party trick.
I can't even play Mario Kart without gloves on! Then again...I don't own it.
Well, the oven mitt thing started because I wanted to be able to place piano with regular gloves on so that when the house was really cold it would be less uncomfortable to practice. This escalated to oven mitts when I wanted to make the glove playing look easy by comparison...and be able to cook in between pieces with less of a hassle...and have a party trick.
How do you do chords and guff with a big dopey oven mitt on though? All ye have is the thumb and one big mushy lump on each hand.
How do you do chords and guff with a big dopey oven mitt on though? All ye have is the thumb and one big mushy lump on each hand.
Your fingers can still move inside the oven mitt, though. If you have a piano that only requires a light touch to get a sound, you don't even have to move your fingers very far to get sound. The main problem is large chords, like octaves, but I have really tiny hands anyways, so I generally don't try to play pieces that have too many big chords in them in the first place. Works great for jazz, though. Even if you miss a note, most of the time it's not entirely noticeable.
Sadly, I only have one oven mitt left now, as the other one suffered an unhappy fate that I think had to do with a burner being left on, so I haven't really had the opportunity to practice this much lately. I guess I know what I'll be asking for Christmas now! You've made me want to get back to my silly piano stunts.
Your fingers can still move inside the oven mitt, though. If you have a piano that only requires a light touch to get a sound, you don't even have to move your fingers very far to get sound. The main problem is large chords, like octaves, but I have really tiny hands anyways, so I generally don't try to play pieces that have too many big chords in them in the first place. Works great for jazz, though. Even if you miss a note, most of the time it's not entirely noticeable.
Sadly, I only have one oven mitt left now, as the other one suffered an unhappy fate that I think had to do with a burner being left on, so I haven't really had the opportunity to practice this much lately. I guess I know what I'll be asking for Christmas now! You've made me want to get back to my silly piano stunts.
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Maybe you'll learn how Strong Bad types with boxing gloves on while you're at it.
(Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother)
Or...how I can play piano with oven mitts!
I'm not joking. It's actually possible. Let's just say it was the product of an extremely boring day.
I can't even play Mario Kart with gloves on!
I can't even play Mario Kart without gloves on! Then again...I don't own it.
Well, the oven mitt thing started because I wanted to be able to place piano with regular gloves on so that when the house was really cold it would be less uncomfortable to practice. This escalated to oven mitts when I wanted to make the glove playing look easy by comparison...and be able to cook in between pieces with less of a hassle...and have a party trick.
How do you do chords and guff with a big dopey oven mitt on though? All ye have is the thumb and one big mushy lump on each hand.
Your fingers can still move inside the oven mitt, though. If you have a piano that only requires a light touch to get a sound, you don't even have to move your fingers very far to get sound. The main problem is large chords, like octaves, but I have really tiny hands anyways, so I generally don't try to play pieces that have too many big chords in them in the first place. Works great for jazz, though. Even if you miss a note, most of the time it's not entirely noticeable.
Sadly, I only have one oven mitt left now, as the other one suffered an unhappy fate that I think had to do with a burner being left on, so I haven't really had the opportunity to practice this much lately. I guess I know what I'll be asking for Christmas now! You've made me want to get back to my silly piano stunts.
Always happy to help!