Change the passage

The traditional image of the accompanist who is supportive without thought for self can be a problem if it means not taking time to warm up properly before a rehearsal or concert. Feelings of letting people down etc. Critics – fear of their negative response and its effect on a young career. A grim attitude to practice – not having fun. Mental tension and pianos for sale depression and their effect on the muscles. Change the passage or avoid the piece, rather than risk injury. Rapidly repeated clusters played by the sides of the hands cause quite a lot of stress on the wrist. Contemporary techniques using the hand and arm in unusual ways e.g. Stretches with a moving part in the middle.