![]() ![]() 'It is so deep-rooted, it’s probably because he hasn’t got a mum, he thinks I have got something to do with it.' 'He has got some problem with me, that he probably himself doesn’t know what it is. 'From being an infant, growing up, Shane was challenging to the extreme and Shane’s mum, she just couldn’t handle it,' he explains. The documentary sees Shane still clearly troubled by his mother's abandonment, taking out his anger on his father in some explosive arguments.Ĭlayton explains that D'Souza is not spoken about by him or the children and believes that his son's anger towards him has something to do with her absence, even though he maintains he only wants the best for his son. She started another family - but as revenge for being dumped by her then-partner D'Souza started a fire in the house she was living with him in planning to kill herself and anyone else in the house.Ībandoned by his mother Abandoned: Shane's mother Pearl D'Souza was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 16 years Cheating woman proposed to her boyfriend only after HE passed a lie detector test (and Jeremy Kyle mocks her for sleeping with his best friend).Britain's BEST biscuit is revealed after nationwide poll (but is the winner YOUR favourite?).So, you can enjoy the benefits of having smaller hands while mitigating any weaknesses by learning how to break chords that require stretches beyond your reach. You will find things that other people struggle with may come very naturally to you, and vice versa. With practice, you can play the piano with small hands. The most important part of playing the piano is achieving the sound you imagine. People with smaller hands have an advantage in being able to play quickly and lightly on the piano. This isn’t a problem for people with small hands since they can play at the point at which black and white keys meet. So, they have to play on the edge of keys as opposed to the inside near the fallboard which presents a big challenge having to travel in and out of the keyboard to negotiate both white and black keys. Believe it or not, some people have such large fingers, they don't fit between black keys. While there may be disadvantages to small hands, there are also tremendous benefits to having small hands for playing the piano. It’s not very difficult, and anyone can learn how to achieve this. The difference in sound is almost imperceptible when you quickly break chords you can't reach, and catch the notes on the pedal. The secret is: learning how to break chords very quickly using the pedal. ![]() You probably wonder if I have to leave out notes. ![]() But when I get into playing music with 10ths and 11ths, it requires a bigger reach then I can manage. Mine, on the other hand, are pretty much stuck where they are! At this point in my life, I have no trouble reaching an octave. But, you would never tell by the way he played Mozart Concertos, as well as demanding works of Chopin he managed just fine! I worked with Jake Clayton, who was a 10-year-old pianist at the time, who had trouble reaching an octave. It’s not impossible to approach even pieces that require playing notes far beyond your reach. If you are learning to play the piano and your hands are too small to reach an octave, you will be at some disadvantage for playing repertoire that demands a big reach. I was only able to achieve this by reaching around the sides of keys as opposed to playing from above them. ![]() I was learning music that required reaching an octave. This was a problem for me growing up and working on advanced repertoire. I don’t know if any of you have noticed, but I have small hands. Believe it or not, this is a question that is dear to my heart. ![]()
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