Good posture was taught in grade school when I was a kid. My piano teacher told me when I was 5 years old to sit at the piano in a position that would be like a hard-backed chair with arms. My arms and the chair arms should be horizontal, my back should be straight, my thighs should be horizontal and my calves should be straight. I've pretty much tried to stick to this posture throughout my playing life, but now my back is shot to Hell, which causes my legs to go to sleep after just one hour in that position. Getting old sucks, and it ain't for wimps and sissies.

Gary