Keys That Fit: How a Common-Sense Innovation Is Transforming the Musical Lives of Pianists Around The...

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Michael Tessler Rhonda Boyle

Keys That Fit

How a Common-Sense Innovation Is Transforming the Musical Lives of Pianists Around The World...

Michael Tessler, Rhonda Boyle, Ellen Scholnicoff

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Michael Tessler Photography LLC, Publishing Division
24 October 2025

Jazz; Keyboard instruments

For nearly 150 years, pianists of all ages and backgrounds have struggled with keyboards designed for a single hand size, leaving many feeling excluded or even at risk of injury. Remarkably, most people-even experienced pianists-are unaware that the traditional piano keyboard is based on a convention ill-suited to all but the largest hands, and that customized keyboards made to fit any hand size are available.

Keys That Fit explores the growing movement to make piano playing more accessible, comfortable, and enjoyable for everyone. Through the author's personal quest to acquire a narrower keyboard and overcome more than two decades of pain, frustration, and disappointment, this book reveals how a simple innovation can deliver life-changing results for countless musicians.

Whether you're a student, teacher, professional, or simply passionate about common-sense innovation, Keys That Fit offers a compelling look at how adapting the piano keyboard can empower players and open up new possibilities for musical expression. Discover why more and more pianists are choosing keyboards that fit their hands-and how this simple change is positively transforming their lives in music.

By: Michael Tessler
Foreword by: Rhonda Boyle
Edited by: Ellen Scholnicoff
Imprint: Michael Tessler Photography LLC, Publishing Division
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 308g
ISBN: 9798218763053
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 24 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Tessler is a devoted jazz musician who began playing saxophone in elementary school and continued through graduate school, performing semi-professionally in a 20-piece big band. He then shifted his musical focus to jazz piano, inspired by his long-time admiration for Oscar Peterson, who was graced with unusually large hands. His passion for playing Oscar's music, which incorporates expansive chords spanning 10 or more piano keys, led Michael to discover the possibility of unconventional piano keyboards with narrower keys. Michael's interest in the arts extends beyond music to his career as an award-winning professional architectural photographer. In his free time he continues his dedication to jazz piano, with the help of his custom keyboard that fits his hands to perfection.

Reviews for Keys That Fit: How a Common-Sense Innovation Is Transforming the Musical Lives of Pianists Around The World

""In Keys That Fit, Michael Tessler has used his clear and engaging writing style to not only explain the pressing need for narrow keyboards for pianists, but by chronicling his own journey, he offers an engaging story of overcoming obstacles through technology, innovation, and human resilience."" Dr. Carol Leone, narrow keys pioneer Chair of Piano Studies and Professor of Piano SMU Meadows School of the Arts