Pianist's Fingernail Quiz

One of the things that used to bug me as a teenager was that I had to have short fingernails for piano. As we approach recital time, it's sort of incumbent upon me, as the responsible party, to inflict this same misery upon my female piano students. Why would I do this to you? Because I want you to play your piece the best you possibly can in the recital.

So how short should your nails be? They should be short enough that when you tap the ends of your fingertips on a table, the only thing that touches the tabletop is skin. That's really short. I hear you. I don't bug you young ladies about fingernails very often, but I have to lay down the law at recital time. 

Now, let's take a quiz. Look at the pictures below and decide if the length is just right or too long. 

Ready? Set? Go!

Answers:

Just right

Just right

Too long

Just right

Too long

Too long

Too long

Too long

Too long

Just right

Just right

Just right

Just right

Just right (borderline)