Well, most musicians also massively underuse their feet; the only instrument traditionally requiring your feet to do very complicated things is the organ.
I still don’t find this particularly surprising, since the average musician usually hasn’t the goal of maximizing the musical information rate. Staying idle with your feet or mouth is obviously easier than the alternative (any pianist who tried to play organ or piano+lyrics can confirm). Also, the traditional repertoire for any given instrument is tied to the intended use.
Well, most musicians also massively underuse their feet; the only instrument traditionally requiring your feet to do very complicated things is the organ.
I still don’t find this particularly surprising, since the average musician usually hasn’t the goal of maximizing the musical information rate. Staying idle with your feet or mouth is obviously easier than the alternative (any pianist who tried to play organ or piano+lyrics can confirm). Also, the traditional repertoire for any given instrument is tied to the intended use.
I would also endorse a “musicians massively underuse their feet” position. https://www.jefftk.com/p/introduction-to-heel-toe-drumming