Klarinet Archive - Posting 000147.txt from 2002/12

From: "Mark H. Weinstein" <mark.weinstein@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] fingers
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 19:37:08 -0500

Each finger has (except the thumb, which has one) Two tendons. The
profunda tendon bends the last joint, and the sublimis tendon bends the
middle joint. The sublimis tendon in many people is small and
rudimentary, and therefoe the little finger is the weakest of all the
fingers. And if you are right handed, the left little finger is weakest.
The is why it is difficult to do trills with the left little finger. If
the muscles of the forearm (where the tendons arise) are overused, and
are not conditioned, they can cramp. Yes, strengthening exercises of the
hand and forearm cam improve the situation. Mark

Rebecca Brennan wrote:
>
> I have this crazy problem, but I never noticed until I was at camp over the
> summer and first started usind my left hand C. My fingers are double jointed
> and ten to bend and kind of "lock" when i do things like repetedly push
> buttons, flip light switches, change channels with the remote, etc... I have
> this etude that is required for all-state which forces me to use the left
> handed C and I constantly find my pinky "locking up" which forces me to stop
> and wiggle my fingers.
>
> Could my left pinky being weaker than my right pinky be part of the problem?
> If so, how can I strengthen it? Are there any remedies out there for this
> problem??? I hardly ever have this problem with my right hand pinky.
>
> -Rebecca
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