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Author: chito
Date: 2005-04-23 14:00
I would like to know if anyone here experienced a right hand 4th and 5th fingers didn't move comportable and cannot play the trill specially the lower G,G#. Please give me an advice thank you very much.
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Author: Gandalfe
Date: 2005-04-23 15:52
Like anything in life, if it were easy, everyone could do it.
Start slowly, getting the motion memorized by your brain/muscle system. If you try to play everything at speed, you are really handicapping your ability to progress.
Trill for eight measures and then do it again. If/when your fingers lock up move on to embouchure and tone exercises and return to the trill exercise later. Within weeks you'll wonder why you ever had problems.
The mechanics are relatively easy to learn. Playing musically, with feeling, now that is a challenge you can spend the rest of your life tilting your lance at.
Jim and Suzy
Pacifica Big Band
Seattle, Washington
Post Edited (2005-04-23 21:33)
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2005-04-25 14:08
chito -
It's difficult to diagnose problems without seeing how you move. However, one thing to look at is whether you move your little finger from the knuckle joint (as you should), or add movement in the other two finger joints (which you shouldn't).
Also, you may be holding your little finger stiff, like a claw, by tensing both sets of muscles (the one that open and close the finger) at the same time. This slows down the movement tremendously.
Finally, you should have no movement in your wrist. Everything should come from the single knuckle.
Work in front of a mirror to get te movement as economical as possible.
The spring on the low G# key is short, and it's often too stiff. It should be just strong enough to close the pad firmly.
If your little finger is comparatively weak, you could use the exercises Larry Guy demonstrated at the Clarinet Symposium:
1. Put your hand flat on a table and pull it back from the elbow, pressing your fingertips into the table to resist.
2. Put the heel of your hand on a table, fingers slightly curved, and do "fingertip pushups."
3. Close your hand around a tennis ball, squeezing with your fingertips.
Ken Shaw
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Author: chito
Date: 2005-04-26 03:37
Thank you very much for the advice. I will try all of this exercises starting today .
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Author: mkybrain
Date: 2005-04-26 03:45
How about playing piano? Wouldn't that be similar to the finger pushup excercise if not better? As long as the finger motions are correct.
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