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Re: Ring finger vs. Pinky

Author: timg
Date: 2010-05-15 22:52

Hi everybody, and thanks for the comments.

Clarnibass, yep, D4 to C5 is just the same. The right hand is ok; the trouble is with the left. I'd play the C5 with the RH key, but - you guessed it - the next note is Eb5. And anyway I should learn to make these slightly awkward movements.

Paul, I'm sure you're right about it being a question of practice. Oddly I can make this movement much more easily with my right hand, although I'm left-handed.

Ken, I think you've hit the nail on the head. Practicing C5 to Eb4 in the manner you suggested has helped a lot. Now when playing the exercise I find that if I rest my LH 5th finger on the C-key just before playing the Eb, I can raise and lower the LH 4th and 5th fingers together much more accurately, and with less movement. Thanks very much!

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