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Re: my thumb joint hurts :(

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2007-05-17 01:49

Let's hope you are enjoying the "new position" for all the right reasons. Firstly, I find that it's important that your right index finger is NOT too far upwards along the sidekeys so that you cannot just plop it down on the Eb/Bb key. If it is, what happens is that you'll wind up unconsciously adjusting this deficit by pushing upwards with your thumb to reach the Eb/Bb key (which we use ALL the time). There's no quicker way to develop carpal tunnel.

The other favorite peeve of mine is the idea that the right thumb MUSCLES hold up the clarinet when we are told to keep the thumb out perpedicularly rather than to just let is sag. Of course there is a huge difference where the right index finger will fall (as stated above) between these two schools of thought and the position of the thumbrest needs to be changed accordingly.

.............Paul Aviles

Post Edited (2007-05-17 10:58)

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