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Re: question for the upper A key

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2012-08-11 13:20

tegonikos -

The throat A key needs to be near the left index finger ring to avoid wasted motion. If it's too far away, you must roll your wrist or make another slow, clumsy movement to reach it.

How far along are you in the learning process? If you're still a relative beginner, I'd say that you should get used to it.

For me, the mental picture is not a roll but a "nudge" upward. Watch yourself in a mirror and work on making your finger movement as small as possible.

There should be absolutely no wrist movement -- no flex, no rotation -- and as little hand movement as possible. It's just the left index finger moving a tiny bit from the knuckle.

Ken Shaw

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