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Correcting incorrect hand grip

Author: TilXC
Date: 2021-03-12 10:31

Hi!
I hope this is the right place to post
I've been playing clarinet since I was about 10 however for the first 3 years I was playing it in a school program, so I was in a class of multiple kids and didn't get much focus/ personalised help
6 years later I'm now onto grade 5-6 pieces and have been with a one on one tutor for 3 years, I found out recently that my right hand grip is completely wrong, my fingers are resting on the side trill keys (I don't know what they're called, I mean the ones with the really long stalks if that makes sense)
And so when I play standing up a lot of the weight is resting on the side of my right index finger and I get a mark there after a while of playing. This is starting to affect my playing because it's making it hard to do certain maneuvers, also it's not so comfortable either
I really want to change this but it's been quite frustrating, my hand keeps gravitating back to its original position! Any tips or advice? And I'm not even entirely clear on what the correct hand position I'm aiming for is, I just know I'm probably not meant to be resting my fingers on the keys.
Sorry, I don't think this post belongs because you all seem like such experts here but I'm really desperate for help!
Thank you!!

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