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Re: Left hand positioning from G to F.

Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2023-05-13 20:14

Don't move your left hand (or arm) while the fingers (and/or thumb) are raised.
Or when you're raising or lowering them. You may need to zoom in on just doing that until it becomes your normal thing.

The problem you describe can be even more pronounced if you're going from to F from one of the other throat tones - F#, G#, A, or A# - because using the index finger or thumb to play those can tend to pull the hand a little out of position too. You may have to refine your fingering technique for those notes in order to minimize any unconscious and unnecessary added motion of the hand or wrist - I've had to work in that.

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