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 Re: small hands
Author: GoodWinds 2017
Date:   2008-12-17 16:45

I don't think anybody's mentioned hand position, so I'll take a shot at it.

When I have a student they often 'mash up' their left hands, especially if they've played flute in the past. I find that encouraging players to adopt a round 'C' shape with both hands, and approaching the instrument from almost a 90-degree lateral position can help with 'reaching' those side keys.

But I like the hand-exercize ideas too. Pinkies are hard to train, but just plain USING them will help, I'm sure.

someone else with small hands,
GoodWinds

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