Author: vboboe
Date: 2005-12-14 03:11
... hi, welcome!
It isn't necessary to do away with forked F, nor consider left F a complete substitute for forked F.
I think it's valuable to learn how and when to use any F, basic, left F and forked, that makes it possible to play F any which way works best in any given piece
For example, it's more practical to use basic or forked F in fast runs, because fewer fingers are involved. All left F's require cross co-ordination of two fingers right hand with one pinky on left hand, and this is definitely an acquired fingering skill. Forked F only needs right hand and two finger changes (if oboe's fitted with F res key)
Also it is very important to make sure oboe is adjusted well enough so that forked F and regular / left F sound pretty much the same, otherwise it's too tempting to never learn the fingering for the F that doesn't sound so good
The biggest challenge for us forked F people is to keep right 2nd down on the E key and lift right 3rd & 4th together to go from right D-flat or C-sharp to left F ... after learning forked F it's just too-too easy to lift 2nd and 4th together! It's the weak 3rd finger that really makes learning left F so hard.
Good finger exercises, anywhere, anytime to enhance general fingering flexibilty
Hold hands as if for keyboarding or playing oboe, fingers down, loosely.
"Gallop" fingers in the air awhile to warm them all up. Important to do following exerise with warmed-up fingers. Or, if you know good hand massage technique, warm up your fingers and hands with that.
Then place only your fingertips on a surface, curved as if for playing, and lift and lower each finger as high as possible in curved position *** at the joint closest to the palm of your hand *** only one at a time and only one hand at a time. Not so easy! Don't lower palms to rest on the surface, but your thumb can rest there.
Keep persevering with this exercise until you have full control over each single finger individually (yours truly in progress)
You'll probably have to help 3rd fingers a lot to begin with. Lift and lower them with the help of your other hand until they can do it alone, and keep working those third fingers until they can lift themselves as high as your other fingers. If you have trouble with any of the other fingers not working for you, do same thing as for 3rd fingers.
Another way to exercise your 3rd fingers is to hold the ring joint (first one above the palm joint) and gently press this one backwards and forwards towards the back of your hand. This gradually stretches the normally tight tendons on the underside quite effectively, so it gets easier to lift the finger at the palm joint.
When your 3rd fingers are operative, exercise your fingers in various combinations as if playing notes.
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