Re: Finger length/playing trouble


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Posted by One more idea on March 25, 2003 at 11:35:55:

In Reply to: Finger length/playing trouble posted by Doug on March 24, 2003 at 15:47:43:

I'd assume that on your longer fingers, you are using the fingertip to operate the valve.
Have you considered setting up your initial hand position so that the fingertip of your shortest finger is on the 4th valve, and then with your longer fingers, letting your fingers extend beyond the valves, and having the valve caps hit your fingers closer to your hand? Purists who think there is only one "correct" hand position would have fits over it, but it would work and you wouldn't have to modify your instrument. One of the trumpet players in Tucson Symphony plays this way, and he has an orchestra job.

Mary "paradigm shift" Ann


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