[ddots-l] Re: keyboard lessons
- From: Kevin Gibbs <kevjazz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:08:35 -0500
Being unable to observe fingering is one of the main reasons I never wanted to
teach.
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Bryan Smart <bryansmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just be careful about fingering. It isn't as easy for a blind teacher to
> catch that, as they can't watch your hands.
>
> Fingering is important to learn early. Using the right fingers makes it
> easier to grab for chords, or to smoothly perform runs. Before I spent time
> with fingering, I'd trip myself up if I tried to play too fast. Also, if
> you've never been drilled on it before, the next time you're playing, pay
> attention to how little you actually use your pinky. That's 20% of your
> capability gone. *smile*
>
> Anyway, doing it wrong, and trying to unlearn that is hard.
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Len Viljoen
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 1:42 PM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: keyboard lessons
>
> well looks like i'm going to be just fine. djx offered to teach me over skype
> so i'm going to give it a try and we'll see how it goes. thanks for all the
> input guys.
> kind regards
>
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