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 Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:38 am
I've been playing the trumpet since 5th grade, I'm in 8th now. Ever since I started playing the trumpet I have been playing wrong because I have long sausage fingers... Since my fingers are long and thick I would play by pressing down the valves with my first knuckle and now I have calice around there... it isn't alot its just anoying and it doesn't help that I am double jointed there, I can bend my finger from my knuckle 45˚ backwards, but now I'm starting to play on my fingertips like normal people but when I go to press the third valve my finger slips off sometimes... any suggestions?
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:27 pm
just keep practicing playing with your fingertips sometimes dont even put your mouthpiece in just push the valves down using your fingertips keep doing that until you get used to it and you'll be fine
but make sure you have valve oil pressing down your keys constantly dries up the oil
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:25 pm
one thing I have to suggest is changing your horn angle. I used to have the same problem, and I angled my horn up and tilted it towards my hands. I've been playing since the 6th grade, and am now studying to be a band director, so I've seen plenty of people go through that. Unfortunately a lot of directors don't teach horn angles, not only that but the you are the human, the horn is not in control, make it work for you. The only other suggestion I have is to switch to Baritone. With T.C. Baritone you have bigger valves, better for those "sausage fingers".
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