U-oh. Don't twist your fingers into knots... Sigh. I'm about a zillion light years away from learning cross-fingering and half-holing.Cork wrote: Let me first admit that when it comes to fingering, half-holing and such related skills are about at the bottom of the list of things I can do, indeed, for the most part I've given up on them as being practically hopeless, at least as far as my skills go. Yes, there are a couple of easier ones, but after that I give up!
However, your post has given me a new perspective, one that I've never considered, in that perhaps a study of blues scales on a six-hole instrument, as deliberate overkill, could work wonders to generally improve my half-holing abilities in terms of ITM, not that I plan to become a blues artist.
Good idea, and thank you!
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Thank you!Tikva wrote:...U-oh. Don't twist your fingers into knots... Sigh. I'm about a zillion light years away from learning cross-fingering and half-holing.
Cross-fingering isn't hard to do, but I've had real difficulties in being consistent, and getting consistent results, with half-holing.
Then again, I've probably been spoiled by having keys.