jja1003
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Hi,
Wondering if anyone can help me? (Slightly long post! sorry
I've been playing (jazz) alto for a number of years, and think I play pretty well. Had a couple of years off and am now really getting going for the first time with some serious practice.
But - i'm really frustrated with my finger control. I have problems coordinating the pads *precisely*. There's sometimes a slight disturbance/overlap between certain notes, which causes particular problems with switching between B and C, F and F sharp (index/middle finger) crossing the 'break' (c/d) etc.
Firstly: is this a common problem or am I just malfunctioning?
And secondly: does anyone know any exercises/routines that I can play to help that aren't horrendously frustrating? I'm currently trying some Marcel Mule studies and playing scale patterns.
Thanks very much in advance. I feel I can't really move on until I get this right!
Jon
Wondering if anyone can help me? (Slightly long post! sorry
I've been playing (jazz) alto for a number of years, and think I play pretty well. Had a couple of years off and am now really getting going for the first time with some serious practice.
But - i'm really frustrated with my finger control. I have problems coordinating the pads *precisely*. There's sometimes a slight disturbance/overlap between certain notes, which causes particular problems with switching between B and C, F and F sharp (index/middle finger) crossing the 'break' (c/d) etc.
Firstly: is this a common problem or am I just malfunctioning?
And secondly: does anyone know any exercises/routines that I can play to help that aren't horrendously frustrating? I'm currently trying some Marcel Mule studies and playing scale patterns.
Thanks very much in advance. I feel I can't really move on until I get this right!
Jon