I think Death in a Fen is the only piece where I routinely use my thumb. For anything else that I play, it's not useful. You can play that piece without it, but I find it easier (= more ergonomic) with it because of the particular progression of notes. So it really comes down to the piece: use it if it makes sense, otherwise don't. And for probably 99.55% of all music, it won't make sense...
-Arle On May 8, 2011, at 13:56 , Ulrich Joosten wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I had a 5-day course with Gilles Chabenat in the week after easter and we > discussed that question. Gilles said he rarely uses the thumb but mentioned > that it might be helpful to use it in certain situations. Me personally I > find it really un-ergonomic to use the thumb. Just my point of view. > > Best regards, > Uli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
