[TPIN] The Pinky Ring

[William Graham]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Lockman " <lockmanm at cmsd.k12.pa.us>
To: "Allegro69" <allegro69 at comcast.net>; <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TPIN] The Pinky Ring


>I always vary the way I hold my trumpet.  Sometimes no pinky ring when fast 
>fingers are needed.  Sometimes I use the pinky ring and use a light pistol 
>grip in the left hand. By constantly changing my way of holding the trumpet 
>I can never develope a death grip which may cause too much pressure. I even 
>sometimes only put one left hand finger on the trumpet with the pinky ring.

It's good to switch instruments a lot too.....I have gotten stuck into 
playing my flugelhorn simply because I like the way it sounds.....So, I 
really can't play any of my other horns anymore.......