[TPIN] My weak third finger

[Clyde E. Hunt]

I was fond of reminding my neophyte trumpters, "and you chose the 
trumpet because, 'its easier'..... it has only three 'buttons' (and mom 
doesn't have to buy reeds) "

We only have three valves, so depending upon where you are are moving 
to/from, we trumpeters may also have to "wait" for the valve to 
return......plus, we have no mechanical resonator, save for our chops. 
Everything must be coordinated in order to "run"that scale.....it is 
"all us"....the next thing to singing.  I still marvel at how "well" we 
are able to "play" this non-mechanical device !

Clyde Hunt

Jeff Stewart wrote:

>Woodwinds and strings seem to have a much easier time playing fast scales and runs than trumpet players, especially since they're using more fingers than we are.  Why is that?
>
>Or should I just stop wondering and practice so I can play scales and runs faster?
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>>Message: 13 
>>Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:34:24 -0500 (CDT) 
>>From: "Ellis Workman" 
>>Subject: Re: [TPIN] My weak third finger 
>>To: "Bob Romans" 
>>Cc: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu 
>>Message-ID: 
>><26262.129.176.197.23.1191267264.squirrel at mail.workman-net.org> 
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>>We all have this trouble; but there is not much 
>>sympathy to be had from other instrumentalists 
>>(keyboard, strings, woodwind) many of whom use 
>>ALL the fingers on BOTH hands! 
>>
>>-Ellis 
>>
>>On Mon, October 1, 2007 2:18 pm, Bob Romans said: 
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>>>All my cornet/trumpet playing life I've had a miserable time with my 3rd 
>>>finger...it just does NOT want to move fast, especially if I have my 
>>>little finger in the ring.. Now I found out I can blame my dear departed 
>>>mother...read below...darn that androgen anyhow! 
>>>Here I come, Herbert...I love your second and third ones in Clarke's 
>>>Technical Studies For The Cornet! 
>>>
>>>a.. There is evidence that the ratio between the lengths of the index 
>>>finger and the ring finger is modulated by androgen exposure in the 
>>>uterus.[1] 
>>>a.. It is the weakest of the fingers on the hand, as it shares a flexor 
>>>muscle with the middle and little fingers. It is the only finger that 
>>>cannot be fully extended by itself.[citation needed] 
>>>      
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