hands position

    
hands position    11:27 on Wednesday, July 8, 2009          

perecosta
(1 point)
Posted by perecosta

I feel discomforts and I was injuried playing the recorder. I cannot find a hands position.

Does anybody have this problem?

Thanks.


Re: hands position    01:34 on Saturday, July 11, 2009          

Swily_Staff
(20 points)
Posted by Swily_Staff

I feel so sorry for you.When i first got mine,i went insane tring to finger my soprano recorder.
Here is a really cool way to make a recorder.I soaked it in green water since it is wood.You have you be carful though so it does not damage the window.If you get a special recorder it might not hurt you because at the bottom,in stead of having two wholes at the bottom like tiny tini ones,mine does not have that really hopes that helps in some way


Re: hands position    13:38 on Wednesday, March 17, 2010          

windriderjr
(3 points)
Posted by windriderjr

I haven't been playing very long but found out pretty quickly that trying to squeeze juice out of a recorder just made my hands cramp I play alto, so I just lay my fingers gently over all the holes and play an F. If it doesn't squak, my fingers are in the right place. I can play for hours as long as I keep my hands relaxed.


Re: hands position    15:53 on Wednesday, March 17, 2010          

Swily_Staff
(20 points)
Posted by Swily_Staff

good advice.wonder if starter of this fourm will find it useful


Re: hands position    14:05 on Thursday, March 18, 2010          

windriderjr
(3 points)
Posted by windriderjr

probably not considering the age of the post but others with the same problem might find my answer useful.


Re: hands position    19:18 on Thursday, March 18, 2010          

Swily_Staff
(20 points)
Posted by Swily_Staff

i wanna try tenor alto and bass


Re: hands position    14:04 on Friday, March 19, 2010          

windriderjr
(3 points)
Posted by windriderjr

Well, I've been playing Alto because I found soprano to be too high pitched for my ears. Since I'm playing only for my enjoyment, that's all that counted for me. If you're already playing soprano, I believe the easiest transition would be to Tenor as the fingering would be the same as you're used to.


Re: hands position    12:06 on Saturday, March 20, 2010          

Swily_Staff
(20 points)
Posted by Swily_Staff

soprano feels too small for me now


   




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