Right hand pinky: go away tension! - Early Guitars and Vihuela2024-03-28T15:32:52Zhttp://earlyguitar.ning.com/forum/topics/right-hand-pinky-go-away-tension?commentId=2111060%3AComment%3A58738&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI think Sor was a pinky "in-b…tag:earlyguitar.ning.com,2015-06-21:2111060:Comment:587382015-06-21T22:41:27.607ZShad Gregoryhttp://earlyguitar.ning.com/profile/ShadGregory
<p>I think Sor was a pinky "in-betweener", placing his pinky on the body when his hand moved from the standard position (that being m on the first string, i on the second string, thumb on the remaining four).</p>
<p>My guess would be that Sor would <em>not</em> have his pinky down for arpeggios, but <em>would</em> place his fourth digit on the soundboard for scales.</p>
<p><em>Sometimes I employ the little finger, pressing it perpendicularly on the sounding-board below the first string, but…</em></p>
<p>I think Sor was a pinky "in-betweener", placing his pinky on the body when his hand moved from the standard position (that being m on the first string, i on the second string, thumb on the remaining four).</p>
<p>My guess would be that Sor would <em>not</em> have his pinky down for arpeggios, but <em>would</em> place his fourth digit on the soundboard for scales.</p>
<p><em>Sometimes I employ the little finger, pressing it perpendicularly on the sounding-board below the first string, but take care to raise it as soon as it ceases to be necessary.</em> (Sor's Method, pg. 33)</p>
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<p></p> I can't speak to working with…tag:earlyguitar.ning.com,2015-06-17:2111060:Comment:583242015-06-17T19:42:38.354ZJames Edwardshttp://earlyguitar.ning.com/profile/JamesEdwards
<p>I can't speak to working with this issue on piano or PC keyboard, but with guitar I have a suggestion. For me the right hand little finger moves with and stays close to, (touching in fact) the ring finger. If the little finger is relaxed it will do that naturally. One idea to train it to relax and follow the ring finger is to wrap a rubber band around both the ring and little finger to help it learn to stay close. I can see from your photos that it must be very uncomfortable. </p>
<p>I can't speak to working with this issue on piano or PC keyboard, but with guitar I have a suggestion. For me the right hand little finger moves with and stays close to, (touching in fact) the ring finger. If the little finger is relaxed it will do that naturally. One idea to train it to relax and follow the ring finger is to wrap a rubber band around both the ring and little finger to help it learn to stay close. I can see from your photos that it must be very uncomfortable. </p>