So I was thinking on a ways that I could increase speed and accuracy.. Prior, playing fast pieces, especially with a group of people, my hands would become very tense while playing leading to cramped up and tired hands after a while. That’s just the way I played. Also when a finger was not covering a hole it was quite a way from the whistle, more than should be.
I knew that having relaxed hands can actually be faster and that if you can get your finger to hover 1/4 an inch instead of 1 inch or more would theoretically be much better. And it is!
I spent an hour practicing like that, trying to reprogram my hands, conciously relaxing my hands when they tensed up. kept the finger spacing to about 1/4-1/2 away from the whistle even if my fingers wobbled around protesting the new arrangement. It works! I recommend anyone to spend an hour trying this and you might be surpised on just how much better your technique becomes. It should become a light flutter of fingers not a tensed up waste of energy.
Just a little advice from me to you.
Nick
