dexterity, or lack thereof

jejones3141 · 06-11-2005, 09:45 PM

I have some problems with dexterity.

1. I have a hard time getting my fingers into the "R" handshape. Once in class I used the other hand to move the middle finger over into position when fingerspelling. It got a laugh from the teacher, but I'd like to be able to do better.

2. My left hand has major problems with ring finger/little finger independence. I can't make a good ILY handshape with the left hand; my left-hand "airplane" classifier needs to go into the hangar for maintenance.

Are there exercises to improve finger independence? (I want to improve, but I don't want to end up like Schumann, who killed off his piano career by using a weight device that was supposed to help his little finger!)

06-11-2005, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
jejones3141 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 93	dexterity, or lack thereof I have some problems with dexterity. 1. I have a hard time getting my fingers into the "R" handshape. Once in class I used the other hand to move the middle finger over into position when fingerspelling. It got a laugh from the teacher, but I'd like to be able to do better. 2. My left hand has major problems with ring finger/little finger independence. I can't make a good ILY handshape with the left hand; my left-hand "airplane" classifier needs to go into the hangar for maintenance. Are there exercises to improve finger independence? (I want to improve, but I don't want to end up like Schumann, who killed off his piano career by using a weight device that was supposed to help his little finger!)

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