Thank you. I'm just starting out and I've watched over a dozen videos showing a variety of different thumb techniques. Your explanation seems the most comfortable and makes the most sense.
I think I do something like this. What do you think though of this habit. in C major scale as SOON as you hit C, then D, before you even hit E you start moving your thumb closer, then you legato and hit E. THEN once you get to E you basically do the princniple you just mentinoed wher you bring the thumb to the flat. I've read about Lhevinne and Hofmann saying to move your thumb inward in scales basically,o r how Rosina and Josef were taught by Safonov was the thumb should be ashamed of itself basically and it should go under before it has to hit the note. This is basically how I play it and I think it follows the things in this video but im not certain.
Thank you. I'm just starting out and I've watched over a dozen videos showing a variety of different thumb techniques. Your explanation seems the most comfortable and makes the most sense.
I think I do something like this.
What do you think though of this habit.
in C major scale
as SOON as you hit C, then D, before you even hit E you start moving your thumb closer, then you legato and hit E.
THEN once you get to E you basically do the princniple you just mentinoed wher you bring the thumb to the flat.
I've read about Lhevinne and Hofmann saying to move your thumb inward in scales basically,o r how Rosina and Josef were taught by Safonov was the thumb should be ashamed of itself basically and it should go under before it has to hit the note.
This is basically how I play it and I think it follows the things in this video but im not certain.
Sounds right!