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:arrow: I went from a person 4 years ago, who after playing for approximately 20 years, could not play by ear. I was very well trained classically, but not without music in front of me. I went to play on the church worship team and I asked where the music was and they said they didn't use it. I didn...

Oh, I'm sure that it's a bit of both. I know that I started out holding my hands wrong which caused the problem. I have to very consciously tell my self to hold my pinky on my left hand in a curved position. I can get my pinky finger on my right hand locked also, but I typically don't. I think that ...

I started playing when I was 8 and now I am 33 and I can attest that the wrong finger placement definitely CAN and WILL damage your fingers. Now I do have a little disclaimer that I also type constantly in my job and have been doing that since age 18, but I knew I had messed up one of my fingers by ...

I didn't even look at the fact that you are in the UK. Sorry about that!

Jenni

I don't know if you're looking for a "real" store or online, but I was at a Hastings last week (I don't know if this is a national chain or only unique to the Northwest), but I did come across some flute CD's, used, in the classical music section for about $2-5 each. Hastings carries lots of used cd...

I just switched from open holed inline G intermediate flute to a professional plateau model with an offset G. I am 33 years old and have been playing for 24 years, with only the last 12 being on an open holed inline G. I also am a fairly small person with smaller hands. I didn't realize the damage I...