Members jamesp Posted February 12, 2013 Members Share Posted February 12, 2013 At least as a physical component of talent. Study: Violinists' Fates Resides in Their Left Pinky Fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted February 12, 2013 Members Share Posted February 12, 2013 I have a left pinky that can do it all.My bowing sucks however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted February 12, 2013 Members Share Posted February 12, 2013 My left pinky got through all of those gymnastics with flying colors, but my fiddle playing still sucks. Most of my double stops sound like crap and I don't think I'll ever get the vibrato down. And.....I never was any good at improvisation. My violin, however, is real purty to look at.The very last sentence in that article just about sums it all up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rainrainwash3 Posted February 13, 2013 Members Share Posted February 13, 2013 I still believe that these issues like the pinky one can be worked through. Either that or you can find a competent instructor to drill you until you get it. I've never encountered any music that couldn't be mastered with some heavy doses of practice and discipline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted February 13, 2013 Members Share Posted February 13, 2013 rainrainwash3 wrote: I still believe that these issues like the pinky one can be worked through. Either that or you can find a competent instructor to drill you until you get it. I've never encountered any music that couldn't be mastered with some heavy doses of practice and discipline. And the most important, desire. Or maybe it's the 2nd... anyway, that's an aspect of the holy trinity, practice, desire, disipline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted February 17, 2013 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2013 rainrainwash3 wrote: I still believe that these issues like the pinky one can be worked through. Either that or you can find a competent instructor to drill you until you get it. I've never encountered any music that couldn't be mastered with some heavy doses of practice and discipline. Maybe. The problem is that while an 18%er works to overcome this handicap, the competition moves ahead. After that they're constantly playing catch-up with no real chance of gaining on players having equal amounts of talent and desire. It's like the Hockey player example in the beginning of Outliers. With only so many chairs to fill, the slightest early disadvantage sorts a player out of the running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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