WHICH FINGER DOES WHAT (BEST)

[✪aprilla]

The strength, and control, we have in our fingers is really amazing when we are practised, actively playing. I never considered it much then, but since it has been many years since I played, my fingers do not understand or listen to what I'm asking them to do now, unless very slowly and deliberately. And I thought I'd be fine as I type daily, as a type setter. But since I started doing exercises, especially with the 5th and 4th fingers (oh the 4th is so bad!) I can feel and see the strength returning. It's like relearning a language.

But I never considered not using my thumb. I appreciate it, especially for reach. But it might also be giving me some balance, having more strength than the others.

I wonder if early accordion training has anything to do with being so comfortable not using the thumb.