Originally Posted by
Garcky
Well, I'm left-handed and can't see the problem in playing brass instruments. I have a right hand, and it seems to work OK for many things. Being left-handed doesn't mean that my right hand can't do precise, coordinated things. I don't think it's really a problem, but having a left-handed euphonium in ensemble playing might present some difficulties, just due to its reversed position.
At the risk of stating the obvious, piano players generally learn to move their fingers just as fluidly with either hand.
I knew a left handed musician who played a standard guitar, claiming that it was the "right way," and any lefty could learn to play it that way. By doing so, he (a) saved some money on buying guitars, (b) had a larger pool of available instruments to choose from whenever he went shopping, and (c) could sit in on a jam session with a borrowed instrument.
Dean L. Surkin
Mack Brass MACK-EU1150S, BB1 mouthpiece
Bach 36B trombone; Bach 6.5AL and Faxx 7C mouthpieces (pBone on loan to granddaughter)
Steinway 1902 Model A, restored by AC Pianocraft in 1988; Kawai MP8, Yamaha KX-76
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