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Member Videos — April 23, 2025

⚡ The Short Version

F doublings fail because of tension, not because of weak fingers. You can play a perfectly good first high G gracenote in a way that makes the second one impossible. The finger is already fast enough. What you have to train is playing it light and loose.
If your wrist or your arm is moving, the movement is starting in the wrong place. Watch yourself in a mirror or on video with the sound off. Wrist popping, watch shifting, sleeve wrinkles moving up your arm all mean you are throwing your whole body at a gracenote instead of moving from the knuckles down.
Know your tune two ways: by feel, and in words. Playing it until it is automatic is not enough, because on stage you will suddenly think about it. You should also be able to answer a question about it, like which parts take a high G pickup and which take an E.
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Member Videos — April 23, 2025
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