fingering: leading finger

[bos_mindwarp]

I've been thinking, does it matter in any way if you lead with your index or middle finger when playing with 2 fingers? I find it natural to lead with middle finger, is there any reason not to? Maybe if you want to develop 3-finger tech later on it would be easier to start with index, but I have no clue.

I just think its easier to flex fingers from outwards in (pinky to index) then vice versa.

[Lewi_wilko]

whatever feels comfortable

[Baryonyx]

I find I lead with my middle finger...it kinda helped me in a way because when I wanted to develope my three finger technique, it was a logical progression to go "ring-middle-index".

But I thought "why stop there?" and so started practicing what I was already doing, but inverted, as in "index-middle-ring". It took a long while to get it down well, since it didn't feel too natural at first, but I think in a way it has helped my dexterity.

That said, I still do pretty much everything with two fingers, just middle and index.

[lemur821]

It's best to learn both ways so you never get stuck trying to lead with your off finger in the middle of a passage.

[LavendarSunrise]

My current teacher recommends plucking on the beat with the index, so it is good to learn to lead both ways - with the index if the phrase starts on the beat, and the middle if it starts on the eighth note between beats. (if the pulse is a sixteenth, not an eighth, then the index plays on the beat and the third sixteenth notes)

[iamlowsound]

i always start with my index, unless i am double poping, then i start with my middle. i don't know why, but i just learned that way

lowsound