* Use the G finger (3rd finger of your top, normally left, hand) to cut the notes D, E, F# and G.
* Use the B finger (1st finger of your top, normally left, hand) to cut the notes A and B.
What I wonder is, why don't we just cut using the next higher note? (E.g., cut a D with an E, an E with an F#, and so on.) I can see that one argument could be
But personally, I find using the next-higher-note method feels more natural under my fingers, and maybe sounds a bit better, too.Hypothetical Whistler wrote:You're not really playing a note, so the pitch doesn't matter. We cut using the traditional convention because it's easiest.
And if we decide that cuts can be played that way, what about rolls, which I've seen described as "a cut and a tap"? I know that basically means we'd be making rolls more like turns, but with their quick execution, i'm not sure you could even hear the difference.
All right, tear me a new one! (Or refer me to twelve threads that have discussed this--I found that searching on "cut" turned up a few too many threads to read.)