scrubjay
New member
Hello, I am a retired Classified Advertising Customer Service Supervisor. I have been on various types of keyboards all my life, but none of them have been musical keyboards.
Recently I purchased a Baldwin RX-220 Organ from a friend of mine and at age 65, I am determined to learn how to play. I do have a couple of beginner books and have already learned some of the basics, including notes, timing and cords. As a Touch Typist for many years I felt very comfortable on the keyboard. I have been able to play the notes from "Middle C, D, E, F & G." I have been using my right hand, hitting C with #1 and G with #5.
Now that I am about to branch out and learn new notes, i.e., A, B, High C, D, E, etc., I am confused. I don't know what fingers I should use to hit those keys. I do not want to learn bad keyboard habits so I would be very appreciative if someone could give me some guidance in this area and direct me to some reading material that would be helpful in my quest to learn the correct finger positions.
I am using the left hand to hit "1" key cord notes.
Thanks,
Scrubjay
Recently I purchased a Baldwin RX-220 Organ from a friend of mine and at age 65, I am determined to learn how to play. I do have a couple of beginner books and have already learned some of the basics, including notes, timing and cords. As a Touch Typist for many years I felt very comfortable on the keyboard. I have been able to play the notes from "Middle C, D, E, F & G." I have been using my right hand, hitting C with #1 and G with #5.
Now that I am about to branch out and learn new notes, i.e., A, B, High C, D, E, etc., I am confused. I don't know what fingers I should use to hit those keys. I do not want to learn bad keyboard habits so I would be very appreciative if someone could give me some guidance in this area and direct me to some reading material that would be helpful in my quest to learn the correct finger positions.
I am using the left hand to hit "1" key cord notes.
Thanks,
Scrubjay