SOPP547: I was never taught early fingering
This question was sent by J. Flemming. He writes,\n \nAlthough my teachers have stressed the importance of articulate legato in playing Baroque music, I was never taught early fingering, so it is very easy for me to lapse into familiar patterns (like crossing my thumb underneath my fingers). I am learning BWV 659 (ornamented chorale Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland) with Vidas\u2019 fingering, and it is taking more repetitions to get used to the fingering. The results will be worth it, though. I expect to be able to play this in a service before Advent is over. It\u2019s been a good exercise in developing the discipline to do it right instead of quickly.