We received this question from one of our members, Wendy, this evening, and rather than reply directly to Wendy, we thought you might all be interested in this one.
Sent from my iPad”
So I sent Wendy’s question over to Dr John, and here is his reply:
From the desk of Dr John 'Boogie Woogie' Branton
Thanks Wendy,
A very good question, thank you. There is a lot of discussion out there about the merits of ‘warming up’ and generally preparing for an event but the truth is that your fingers are telling you the truth and any amount of ‘advice’ is just a guess.
Practice slowly at first and try to be economical with your movement, look at the videos. Your ‘warm up’ if necessary, is just playing in a gentle and slow way to start with and building up gradually.
Hope this helps.
John
Thanks John.
Wendy, I started practising the Hugh Laurie Swanee River piece that John prepared for me, and that made my left hand ache a bit.
I think it’s like most things. If you are doing something new and different, you’re using muscles that don’t usually get used in that way. If we both keep practising we’ll be fine! 
Good to hear from you.
Trevor
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