| Hey Glenn,
Well, let's see.
Left hand: I always hold the horn the same regardless of the dynamics of the music I'm playing. Pinky finger on top of third valve slide, ring finger in third valve slide other fingers wrapped around the valve body. Thumb resting comfortable on the 1st valve slide trigger.
Right hand: In a "C" also index middle and ring fingers resting on top of the 1st 2nd and 3thd valve buttons respectively. Pinky placed "inside" the pinky hook. And thumb between the 1st and 2nd valves.
Early on my music teachers who were sticklers for that pinky hook made sure our pinky's never came out of it! I got my knuckles cracked with a ruler early on when that could still happen in public school for taking my pinky out of that hook! Needless to say it never leaves.
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