Hi all,

my keyboard has a pitch wheel which I find useful in playing a variety of tones, but I have a question:

Is there a "proper" or "correct" way to use it?

For years now I'm used to use it with my left thumb. I place my fingers on the side of the keyboard and I use my thumb to bend.
It works for me, and I can make quick bends (for example in the end of a measure), with seldom missing a chord change.

On the other hand, I have seen videos of performers, using the tips of their index fingers and generally placing their palms parallel to the keys while pitch bending.

I know there is a "correct" way to place your fingers when playing. I haven't mastered it, and it bothers me enormously.

What about the pitch wheel? I also realise that when/if I buy something that has a modulation wheel, I have no second left thumb to operate it!

It would be easier to describe what I am doing using photos, but I can't do that now.

I would like to have your opinion on this.
Theodore