Although I don't have PD, I have Focal Dystonia, a disease that's equally debilitating and affects, primarily, the fingers on my left hand. I have no feeling in my little finger at all, and my ring finger and middle finger have about 35% - 40% ability to process tactile sensation. My middle finger and ring finger sometimes (four or five times weekly) become as rigid as stone and it's quite painful. That particular symptom typically lasts 20 - 60 minutes per episode. By trade, I'm a lead guitarist, so it does affect my musical activities substantially. I only sing when I want to annoy people. It usually works!

Every time I write a new song, or learn somebody else's published song, I have to play it over and over at least 50 or 60 times to develop muscle memory in those fingers in order to play the guitar tracks of the song. But, I played for about 50 years in several different bands and made pretty decent money, so I'm not gonna complain too much. I'll be 75 pretty soon but still practice at least an hour, usually closer to two hours, almost every day.

But, to all who have an impediment of some kind to their ability to perform on their instrument, I wish you well and hope your ability to perform stays with you for a long time into the future.

Take care and Merry Christmas ...

Alan


If interested, here's a link to the Mayo Clinic's information on Focal Dystonia:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dystonia/symptoms-causes/syc-20350480

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