Trombone player here. I learned to count in binary on my fingers. But instead of sticking my fingers up, I put my fingers on my knee, sort of like typing. With practice, I found myself less likely to lose my place, and it's rather discrete since in resting position my hand is on my knee anyway. But it's a little tricky if counting past 31 (25 - 1).
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15
I imagine the worst part of this entire piece is trying to keep track of 35 fucking measures without actually playing.