A huge proportion of musicians that are revered and respected have a unique or unorthodox technique. There are countless examples: Wes Montgomery playing guitar with only one digit, Hendrix with his thumb over the neck, Vladimir Horowitz's wrist position, or Meg White's way of setting up the drums. Doing things differently is almost the norm.
Often these techniques are unergonomic, uneconomical and, in the eyes of many teachers, simply ‘wrong’.
I've made a career out of playing the guitar in unorthodox ways, and I know first-hand how playing an instrument differently can offer huge benefits. But I've also experienced, to my surprise, how negatively this can be viewed by other music educators.
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