Violin Tutorial - left Thumb and release tension (Part 1)

[@christianbaum6779]

I can agree with many advices to avoid tension even if there are different opinions in some topics. But the "trick" to play without thumb causes tremendous tension to chin and shoulder. The left arm can in no way hang down on the instrument in reality, but the imagination can perhaps help to relax. And to be honest: there is sometimes also support of the violin from the left arm. You can see it also in your video when you vibrate very intense in the high region of the G. In any way: I like your sound!

[@davidvlinviolin8739]

this amazing trick is made to be able playing without and after attaching back to appreciate the thumb as a support instead of squeezing the violin. As u saw iam asking to put the violin on something. Once u learned playing without thumb u can play also normal but as i again said, the set up of chin and shoulder rest should be perfect then it wont bring any problems, but you need first to learn playing without, its not working within a second;-) And the idea of the left hand should be always "hanging"!!!!

[@DivaDeb1234]

I might try . 😨 Scary though

[@davidvlinviolin8739]

u can do it!!!

[@DivaDeb1234]

@@davidvlinviolin8739 I still squeeze

[@davidvlinviolin8739]

@@DivaDeb1234 and u will also the next weeks no worries. Thats the right way

[@DivaDeb1234]

@@davidvlinviolin8739 So hard habit to break 💔