4 Most Common Causes of Tension in Left Arm/Hand + Tension-Releasing Exercises for Violin & Viola
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- In this video, we go through the 4 most common sources of tension plaguing violinists and violists in the left hand and arm. For each, I give you one action you can take right away to start discovering long-term solutions. We can take the exercises (especially those of Simon Fischer and Dounis) and also apply them in repertoire.
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0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Left thumb
2:00 - Scale exercise to get thumb unstuck
3:53 - Weight distribution among fingers
5:00 - Simon Fischer exercise for pinky
6:37 - Finger pressure
6:55 - Harmonic pressure exercise
7:51 - Dounis daily dozen first exercise
9:55 - Practice on Bach d minor Gigue
11:32 - Back support to hold violin
13:34 - Importance of having a strong and stable back/core
15:17 - Closing
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Thank you so much, Inna, for your tremendously valuable instructions to help us prevent injuries and to possibly advance to the next level. I find this video complementary to one of your previous videos to help those with smaller hands.👍👍👍🙏❤
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting! I hope it helps others
Love this coincidence! Was planning on focusing on my left hand this month anyways and some of these exercises i didnt hear about yet!
Super! Always love these coincidences - let me know how things are going this month!
Great lesson. 😊
Thank you!
Thank you! Especially for the fourth point
You're very welcome!
Very useful ideas and solutions to think about!
Glad it resonates! :)
Very useful information thank you!
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching and subscribing =)
Great video. Thanks a lot.
Which chin rest are you using?
You're most welcome! Thanks for watching. My chinrest is the Berber, but it was customized for me personally. The left side was removed, and it's a little bit lower than the standard one sold online. Chinrests.com
@@Violinna Looks great. Thank you again
Excellent tutorial, will return to later.
Thanks for watching & subscribing! =)
Hi! Thank you so much for your all video instructions, very helpful. Could you make a video for practicing of wrist bow hand for flexible wrist movement? Thanks a lot
Great suggestion - I will consider it.
Tension can also be caused by the feeling that the violin might fall from the shoulder..not having a good shoulder rest...once your secure that the violin stays on its place .the tension in the hand goes away
Basic setup is another cause, you are right! And sometimes it's not just about shoulder rest, but about the correct height and shape chinrest (which should be considered before adding anything underneath)
@@Violinna so true🌸
I cannot play a scale with my left thumb freely moving, I feel a huge amount of tension in my neck due to how much weight my fingers have to apply to the strings. I'm at a loss on what to do...
Hi, thanks for sharing. I cannot answer the question without looking at your setup and see how you play. Do you take private lessons? Either the setup needs amending, or your fingers are pressing too hard. There could be other factors but again, would need to see..
Thanks for the tips❤😊😊
You are very welcome!
Thanks Inna. I started to work with removing the shoulder rest and think I will try again to free up and relax my shoulder. I always have trouble placing my second finger for “close” twos on the violin and would anchor my thumb and index fingers in place so I could pull back my middle finger to play them. Have you encountered that with your students?
Hi, by "close twos" do you mean placing 2nd finger next to first? I've definitely seen this challenge in students. This is why having a mobile thumb is so important - especially thumb. If I'm understanding you correctly, what I'd recommend is to anchor with 3rd finger instead of index. This way you have even weight distribution and more range of motion reaching back.
Thank-you Inna. this is very helpful. When I release the first finger and anchor a little with the third finger, I have more flexibility in the second finger and can practice those position changes- e.g. F natural to F sharp. The root cause of my restricted motion is certainly locking in the thumb and index finger at the neck- anchoring with the third helps me focus on releasing and relaxing the thumb and index finger.