12/18/2014

The Proper Violin Hand Posture

By Lucia Weeks


Numerous persons know how to be playing string instruments. They could have started them as their hobbies and playing these instruments during free periods. They are usually practicing countless times for them to be perfecting their talents.

Practice should also be done lots of times, especially by those beginners in this endeavor. However, before these are done so, they need to ensure that the basics are known beforehand, especially with the proper violin hand posture, to be violin players. The following are the steps on how their left hands should be placed properly on the things.

If proper postures are observed by them in this endeavor, disorders such as wrist pains, carpal tunnel syndrome, and others, can be avoided by the beginners. The disorders might worsen if their practices are continued with the incorrect hand placements. For this matter, these items might never be played again, at all.

As a start, these things should be held by the enthusiasts with their left hands. The left hand is typically utilized by most string instruments. The thumbs should be approximately one inch from those nuts and these should be slightly bent. Open spaces should be present between the tips of the index fingers and tips of the thumbs. This way, different positions can be shifted through smoothly. If the indexes are clenched to the thumbs, tensions on the wrists will be felt.

The musicians are advised to keep their fingernails short. The strings can be struck with the base of the fingers this way. While they perform, all fingers should be curved. The thumbs should also be aligned with the first fingers when chords above those nuts will be played. Most importantly, the wrists should be straightened. These should not be bent.

Shoulder pads can be used by the individuals. The burdens brought by the weight of these violins on the left shoulders can be eased by these pads. Aside from that, the pads can also help keep the items in nose levels of the persons. They will be allowed by these positions to have smooth transitions over chord progressions and also good tone projections will be acquired.

When he will be performing while standing and will be reading a music sheet on a stand, the student should not be twisting his body to the left. He should be keeping his body straight and facing approximately eight inches to his left. He should only be moving his eyes through the page.

The strings should be looked down at by the students. The chins should be properly placed on those chin rests. The whole left side of the face should not be placed against those chin rests. This position is typically done by most virtuosos. However, beginners are discourage to have these positions followed. The correct postures should only be utilized by beginners.

When they have to perform while they sit, the same steps should still be remembered. As further note in the positions, their backs should be kept straight. This way, strains could be avoided on the body parts. During practice sessions, mirrors can be utilized to determine if these steps are followed properly.




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