Violin and Viola Ergonomic Equipment

A presentation on ergonomic violin and viola equipment given July 2021 at the online Paul Rolland Workshop. Presenters: Abby Albaugh Martinez and Lynne Denig

0:00 Intro
0:22 Greetings
1:03 Lynne's path to equipment
3:33 Abby's path to equipment
5:20 The schedule
6:00 Outline of the presentation
9:02 Injury's effects on equipment choice
11:27 Signs of dysfunction
13:49 Turtling
14:39 Face plane/clamping
15:07 Clamping/shoulder lift
15:28 Neck dysfunction
17:20 Arm pitfalls
19:00 Altitude
20:42 Lack of collar bone support
22:08 Scroll pitch
23:50 Daylight factor
25:05 Roll
26:45 Good habits through anatomy
27:00 Head and neck
28:00 Atlanto-occipital joint
29:11 Suboccipital muscles
29:43 Benefits of a good-fitting chinrest
30:05 Collar bone: The instrument shelf
30:40 Cantilever principle
34:10 Head & neck technique
34:34 Why chinrest before shoulder pad?
37:13 Carry angle's influence on instrument and chinrest placement
40:07 The chinrest fitting process
48:57 Before and after photos
49:02 Neck angle
49:53 Forward head
50:38 Roll
51:51 The Frisch and Denig Fitting Kit
53:54 Paul Rolland's view on shoulder pads
1:00:22 Contact information/Credits