3 Misleading Violin Instructions Teachers Give to Adult Students

https://violinlab.com Beth explains how prevailing teaching instructions can cause confusion and frustration for adult learners.

⏱Timestamps⏱
00:00- Greeting
00:15 - purpose of video
00:37 - Why teaching children is different than teaching adults
2:12 - adult violin student's learning potential
2:36 - Problematic instruction for bow hand thumbs
4:30 - a look at the thumbs of soloists
5:26 - what's misleading with the "Bent Thumb" approach
8:16 - problem with the prepositions
9:45 - problem with "thumb supports bow" instruction
10:13 - what really does hold up the bow
11:11 - special offer
11:58 - Problem with "door hinge" analogy
13:44 - the more relaxing way to do detaché
17:34 - contradicting left hand position instructions
20:00 - exercise to find best hand and thumb placement
21:32 - what to do about the inside of the hand
22:33 - Adaptable left hand is the goal
23:51- Exercises to increase adaptability
25:26 - outro

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