4 Most Common Causes of Tension in Left Arm/Hand + Tension-Releasing Exercises for Violin & Viola

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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