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Thứ Ba, 18 tháng 11, 2014

Achieving The Right Violin Hand Posture

By Ora Dickson


Mastering instrumentation relies heavily on whether you will master the correct posture. This leads to better balance which is crucial when playing any instrument. It allows even distribution of weight when you stand. Shifting, bow stroke, intonation, tone and tone, among other aspects, are affected by your violin hand posture.

Proper balance ensures that you can practice longer or perform for an extended period of time. When at a standing position, your left foot should be shoulder width away from your right leg. This gives you a feeling of lengthened spine besides allowing you to stand tall. It is this trick that will allow you to play for long hours or have longer practice sessions.

Slouching is dangerous because it will lead to very serious problems. The issues that arise out of slouching affects how you hold the instrument and your bowing position. Students are advised to practice under the instructions of a professional. Where this is not possible, a mirror will do the trick. It is necessary to identify the professional pose before perfecting it with the assistance of a mirror.

Students should understand the importance of the right pose before learning to hold or even play the instrument. These are the basics that will eventually affect how easy you hit your professional targets. It also is advisable to learn the standing position before the sitting one. It makes it easier to associate the other basics with attaining a professional level.

A standing position gives you a feeling of a lengthened body. It also makes it easier to achieve necessary balance when playing the instrument. Balance is considered the biggest challenge when students are learning instrumentation. Its importance cannot be over emphasized.

The common problems when learning violins, violas and basses include playing with your legs crossed. In the standing position, some learners will be caught placing most of their weight on one foot. This reduces your ability to bow the entire length, affects the movement of fingers and reduces the hours you can practice. The learner should avoid slouching which affects the upper body. You should ensure that you practice the right thing.

The best approach when learning is to view instrumentation as a physical skill above the musical skill you seek to acquire. This is followed by emphasis on the right position over the first month of practice or initial sessions. Students should be made aware of the role played by sound in an instrumental setting. The rush to play the first song should not obscure achieving the correct pose.

Some professional violinists advocate for weight shifting if the session is long. It allows the right leg to carry slightly more weight and later shift it to the left. This is done by placing it slightly to the front. The shift happens during breaks to avoid interfering with sound production. You will remain relaxed over the duration of the performance.

Achieving the right position makes it easier to learn the other skills. The maiden songs, that are the primary focus of most parents and teachers, will be easier and rapid to get. This is the easiest way to master advanced skills. It forms part of the basics upon which all the other aspects are built.




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