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I am really struggling with flexibility in my left hand while playing the lower registry of my violin. I’m also fighting to relax my left thumb and not over grip the neck. Help please 🙏
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@docredrock It is best to ask questions or make comments in the forum rooms. I copied your chat and made a post for you here in learning.
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@docredrock -
Welcome to the forum!
How long have you been playing the violin?
Many of us have struggled with the same problems.
I had to play like I didn't have a left thumb for a while - pretended it was dead. That prevented me from squeezing my hand.
For trouble playing on lower strings - it could be the way you hold your violin. Check out the Fiddlerman tutorials (link at the top of the forum page).
We can't tell what you are doing without seeing it, but there's good suggestions in these related threads:
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@docredrock You do not have full privileges to post links, videos, etc, but if it would help you, you may post a video in this thread that shows how you are holding and playing, You may do so to help with getting assistance.
To get the most help, make sure you are videoing at a good angle. If you have issues posting a video, maybe a couple photos will help. Try to get someone to snap a couple photos, if you can.
Post in this thread and relating to the question you posed. That should make it easier for members to help you. 😁
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@docredrock Everyone and their mother has the same left hand issue when on the G string. Wait till you get up to the 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ....positions on the G and sometime on the D string. It then is even less flexibility. I tell my son Thomas he MUST bring in his elbow more and more every position he goes up when playing in the G. But it is still much less flexibility than higher strings. It really is something you have to practice until the cows come home to make the notes sound like you are playing in first position on higher strings.
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docredrock, This might help. Fiddlerman created exercises for each string, These helped me a lot. I had forgotten about them until just now.
Free Etude Studies From Fiddlerman
You can find this, if the link does not work, in the menu bar above the start of the forum section of this page, on the bottom of the masthead. Select the Sheet Music, then Beginners to Intermediate. The first grouping is exercises for each string. Here is the link for the G string exercises:
Learn the Notes On the G String
You can download these, print them off or just do it from your device screen. They are very very good.
You will find a lot of information and tunes of different levels there. Check out all of the options in each section of the menu bar options. These tools are forgotten, quite often, and we direct people to other places, but, truly, Fiddlerman's videos are excellent. Great set up so you can see what he is doing, and excellent way of explaining things. Plus, he operates this forum, so ask away with questions.
Check back often and let us know your progress and how we can be of further help. You might be able to help others drawing from your learning experiences, or trials and tribulations. That can be very helpful to you, and others. You can start a blog in the blog area, too and keep track of what works, what doesn't, plans, and general chit chat to settle down. Members go there and will comment, too.
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