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I have always been a bit uncomfortable playing on the top string of the fiddle.
So I looked around for some stretches on you tube and found these, some of the other youngsters 
who participate on the forum might find them help full.
Master the Frog and you have mastered the bow.
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"See, you move the arm like this * crack * did you hear that....??"
At least the hold is now permanent. Let it regrow....said the violin teacher never.
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I’ve been doing Howard’s exercises for some time now, very helpful.
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Don't make the mistake of assuming yoga is risk-free - my aunt did her knee serious damage doing a reverse warrior pose or something. If it's not painless, don't do it!
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I think this is a great thread, worth reviving, especially now with the new beginner members that have joined us (good for us older folks, too).
I've been searching for more in depth stretching help for my fingers and wrists.
I'm going to give this a try (very carefully).
"Finger and Upper Extremity Stretches for Musicians" from the Physical Therapy 101 YouTube site.
I had surgery on both of my wrists 40+ years ago and just recently realized the problems that causes me while playing the violin (and I don't recall being offered/recommended physical therapy post-op).
Btw, there's many videos available that are supposed to help us understand the proper way to stretch our hand to reach notes.
Trying to remember to always stretch my hand from the higher pitched note to the lower (on 1 string) is ridiculously difficult for me, when my target is that higher note!
So frustrating!
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Thanks for posting this! I’m practicing strengthening my fourth finger at the moment so I think these exercises will help. Just seen a video on pressing down the fourth finger with the right side of it on the string so it makes the curve. Must say mine is pretty flat so I’m going to try it !
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Gordon Shumway said
Don't make the mistake of assuming yoga is risk-free - my aunt did her knee serious damage doing a reverse warrior pose or something. If it's not painless, don't do it!
As an addendum, I saw a TV programme about 6 months back that said that yoga poses were invented no earlier than the 19th century - it's only the breathing philosophy that is part of ancient yoga.
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Just FYI, I unexplainably got a lot of views on a video once that had a much tamer title than this topic's title. LOL
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Yeah, I know we've talked about finger patterns elsewhere, but I saw this & thought:
Oh, I used to play Spock when I was a kid - "Live long & prosper"!
Except... I had a heck of a time trying to do all these patterns & really didn't manage very well (not counting the one with just half steps)!
So, figured it was time to find this thread & look back over the stretching exercise videos!
Instead of stretching my fingers, I'm still hopping around on the fingerboard - not so sure I can change this, especially on the Viola. AND, because I've been trying to strengthen my LH pinky while keeping it very arched (it had been collapsing), I end up moving my 3rd finger along to help, maybe even my 2nd finger. ...the only good stretch I have is between my index & 2nd finger! 😔
Anyway, going to give the exercise videos a go, but not expecting miracles - my hands aren't so young anymore. 🙄
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Fiddlerman said
Just FYI, I unexplainably got a lot of views on a video once that had a much tamer title than this topic's title. LOL
Funny! Love the humor. Tends to release some of the tension with that string!
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