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Monday, November 17, 2014

Achieving Perfect Violin Hand Posture

By Ora Dickson


The right posture is crucial when learning any skill especially instrumentation. This is the aspect that allows you to achieve balance. This can be achieved by ensuring that you distribute your weight evenly on both feet when standing. The right violin hand posture will affect intonation, shifting, bow stroke, vibrato and tone, among other instrumentation aspects.

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.

The problems associated with slouching are numerous and will affect your bowing as well as how the instrument is held. The best way to achieve the desired position is to be guided by a professional when training. Practice sessions should be held in front of the mirror where a trainer is absent. The mirror only helps you achieve the desired position. There are graphical demonstrations that will simplify these positions.

Students are encouraged to focus on the desired position before learning to play any instrument. Capturing basic skills is important in the mastery of skills as you seek to become a professional player. The standing position captures the essentials and should precede the sitting position for any instrument. The other aspects of achieving professional level are easy to attain with a proper pose.

With the standing position, you have a lengthened feeling. It assists you to attain balance when playing any instrument. Many students have a challenge with achieving balance during instrumentation. It is rewarding when this is achieved as a priority.

Common mistakes when learning or playing violas, basses and violins include crossing your legs. Some students place more weight on one leg when standing. This will affect finger movement, the length of bowing and eventually reduce the hours you can play or perform without getting tired. Slouching affects the upper body and must be avoided by all means. During practice, it is advisable to learn the correct thing.

The trick to achieving a professional pose is to consider musical instrumentation as a physical skill before anything else. Emphasis is on achieving the professional position during initial sessions or for the first month. This will be followed by the central role of sound in instrumentation. The rush should not be to learn the first song at the expense 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.

Proper positioning makes it easy to advance your instrumentation skills. It makes learning of the first song as well as advancing the skills easier. It is the best shortcut to becoming a professional. All other aspects will be light work when the basics are mastered.




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