Left hand Basics:
Advanced Technique Tips:
Body:
The Hands:
- Line up your body to create a vertical spring coil
- The knees should be over the balls of the feet
- The hips should be over the heels of the feet
- The rips sit on the pelvis.
- The collarbones and shoulder blades sit on the waist.
- The jaw joint lines up with the collarbone.
- The end effect is feeling the power of polarization: feeling grounded while feeling lifted.
The Hands:
- Close your hands without contracting them
- The shape of the left hand and the right hand should be round, and the palm relaxed.
Weight Distribution:
- Use your weight to create leverage. Leverage = Power.
- Playing the violin and viola is a balancing act.