This is great advice, Ed, the visuals are spot on. For years I placed the blame of bad intonation on my lack of flexibility. Now I realize the only finger I was moving "correctly" was the first finger to play the low notes- the other three fingers, I squeezed the neck of the violin and hoped for the best. The push/pull thing with the bow makes sense as well. I see a lot of parallels in weight training.
I've probably spent more time wrestling with my instrument than just playing it. Thanks for your insights.
Pushing and pulling! Thank you! (I had it backwards in my mind.)
This is great advice, Ed, the visuals are spot on. For years I placed the blame of bad intonation on my lack of flexibility. Now I realize the only finger I was moving "correctly" was the first finger to play the low notes- the other three fingers, I squeezed the neck of the violin and hoped for the best. The push/pull thing with the bow makes sense as well. I see a lot of parallels in weight training.
I've probably spent more time wrestling with my instrument than just playing it. Thanks for your insights.
Thank you for your crystal clear descriptions. I'm 66 and doing ok on the fiddle and I don't have enough time left in my life to play fiddle wrong.