Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin

Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin

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Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin
Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin
The Thumb's Time to Shine
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The Thumb's Time to Shine

Improving Your Bow Hold

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Dec 07, 2022
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In the last learning post, Controllers of the Right, we started with the first finger of the bow hand and examined the bow arm controllers all the way up to the 4th arm joint (yes, see the article!). But there's something that comes before that — the thumb.

We usually take the thumb for granted. This is a mistake, because the position of the thumb in its…

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