As a youth getting taught by Virginia Dixon, one learning technique involved a ballpoint pen. Draw a line on the fingertip where the string should be lining up. Feels just different enough that exercises on the string it feel just right.
The motion in "snapping" seems similar to "hammer-on" in guitar/bass guitar world. So any one coming from there would understand snapping as hammer-on. Thanks for the great lesson 🤓👍🏻
Similar to your Tapping idea, I’ll do a Sliding idea with students: without pressing down the string I have them slide up and down each string for a few seconds. I also give them a soft stressball to start building strength with gentle squeezes. Lastly, I show them how to do Left Hand push-ups (my teacher in high school taught me this). I can show you this the next time we chat. It prevents collapsing fingers AND what I call Spider Hand! And, of course, I use Nee Ner! All these things combined seem to quickly help kick the Collapsing Fingers habit!
Question - how do you recommend working with students who are double jointed in that first joint? Their fingers collapse but it really isn’t their fault - the hand just flattens on its own.
Nicely done video, Jason. I played with the wonderful Ning Kam in a chamber group and she also spoke about this. Here's a great lesson from her about the left hand. ua-cam.com/video/ki7VmBx8g44/v-deo.html
Idk man. Everyone from Rostropovich to Xavier Foley to Rabbath collapsed their fingers. I think that everyone has different bodies and that making a video over these arbitrary technical things is probably more damaging than anything else.
Classical guitar player here and this popped up. I have the fact same issues with the guitar. Very useful. Thanks.
You bet-thanks for checking it out!
Great video. I play bass guitar and i had this issue with my pinky, and your exercises helped a lot. Thanks.
A lot of those ideas work on the guitar. Very good technique explained clearly. Nice one mate.
Thanks-much appreciated!
As a youth getting taught by Virginia Dixon, one learning technique involved a ballpoint pen. Draw a line on the fingertip where the string should be lining up. Feels just different enough that exercises on the string it feel just right.
Nice!
The motion in "snapping" seems similar to "hammer-on" in guitar/bass guitar world. So any one coming from there would understand snapping as hammer-on.
Thanks for the great lesson 🤓👍🏻
Yeah, hammer-on is what I should have said. Basically the same concept.
Similar to your Tapping idea, I’ll do a Sliding idea with students: without pressing down the string I have them slide up and down each string for a few seconds. I also give them a soft stressball to start building strength with gentle squeezes. Lastly, I show them how to do Left Hand push-ups (my teacher in high school taught me this). I can show you this the next time we chat. It prevents collapsing fingers AND what I call Spider Hand!
And, of course, I use Nee Ner!
All these things combined seem to quickly help kick the Collapsing Fingers habit!
Nice!!
Question - how do you recommend working with students who are double jointed in that first joint? Their fingers collapse but it really isn’t their fault - the hand just flattens on its own.
I’m actually double-jointed in that first knuckle, but I focused a lot on finger placement and worked through it. Good point!
Awesome
Thanks, Kevin!
@@doublebasshq sure thing!!
Excellent video. I use Susan’s warmups with my students.
Thanks!!
Nicely done video, Jason. I played with the wonderful Ning Kam in a chamber group and she also spoke about this. Here's a great lesson from her about the left hand. ua-cam.com/video/ki7VmBx8g44/v-deo.html
Awesome--thanks, Tom!
Idk man. Everyone from Rostropovich to Xavier Foley to Rabbath collapsed their fingers. I think that everyone has different bodies and that making a video over these arbitrary technical things is probably more damaging than anything else.
This is a well thought-out video, regardless :--)