Thank you for sharing this. I've played many instruments over the years, and I'm now returning to the fiddle after two decades of letting it lie fallow. I used to get a lot of neck and shoulder pain and tiredness, made worse by busking, playing in a folk rock band, and in cramped pub sessions, and it's starting to return. I just found this channel after looking for left thumb, shoulder, and chin rest advice, and those videos already helped me. This kind of advice is gold dust to a self-taught player of my age (66). I'm very lucky (in many ways) to be married to a professional violinist, who is helpful and supportive, but simply doesn't have time to teach this kind of thing, (and in any case, it's just too weird to have a partner as your teacher, especially as she doesn't play folk/traditional music). A few years ago she became unable to play because of her right shoulder, which at first was treated as bursitis, but in the end turned out to be a build-up of chalky deposits on two tendons, causing excruciating pain. Luckily, there's a microsurgery sonic treatment that worked extremely well, and she recovered within days. However, she was told that this problem is not uncommon for violinists to develop, so worth bearing in mind if you start getting chronic shoulder pain.
Wow thanks so much for sharing this. I'm glad you're finding my videos helpful and thanks for letting me know about the route your partner took. I hope you too can get back to playing without pain and wish you all the best of luck.
i have given up alcohol as well for the time being and it's been better for my mental health and violin playing! So sorry you were in an abusive relationship. I also divorced a physical and verbally abusive husband and know I am in a better place now.
Take care of yourself and stay safe ❤️
You’re a beautiful woman! 👍
Thank you for sharing this. I've played many instruments over the years, and I'm now returning to the fiddle after two decades of letting it lie fallow. I used to get a lot of neck and shoulder pain and tiredness, made worse by busking, playing in a folk rock band, and in cramped pub sessions, and it's starting to return. I just found this channel after looking for left thumb, shoulder, and chin rest advice, and those videos already helped me. This kind of advice is gold dust to a self-taught player of my age (66).
I'm very lucky (in many ways) to be married to a professional violinist, who is helpful and supportive, but simply doesn't have time to teach this kind of thing, (and in any case, it's just too weird to have a partner as your teacher, especially as she doesn't play folk/traditional music). A few years ago she became unable to play because of her right shoulder, which at first was treated as bursitis, but in the end turned out to be a build-up of chalky deposits on two tendons, causing excruciating pain. Luckily, there's a microsurgery sonic treatment that worked extremely well, and she recovered within days. However, she was told that this problem is not uncommon for violinists to develop, so worth bearing in mind if you start getting chronic shoulder pain.
Wow thanks so much for sharing this. I'm glad you're finding my videos helpful and thanks for letting me know about the route your partner took. I hope you too can get back to playing without pain and wish you all the best of luck.
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i have given up alcohol as well for the time being and it's been better for my mental health and violin playing! So sorry you were in an abusive relationship. I also divorced a physical and verbally abusive husband and know I am in a better place now.
Thank you for sharing. Glad you are safe and making great choices for you - good luck with the violin playing