Professor of violin Julia Bushkova and her student Lucas Furtado look at some challenges for violinists with big hands. To contact Professor Bushkova - violinclassusa@gmail.com
Yes please do!! I have a small thumb with a limited gap so I actually have to go into a 'thumb position' in higher positions, but then it's very awkward to get back down again smoothly. Ideas welcome!
He has some of the biggest hands I've ever seen - his hand can cover the entire upper bout of the violin! He's in great hands with you, professor Bushkova! I hope to see him in concert some day.
Thanks for addressing this. Although making a stretches in the left hand is easy. I have to do a lot of finessing to stay intonated from 3rd position and higher
Great video, thank you for that! Could you please, if possible, also make a video about thirds, thirds scales and how to play them in tune? I personally struggle a lot with that; it always brings my hand into a sort of tensed unnatural position.
@@soundatlas8218 well, there are videos about doublestops in general, but thirds have their own difficulties, especially when played one after another. The hand should be rotated closer to the neck while the lower fingers are placed closer to the hand itself, which altogether makes this technique a pretty hard one to perform. That's why I believe that a separate video about 3rds would be a great thing
Thank you for the video. I have saved this video as I begin to work on higher positions. Regarding neutral wrist position, is it better to shoot for a neutral wrist position in 5th position, or a slight leading wrist to avoid contact between left palm and the side of violin, especially with thick hands?
I am an older learner and I have nice, big farmer hands. As I am learning the basics, the struggle is real and I can't get past the basics. Am I the only one out here with larger, older hands? The ergonomics seem to be very different. One teacher told me that I should have picked up the viola instead of the violin, but I know the answers are out there somewhere. Thank you for the great video instruction. I always learn something new from you. :)
The answer IS out there! You just have to find it yourself, and always remember that the violin is incredibly hard, with small or big hards, or anything in between 😅
I have big hands and big body frame, and heard viola/cello comments quite often. I tried viola/cello but liked the sound of violin better. First year or so was rough as an adult beginner in my 30th. I made good progress along the way. Recently a site named violinist in balance helped me tremendously to achieve a more personal and ergonomic setup. Keep experimenting things, if I can give my old self some advice, it would be to focus more on reduction of tension.
@@luc8254 Thank you for the encouragement! It's crazy hard~ I once heard that violin is one of a few instruments that starts difficult and gets a little easier. Now I get what that's all about! :)
@@xiaoleideng YES! I learned that first year when I had to go into physical therapy for my shoulders after cramping them into a big mess. I had no one to catch my mistakes due to having to have lessons on zoom, so after figuring all that out, I spent the second year actually relearning a bunch of stuff. But it's all a learning process and I have nothing but time now that I'm retired. I will look up the site you mentioned! Thank you!!
I have the worst combination. Very short and fat hands and fingers with a very nonexistent wrist. My hand looks like it's been glued right onto my arm with no wrist in between! I play piano as well and an octave is as far as it gets. This rules out Liszt and Rachmaninoff! As a woman they are not attractive even if I have on nice rings! I started to learn violin at age 39 and am 42 today. I picked it up because my daughter was learning and she made it seem so easy. Well, it isn't. She progressed three times as fast as me. I've given up on keeping up with her after year 1. Thankfully, she inherited some longer fingers than me from her dad, her hand is slightly larger and she also has a wrist. Anyways, good luck to all of you with short hands and fingers.
Excellent verbal and visual explanation on finger "shifting" when playing in the heavens. Thanks!
A good educational video. Well thought out and presented. The camera angles were excellent. Many violin videos fail to present a proper camera angle.
Can you make a video for challenges for small hands and address how they can be helped. Thank you very much!
Yes please do!! I have a small thumb with a limited gap so I actually have to go into a 'thumb position' in higher positions, but then it's very awkward to get back down again smoothly. Ideas welcome!
He has some of the biggest hands I've ever seen - his hand can cover the entire upper bout of the violin! He's in great hands with you, professor Bushkova! I hope to see him in concert some day.
Leading with your wrist, something I'll actively avoid now.
I absolutely love!!! Thanks a lot for sharing. I have plenty’s more videos to get through, but your content looks to be extremely helpful. 🎻🖤
Thanks for addressing this. Although making a stretches in the left hand is easy. I have to do a lot of finessing to stay intonated from 3rd position and higher
With big hands you get thicker fingers. The challenge is contacting an adjacent string or finding the adjacent 1/2 step on the same string.
Thank you so much for the video and the valuable information, professor Bushkova!
I'll try this, thank you
Julia i love your educational videos❤
As a fellow sausage-fingered player, thank you thank you thank you.
They do make perfect fifths less difficult, but that might be the only thing.
Very interesting. Eb D Eb D… it sounds like a truck is backing up. 😂 great subject. That’s mostly why I started playing the viola in high school.
Could you make a video for small hands and short pinkies?
I might just do this one day... a good idea.
Great video, thank you for that! Could you please, if possible, also make a video about thirds, thirds scales and how to play them in tune? I personally struggle a lot with that; it always brings my hand into a sort of tensed unnatural position.
please, make sure you look thoroghly the videos that are already on this channel. Some things you are asking are already there.
@@soundatlas8218 well, there are videos about doublestops in general, but thirds have their own difficulties, especially when played one after another. The hand should be rotated closer to the neck while the lower fingers are placed closer to the hand itself, which altogether makes this technique a pretty hard one to perform. That's why I believe that a separate video about 3rds would be a great thing
Thank you for the video. I have saved this video as I begin to work on higher positions.
Regarding neutral wrist position, is it better to shoot for a neutral wrist position in 5th position, or a slight leading wrist to avoid contact between left palm and the side of violin, especially with thick hands?
In the 5th pos. the line wrist position cannot be neutral any longer.
I am an older learner and I have nice, big farmer hands. As I am learning the basics, the struggle is real and I can't get past the basics. Am I the only one out here with larger, older hands? The ergonomics seem to be very different. One teacher told me that I should have picked up the viola instead of the violin, but I know the answers are out there somewhere. Thank you for the great video instruction. I always learn something new from you. :)
The answer IS out there! You just have to find it yourself, and always remember that the violin is incredibly hard, with small or big hards, or anything in between 😅
I have big hands and big body frame, and heard viola/cello comments quite often. I tried viola/cello but liked the sound of violin better. First year or so was rough as an adult beginner in my 30th. I made good progress along the way. Recently a site named violinist in balance helped me tremendously to achieve a more personal and ergonomic setup. Keep experimenting things, if I can give my old self some advice, it would be to focus more on reduction of tension.
@@luc8254 Thank you for the encouragement! It's crazy hard~ I once heard that violin is one of a few instruments that starts difficult and gets a little easier. Now I get what that's all about! :)
@@xiaoleideng YES! I learned that first year when I had to go into physical therapy for my shoulders after cramping them into a big mess. I had no one to catch my mistakes due to having to have lessons on zoom, so after figuring all that out, I spent the second year actually relearning a bunch of stuff. But it's all a learning process and I have nothing but time now that I'm retired. I will look up the site you mentioned! Thank you!!
I was told once that I was blessed to have long finger's
I have big thin hands but small pinky compared with my other fingers :´(
another choice is playing the viola, is like a violin but bigger
I have the worst combination. Very short and fat hands and fingers with a very nonexistent wrist. My hand looks like it's been glued right onto my arm with no wrist in between! I play piano as well and an octave is as far as it gets. This rules out Liszt and Rachmaninoff! As a woman they are not attractive even if I have on nice rings! I started to learn violin at age 39 and am 42 today. I picked it up because my daughter was learning and she made it seem so easy. Well, it isn't. She progressed three times as fast as me. I've given up on keeping up with her after year 1. Thankfully, she inherited some longer fingers than me from her dad, her hand is slightly larger and she also has a wrist. Anyways, good luck to all of you with short hands and fingers.
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