Helpful advice Pete. I have a mild shoulder injury which seems might be related to the way I have been holding my guitar. Been trying to adjust the angle of my left arm so as not to aggravate the shoulder. There are a few helpful exercises which can help improve the mobility of the shoulder without causing too much pain.
Pete, I almost got thrown out of music school because of this. I used to hunch my right shoulder and when I broke the habit, it got worse! Everytime I sat down and used my right hand, a small part of the shoulder muscle would start burning like it was on fire. I could not control it and I couldn't see any noticeable hunching so there was nothing to work on. Here's the solution. If someone or you are gently squeezing the correct part shoulder, that small part of the shoulder will not fire up. So I would practice playing three times on each open string, up and down, while gripping the right shoulder with the left hand. You can do this while watching a movie. It didn't take very long to fix.
Helpful advice Pete. I have a mild shoulder injury which seems might be related to the way I have been holding my guitar. Been trying to adjust the angle of my left arm so as not to aggravate the shoulder. There are a few helpful exercises which can help improve the mobility of the shoulder without causing too much pain.
Hi, Pete! Thank you for the video. I hope you are well. 🙂
@@wth522 Thanks Bill,all good here. Merry Christmas.
Pete, I almost got thrown out of music school because of this. I used to hunch my right shoulder and when I broke the habit, it got worse! Everytime I sat down and used my right hand, a small part of the shoulder muscle would start burning like it was on fire. I could not control it and I couldn't see any noticeable hunching so there was nothing to work on. Here's the solution. If someone or you are gently squeezing the correct part shoulder, that small part of the shoulder will not fire up. So I would practice playing three times on each open string, up and down, while gripping the right shoulder with the left hand. You can do this while watching a movie. It didn't take very long to fix.
Great story, Glad you found a fix.