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Welcome to my practice room, where I share my latest tips, tricks, and videos, drawn from decades on the world’s stages.
Welcome to my practice room, where I share my latest tips, tricks, and videos, drawn from decades on the world’s stages.
Now that the Violympic Games are over, I’ve been itching to get back to my YouTube roots. So here’s a new video for the fall, even though the thermometer is supposed to hit 111 degrees Fahrenheit in Pasadena tomorrow!
I’ve been wanting to cover the simple topic of left-hand setup for quite a while, and as I put together this video, I remembered why I had waited so long: it’s not so simple after all!
Before you go any further, make sure you have my “cheat sheet” where I’ve summarized my findings for you. It’s a free download; just let me know where to send it:
Actually, what you’re after is pretty simple in the end: delivering the four fingers onto the four strings with freedom and structure.
But a lot of things can go wrong, a lot of little body parts out of place. So consider this your guide as well as a step-by-step for getting your left hand set up perfectly on the violin:
As a bonus, this is the first time I tried out my multi-camera setup out here. I hope to make even better use of the various angles moving forward!
