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JanJan2
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(5/21/01 10:23:20
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Sore upper right
arm?
Sometimes I get just 1/2 way through a piece, and my upper right
arm is aching for a break! This seems to be a real problem with
slower pieces (long bows) and lots of A string work. I'm currently
working on Rachy's Vocalise, which is what prompts this question.
The moment I stop playing and rest, it goes away.
Are there
exercises I can do to develop this, or is it something that goes
away over time? I'd love to perform this piece, but seriously doubt
whether I can get through with all the repeats.
Suggestions,
anyone? TIA.
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mcello
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(5/21/01 11:03:43
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Sore arm
I don't know your age or anything about your playing, but I will
tell you that as a high school student, I suffered from this a lot!
I think my problem was that I was way too tense as a player and did
not work to relax my bow arm when I played, even hunching my
shoulders up, etc. Now as an old 30+ year old, with many more aches
and pains, this usually is not one of them, unless I am tensing up.
I would speak about this problem with your teacher and see if he/she
can help you with it.
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Garvin
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(5/21/01 11:28:00 am)
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Re: Sore upper
right arm?
I've suffered from all sorts of tension issues that I've had to
slowly and patiently work through, but I did work through them and
so can you! Some things that have helped me:
- allowing
myself to play with a smaller sound just so I can practice playing
with everything - arm, shoulder, elbow - as low and loose as
possible. And eventually, my body figured out how to make a bigger
sound while low and loose.
- lots and lots of open strings.
Slow, loose, open strings.
- keeping my pinky on the frog.
That sounds funny but such a tiny, simple thing to watch out for
kept my elbow low since, if it went too high, the angle of my hand
changed and the pinky would loose contact. But different teachers
have different opinions about that.
Yoga helped my ability to
concentrate on relaxing in stressful moments, and lets face it,
playing is sometimes stressful! It also helped me get in touch with
how I move my body. Playing for friends also helped because they
could see stuff that I couldn't. And finally, if you haven't had
enough, really listening to my sound helped to relax me because the
tension in my body was creating a tense, tight sound that I didn't
like. It was aural signal to what I might not have been feeling at
the moment.
Good luck with everything and don't loose heart!
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