Left Hand Violin Thumb Placement // Violin Tutorial // Violin Lesson

Check out where your left hand thumb should placed on the neck of the violin in today's violin tutorial.
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[@erictheviolinist]

Check out this video to learn more about solving your left hand: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fabcc4CBg7qJntU

[@JustFiddler]

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[@nash_jab4665]

My thumb is naturally when I make a relaxed claw is against my second finger so I keep it that way when I hold the violin. Also I feel my third finger hit the correct tune when my thumb is against my second finger, otherwise the note would be flat.

[@dipadas909]

very helful

[@erictheviolinist]

I’m glad 🙂

[@UnaElanorRoach]

Very helpful

[@Creationhorse]

I have my thumb by my first finger, and this does cause my pinky to collapse at the knuckle. My pinky is very short in relationship to my other fingers and my hand is narrow. I've tried moving my thumb up, but as you said, the rest of the fingers want to creep forward. I think I'll try it again. Since I've been playing the other way for so long, it will probably take a long time to retrain my hand. I'll try it again later today.

[@erictheviolinist]

Let us know how it goes! I think it could be partially muscle memory and getting used to the feeling.

[@DunravenWest1]

Judging from videos on KZbin, the superb historical violinist Tossy Spivakovsky placed his thumb completely UNDER the neck at all times, even in first position! I'd like to hear some discussion of the pros and cons of that approach 🙂

[@erictheviolinist]

That’s a great topic, there are certainly pros and cons. I’ll add that to the list!

[@Violinna]

Where to begin - make a fist. Where is the thumb in relation to other fingers? ;) Starting with thumb all the way in the back for a hand that I, as a teacher see, is going to be too small - that's not good decision for me as a teacher, as it will create the incorrect muscle memory. Getting a student to switch thumb position for the hand frame will take extra time (and a lot of bad intonation) if they are set up incorrectly at the beginning. Of course there are instances when the thumb must always be by first finger - for example, performing a trill with 1st and 2nd finger.

[@erictheviolinist]

Excellent points! Absolutely spot on with this :-) thanks for watching and commenting!

[@hamidrezadelsouzbahri]

Hi dear sir

[@henrituhola]

I'm not sure this advice is entirely right. I see that the thumb position completely depends on what you're doing and how your hand behaves. For instance. Pinching my thumb and fourth finger creates tension, but on violin thumb on fourth finger would seem to be almost tension free. I'll take the advice of avoiding tension though!