Violin Techniques - How to fix dexterity problems in the left hand

[@patfiddles]

This was very helpful- I always would get that sensation of my fingers getting tangled up together- I always blamed it on fat fingers, but it's really the placement and the angle to the fingerboard that was the issue. Thanks very much...(I think that's also the reason why beginners "throw" their finger's in the air after playing a note instead of keeping them close to the string- always trying to detangle and get them out of the way! Relaxed, unglued, and close to the string does it)!

[@roberthill7458]

omg I just found a violin teacher

[@MohammedHajjar]

Thanks for sharing this tip which no one has talked about before. Please do continue to share your insights with us, they are valuable

[@SF-ru3lp]

Thank you very very much Prof Julia. I so much appreciate this. G Ire

[@sijhlo]

Welcome back, hope to see more videos soon! These are extremely helpful and i love your channel, they've helped me a lot through frustrating times :)

[@doylepianotrio]

This is a very helpful video, I had a hard time to understand this problem because I never have it myself. I also couldn’t help my friends who does have this issue. Thank you for the very detailed explanation, it would be great to know more about how you would lead your students to strengthen that part of the muscle.

[@Borka642]

Hi! Did you find a way to do that? I have the exact same problem and couldnt find a solution

[@fabriciovalvasori1121]

Genial Profesora Julia! Gracias!!! Yo le llamo "luz entre los dedos".

[@nosol]

What?! This is whats been happenning! I didn't have any obvious problems with intonation but then, boom, vibrato just wouldn't happen in the first finger because it was too snug and tightly curled. I am in a panic mode! ;) My teacher is working on it. Thank you. I'm glad its just a girl thing ;)

[@Borka642]

Hi! Did you manage to solve that problem? I also have this and dont have a teacher unfortunately

[@NYGGJELEBEITE]

Your stuff is precise and effective, thank you!

[@antonioromera8880]

Really interesting!!! Thanks a lot. Looking forward to watching your next video.

[@michaelreaper666]

Very interesting ..Thank You

[@alenachekhova_violin]

Thank you!!!

[@tullochgorum6323]

Yay - at least there's one problem I don't seem to have! As a self-taught player, I rely on the principle that if a motion feels simple, comfortable, unforced and relaxed it's probably effective. The mistake you describe here feels convoluted, uncomfortable, forced and strained - on my hand at least. I'm very far from an expert, but it seems to me that if students focused more on these very basic holistic concepts of simplicity and relaxation they might avoid falling into errors like this?

[@ViolinClassUSA]

I am glad to hear that you never had this problem. I dare to suppose that you are a man? Most men would not have such a problem because of different hand-build. Some women would be spared, too, although not the majority.

[@suzyanderson9348]

I have very severe hypermobility and unstable joints, i have this issue and it actually feels unnatural to me to straighten up, I also have the horrific issue of dislocating my pinky when putting it down, despite years of sevcik exercises I now have to use a splint. It's not a question of paying attention or not being unnatural, my joints fmdont work the same way as yours, the flex more naturally than they are supposed to! People are built differently, hence why only people with hyoermobile joints, what was known as double jointedness have this issue.

[@suzyanderson9348]

I wonder if you could share a photo from the side of the correct position and incorrect please? I have severe hypermobility and I need to try and explain to my physiotherapist what I'm trying to achieve!

[@amirfarzad7698]

تشکر🌷

[@jaschenski]

Sorry to be a pedant, but you can't say "dexterity" when it's the left hand - "dexter" in Latin means "on the right", eg "Qui sedes ad dexteram patris" in choral works, which is of course where "dexterity" comes from, as most people are right-handed. (The word for 'left' is "sinister", which is why things are called 'sinister' - those weirdos who are left-handed! ;-) )