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Re: Group 4
@Calin Lupa Hi Calin, we mostly talked about the third exercise and answered a beautiful question. Let me know here how your practice goes with these/ or any questions!
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Re: Group 3
@Emma That's so interesting that you notice the holding to happen in the elbows! I found it that i my case, I sometimes contract my right side of the pelvis on difficult spots, tensing my whole leg.…
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Re: Group 2
@Romy Great insight. The person who first taught me this exercise is an orchestra player, so I am glad to hear you're applying there as well! As for playing in front of the audience,…
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Re: Group 1
@Debbie You're welcome, Debbie!
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Re: Group 1
@Khiem Nguyen Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to practice and upload the videos. I'm glad to hear the exercise helps with this passage. I also have a suggestion: since the passage is rather long,…
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Re: Group 4
@Dracó G. Romero Hi Draco, Great point. I find it fascinating that regardless how much I read about the body or its structure, there is always a new layer of awareness to discover,…
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Re: Group 3
@GALAIS Olivier Hi Galais, that's great news. Curious to see how it will influence your practice over this next week.
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Re: Group 2
@Romy Glad to hear that, Romy! Let me know how you found these exercises useful to your routine.
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Re: Group 2
@Vincent Tam Hi Vincent, glad to hear you find these exercises useful. As someone who had shoulder blade pain for many years (and is still working that through) I found that the most useful things…
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Re: Group 1
@Steve Price That's interesting! The matepis armrest sock is very similar to that as it has a plastic pad on the inside. Not as strong as the archery pad!
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Re: Group 1
@Debbie There are a couple of options. First you might want to give the armrest supports a chance, a lot of people use those and like them. Here's one of them: https://www.stringsbymail.…
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Re: Group 3
@Sam Greenblatt Glad to hear you found the exercises useful, hopefully the ones here on the intensive will also help you release more tension. I would be curious to hear your thoughts after a week of…
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Re: Group 1
@Debbie Hi Debbie, I could not see anything bad in your right hand regarding tension or the pinky. It seems that you are relaxed and following through with the motion on each stroke.…
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Re: Group 3
@Emma I believe the bigger picture is realized in the same manner we learn our pieces: it becomes practiced, learned, and memorized /integrated into our system.…
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Re: Group 1
@Raul Guzman Vidal Glad to hear that Raul! I'd be curious to hear what you notice after a week of integrating that into your practice.
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1 yr ago
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Re: Group 1
@Debbie Thank you for sharing the qigong exercises, will check them as well. Unfortunately I am not in the position to give any medical advice, but I hope you are working with an expert on the arm…
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Re: Group 3
@Barry Boxall Barry, give yourself some time with these exercises and see how it feels. When it comes to performing, unfortunately it takes a while for such effects to become noticeable,…
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Re: Group 3
@don Don, When you practice, just become aware of the peripheral corner. It's normal that you might feel distracting at first if you are not used to it, but with practice it should become natural.…
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Re: Group 1
Debbie, How is your right hand pinky when you practice tremolo? Do you notice patterns of chronic tension, aka holding the pinky in/out, not moving with the a finger? Also,…
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Re: Group 1
@Steve Price Hi Steve, Glad to hear you were able to notice the tension in your neck and shoulder area once you opened up the peripheral. This exploratory exercise works two ways:…
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Re: Group 1
Thank you for the thoughtful reply, David! I will check the link you posted with the exercises, thank you for sharing it with us. I love what you said, as a non-medical expert.…
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Re: Group 1
@David I used the Ergo play for a while. The one thing that did not work for me was that being on the side of the guitar, I tended to let the guitar be too parallel to my body.…
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Re: Group 1
@David Hi David, I use the large plate because I am pretty tall (6'3), but recently I have actually been experimenting with a smaller size guitarlift that I put pretty close to the end of the guitar.…
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Re: Group 3
@peter hancock Thank you Peter, I hope you will find these useful to your practice.
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Re: Group 3
@don Feel free to share with us what you discovered while practicing these!
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