SILENT FINGER EXERCISES

These exercises will make it easier for you to play the violin.  The left-hand exercise is for finger independance, whereas the right-hand exercise is for simultaneous movement of all four fingers in the same direction.

For your left hand, you have your fingers straight, and alternate between two finger  spacings.  In the first spacing, your first and second fingers are close, your second and third fingers are very far apart, and your third and fourth fingers are close..... a la the 'Live long and Prosper' sign on Star Trek.  In the second finger spacing, your first and second fingers are far apart, your second and third fingers are close, and your third and fourth fingers are far apart.  Keep alternatintg between these two finger spacings, and work at ita little each day for a year or so.

The right-hand exercise is for a correlated motion of all fingers to the left or to the rifght.  This will allow you to move the bow with your fingers while your arm is changing from up-0bow to down-bow, or visa versa, making a smoother transition from one direction to the other.

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