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Phase 1: Technique

3. Basic Mechanics

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Summary:

The Four Muscle Groups
• Flexors (down)
• Extensors (up)
• Abductors (out)
• Adductors (in)

Hand Shape
• A partly closed fist shape keeps your fingers curled and connects them to the hand

The Arm Guides the Hand
• Use your arm to move your hand and fingers so they can remain as neutral as possible

Weight and Pressure
• Practice without the left hand thumb to encourage using your arm's weight
• Practice light touch (no pressure) to create a habit of using minimum pressure


Quiet Shifting
• Lift your hand before you shift to minimize string squeaks and noises
• Shift everything (arm, hand, thumb, fingers) as a unit

Right Hand Movement
• Guide the right hand fingers with the arm so they are always in the optimal place

Free-stroke and Rest-stroke
• The two strokes should sound contrasting:
- Free-stroke is brighter and lighter
- Rest-stroke is warmer and weightier

• Each stroke requires an adjustment of the hand position:
- Free-stroke = knuckles over fingers.
- Rest-stroke = knuckles behind fingers

Tone
• Vary your tone by plucking in five different places

Dynamics
• Practice crescendo as the scale rises and decrescendo as the scale falls


Action Points:

Record one video and:
1. Play one scale and apply the principles that you're weakest at.
2. Think of ways that these principles apply to the pieces you're playing. Give examples and a demonstration in your video.


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