Part 1 - Essential Left Hand Principles to Avoid Tendonitis. Paul Katz with Jaia Alli.
Solving Left Hand Pain – Part 1
- Doctor’s visits are sometimes needed, but doctors are unable to solve bad cello habits that can lead to tendonitis.
- We have less left hand agility, virtuosity, and power when the hand is tight.
- All fingers can be in playing position, but only the one playing should be in playing tension.
- Mentally focus on releasing the unused fingers.
- Use of arm weight to hold string down allows thumb to not squeeze up.
Cellowisdom
“I am so opposed to the set hand... it is the greatest enemy of freedom... What we want... is a feeling of release, of letting the fingers go. Most sour intonation... comes because they attempt to keep as many fingers as possible down.”
— William Pleeth
