Physical Fitness to play this Instrument

February 7, 2008 at 9:00 PM

At the advice of my own conscience and with the blessing of my teacher I am going back to the gym. I enjoy how difficult this instrument is yet how light it is to carry around. My sister, a former body builder and guitar player is studying to be a nurse and she gives me more advise than I will ever need in this direction.
I am trying to establish some muscle memory in the correct way so that bowing will soon be second nature. Is there hope for me? I am not in a rocking chair yet but the fingers do not respond as fast as i would like them to.

From Bilbo Prattle
Posted on February 7, 2008 at 10:31 PM

Hey. That's a big lake for Nebraska.

From Tom Holzman
Posted on February 8, 2008 at 5:31 PM

That's the ocean.

Anyhow, going to the gym is important. Violinists can easily get tendonitis of the elbows unless they do exercises to strengthen their arms and upper bodies.

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