January 2009

program that builds special chinrests and shoulder rests

January 18, 2009 10:33

I've been studying for two years now and have had four teachers (I've moved a couple times). I've written to this site before reporting on my difficulty in finding a reliable method of supporting the violin. Basically, the violin slips down my chest and no shoulder rest I've tried works for me.

My guess is that many students who quit lessons have unrecognized mechanical problems. I've been close to quitting several times, because I have spent very little time on music and a lot of time on rehoisting the instrument, cursing it, etc.

I am now thinking of consulting the people at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht (I live in Paris) who have a rather unusual program devoted to aiding people with problems in adapting to the instrument. Their well documented site is www.violinistinbalance.nl .

My questions: Does anyone have experience with this or similar (if there are similar) programs? Any comments on what you see on the site? Would the cello solve all my problems?

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