jason kleinberg

I’m playing a lot in our campervan this year & had got a bit of a cramped up & lazy posture! I saw this post & looked at my left wrist position brought it forward so I’m back to using the fingertips straight down onto the strings & can hear straight away an improvement in sound much clearer & easier to play a bit faster too!

Loved it! Thanks, Deb.

Good job, Debbie‼️ Nicely put together and fun to listen to.

Jocelyn, yes, that’s me in the background. It’s a fun tune!

Thanks! I figured this out by listening over and over to the tune that I originally had on an old cassette tape! In the original the dynamics really add to the tune.

I love what you did with this tune, Debbie. Almost mournful darkness in that second part. I’m glad I found this!

Working on two posture changes that I have been working on to relax my playing, yet work on speed. Using a different shoulder rest, I’ve brought my left elbow closer to my body, alleviating some arthritic left shoulder pain. At the same time I am working to use my wrist more to make bowing smoother and a bit quicker. I’ll practice some in fro…[Read more]

Owen, that is so lovely!!! Well done… makes me remember a trip we took through the Shenandoah Valley years ago. Loved it!

Thanks for sharing. Very inspiring!

Wow! Sounding great. Timing was really good too.

Thanks, Owen! What a nice tune! And your fiddle sounded great! I especially liked the B part!

Very cool and enjoyable!

I’m constantly trying to correct my posture while playing. I “crunch” my neck and then find myself hurting. Then my fiddle “tips” in my hands and under my chin. Harder to remember to correct posture when I’m in the zone!

Clenching the strings when I try to learn something new…which of course, makes it harder!!! Focusing on playing more relaxed…

Debbie I have so many of those on the wooden walkway from my front door and they dive bomb me for disturbing their nesting time.