I play the violin and at school were playing two pieces that are 4 pages each. For some reason when I’am position of playing for a long time my shoulders start to hurt really bad. If I go to rest position it stops soon but I can’t really do that in the middle of the piece.
Chances are you are already using the correct position for playing the violin if you are playing at school as posture is one of the first things music teachers usually address. There are couple of other things that can be causing this. The first could be you have a violin that is too small or too big and the second is it’s possible that the violin may be digging into your muscles or tendons and you may need a shoulder rest. I am including 2 resources below, one is a sizing guide that shows you how to determine if your violin is the correct size and the second is an example of the shoulder rest that I am refering too.
How do I avoid with my shoulder pain when I’am playing the violin?
by admin on November 23, 2009
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I don’t real know…probably you are presting to hard with your chin.
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Welp, you’re straining something and you need to work with a teacher to figure out how to hold the instrument without doing that.
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Chances are you are already using the correct position for playing the violin if you are playing at school as posture is one of the first things music teachers usually address. There are couple of other things that can be causing this. The first could be you have a violin that is too small or too big and the second is it’s possible that the violin may be digging into your muscles or tendons and you may need a shoulder rest. I am including 2 resources below, one is a sizing guide that shows you how to determine if your violin is the correct size and the second is an example of the shoulder rest that I am refering too.
References :
http://musicalmart.net/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21_1_8&products_id=91