Pinky Rehab: What to do if it's flat! Left hand technique
Hey ya'll! So, I'm sure that a lot violinists, in the beginning of their careers, struggle with a flat pinky (if you never did, lucky you). Guess what. I was one of them! (very happy that I am in the 'was' category!😊) I thought that I'd share how I successfully fixed my flat pinky. There are 3 things that I'd encourage you to do. Do the 60 day pinky rehab from Loralynn Staples (video here ) Twinkle exercise Shradieck Loralynn Staples created the stellar online courses of Red Desert Violin for Suzuki Books 1-4. I've taken course 3 & 4, and my Mom is in course 2. They are excellent courses! On her Youtube channel Red Desert Violin she has a video where she teaches the '60 Day Pinky Rehab for Violinists' . It is excellent and I encourage you to watch it! Next, my violin teacher had me do the 'twinkle' exercise. Play the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star theme from Suzuki Book 1 like normal, except while you play on the A and E str...