Author: djschwartz ★2017
Date: 2017-02-17 23:02
One possibility is it could be part of an essential tremor. This is more common with aging, however, essential tremor is not restricted only to those of us who are older. Most people think of essential tremor as just shaking of the hands. However, a number of us have a central tremor which can cause shaking of the head, voice (actually a vocal cord tremor) and/or mouth or lips. Amongst other things, stress or fatigue may bring on or make it worse. Breathing exercises, relaxation or meditation may make them better which may be why "relaxing" her diaphragm helps. Drugs and other therapies are less helpful with the central tremors than with the positional hand tremors. As suggested, it is reasonable to discuss this with a physician. BTW, essential tremor is different than Parkinson's.
For me, the first 15-20 minutes of practice are to "settle in" after which the tremors have less effect on my playing, and while not completely gone, the vibrato becomes minimal. Long tone exercises and breath control are essential to this part of my practice. Also, I have tweaked my setup so I am not fighting the equipment. Great I'll never be, but that has never been my goal. I play because I love music, and it enhances my enjoyment of life. And it's fun...to paraphrase a great philosopher, 'play on'.
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