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Re: Student right thumb problem

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-02-25 17:23

I just relived a similar issue of incorrect habit in another thread. In retrospect I think it might be beneficial to dedicate an entire lesson to an example of a "typical" practice session at home. By this I mean instead of just saying she needs to practice proper finger posture slowly, just have her do a section of the material (re-work the last week's material) over and over, correctly and S-L-O-W-L-Y.

It is also helpful to have a full length mirror on hand so that the student can see what doing it correctly looks like.

I don't like the idea of a strap since that in itself could become a habit when this may not be necessary. As long as the thumb is encouraged to be parallel to the floor (or even pointing slightly up slightly), there should be enough of the skeletal system bearing the weight (opposed to just tendons with a sagging thumb).

............Paul Aviles

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