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How To Release Shoulder Tension on The Violin - Violin Tutorial - Violin Lesson

Having shoulder tension while playing the violin? In this video I teach you how to relax your shoulder and what has worked for me as a violinist. Eric Mrugala is from Chicago, IL and started playing the violin at the age of three. He is an active performer and teacher based Massachusetts. Eric is dedicated to erasing lines between audiences and music through performance, and education. This video is NOT sponsored! It would mean the world to me if you subscribed down below ⬇️SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/user/emrugala... Interested in violin lessons? - Shoot me a message! - https://www.ericmrugala.com/contact #violin #violinist #violinlesson SAY HELLO! Website: https://www.ericmrugala.com Facebook:   / eric.mrugala   Instagram:   / erictheviolinist   Twitter:   / ericmrugala   READING MATERIAL Blog: https://www.ericmrugala.com/blog LISTEN TO MY PODCASTS Violin Podcast - https://www.violinpodcast.com Everyday Musician Podcast - https:/www.ericmrugala.com/podcast AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER Links in this description may earn a commission through affiliate marketing. -- In this tutorial, I share my thoughts on releasing tension from your shoulder while playing the violin. Playing the violin is not something that we were built to do. Our bodies were not designed to hold a wooden instrument on our shoulder. However, with hundreds of years after the invention of the violin, we've learned how to play without experiencing pain. Now, a full disclosure. I am NOT an Alexander Technician that is an expert on anything related to the body. I'm sharing my own experience in hopes that it may help you or someone you know deal with these kinds of issues. This post will be talking specifically about releasing tension from the shoulder while you play the violin with a shoulder rest. This is not a video of releasing tension while playing without a shoulder rest. Holding the violin should be effortless and you should have too much thought into the process. Holding the instrument on your shoulder without any tension should be your first goal. Secondly, a lot of the tension comes from by pressing too firmly on the chin rest with our head. Our head is heavier than we think. I like to say that it's not a chin "grab" to my students. In addition, having an aligned neck while keeping your head relaxed will help keep your posture in good form. Lastly, talk to a violin pedagogue and see if you can work with them on the kind of shoulder rest you should be using. There are plenty of violin shoulder rests to choose from and could benefit you. I hope this was helpful! Please share the video to anyone who might find this information useful. If you liked the video, please be sure to subscribe to the YouTube channel where you can find similar videos such as this one.