Many thanks to the great audience that turned up this last Sunday to see O’Neill & Rodgers in concert.
Some photo’s and a bit of a review are up on Martin Butterfield’s blogpost.
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/a-musical-interlude.html
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Stretches for the fingers for stringed instrument players
Following a request from Claudia during the mandolin workshop today:
HANDSPAN:
Here’s a great YouTube video which show some stretches for the hands that help in increasing the span and flexibility of your hands.
STRETCHING OUT ARMS & HANDS
This YouTube video from RedDesertViolin applies not only to violin, but to any stringed instrument – about how to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome.
The wrist and arm sequence from Kit Laughlin is also very good for stretching out the same muscles.
STRETCHING OUT CHEST & SHOULDERS
The video below has some great stretches for the chest and shoulders – unfortunately about the 1minute mark there’s about 20 seconds of horrid interference noise – but the stretches are very worthwhile. (Be ready with the mute button)
And here’s one for anyone with rotator cuff injuries and ‘frozen shoulder’
Apps, Gadgets and Useful Musical Geekery
This is the first in a series of little posts on some of the great new ways technology can enhance your musical learning.
Don’t know the name of that wonderful Irish tune you can’t stop humming, or recorded a little bit of in the Session Bar?
This is a FANTASTIC app (application) that you can download on your iPhone or iPad or Android. You use it to record a few seconds of the tune being played, and it goes off and comes back and tells you what it thinks the tune is – with links to the sheet music and/or sound – so you can check if it got it right.
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