Hand Position Advice
Hi fellow players,
I need some help. I am woking with my child and she is starting to use 4th finger more as we work through book 1 Suzuki. Her hand position is more perpendicular to the finger board compared to what I typically see. It’s bringing her 4th finger too far away from the fingerboard and it’s giving her issues hitting the note at the right time. When I hold the violin myself it feels very awkward to have my hand turned more parallel to the fingerboard to bring the fingers closer. I’m not a violinist so I need some help. Is it a problem with the position of the violin relative to her body? Is it her not tucking her elbow correctly or is it just an awkward position that she just needs to get used to? I can’t really get any frame of reference relative to my body position because all we have is a 2/4 and so it’s extremely awkward for me when I hold it. can anyone help me and provide any insights as to what the most common reason for this hand position you can also see the green tape where I’ve splinted her thumb because she’s constantly curling it around.