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SITEMAP

• WHAT WE DID
• What we noticed
• Research set-up
• Recording what happened
• Research time-table
• Research team

• WHAT HAPPENED
• Playing technique
• Face / jaw
• Neck
• Left shoulder
• Bow arm
• Left hand
• Bow hand
• Back
• Legs
• Re-balancing
• Re-balancing the violinist
• A challenge to the balance
• The educational program
• Adjusting the violin position
• Squaring off
• For short and middle-sized players
• For tall players
• Re-aligning the equipment
• The process
• Chin Rest: Adjustable in all directions
1. Position
2. Height
3. Tilt
4. Angle and shape
• From Shoulder Rest to Collar Bone Rest
1. The role of the shoulder rest
2. A Basic problem
3. Getting off the shoulder
4. Strategies for shoulder rest adjustment
• Balancing games
• Stiff Neck?
• Unmasking tension
• Balance Boards, Beanbags and Blindfolds
• The experience
• Suffer for your art?
• Spatial changes
• Technical changes
• Motivations and Emotions
• Safety in numbers

• MUSICIAN-STORIES
• Daniel
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. Advice & conclusions
• Fiona
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions
• Huug
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions
• Ian
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions
• Iren
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions
• Jorge
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions
• Klaartje
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions
• Mikel
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions
• Monica
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions
• Noelia
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions
• Willemijn
1. Joining the research
2. Describing the problem
3. Making the change
4. What worked for me
5. Advice & conclusions

• EQUIPMENT
• Chin rest testing kit
1. Height
2. Tilt
3. Angle
4. Shape
5. Position
6. Conclusion
• Custom made chin rests
• The chin rest cup
• Chin rests for all neck lengths
• Shoulder rest collection
• Shoulder rest substitutes
• Custom made shoulder rests

• CONCLUSION
• An educational model
• Benefits to musicians
• Equipment development