Paul Katz with Rob Mayes.

Bridges and Bows May Cause Excess Physical Tension

Paul Katz

Lessons |Body Awareness, Technique

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  • How changes of season and humidity affects bridge height
  • Tight left hand can be exacerbated by too high a bridge
  • Tight right hand can be exacerbated by tip-heavy, unbalanced bow
  • Excess tension in left hand also comes from failure to release fingers
  • Excess tension in bow grip can be from lack of flexibility in the hand

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Paul Katz

Paul Katz is known for his 26-year career as cellist of the internationally acclaimed Cleveland Quartet; as a world-renown teacher…

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Cellosophy

"Tension is our biggest enemy. We must spend our life undoing it." -Ida Kavafian

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