Incredibly Useful Exercises, BUMBLEBEES

BUMBLEBEES, by Gary Karr/Bernhard Cossman, are a perfect thumb position exercise that exercises and develops agility, finger strength, and purity of intonation in a chromatic hand shape.

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With thanks to Miranda Wilson
Associate Professor of Cello at the Lionel Hampton School of Music, University of Idaho, founder and Director of Strings of the Lionel Hampton School of Music Preparatory Division and Co-Artistic Director of the Idaho Bach Festival.

https://mirandawilsoncellist.com

http://cellopracticecelloperformance....

https://stringsmagazine.com/shutdown-...

Cossman Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhar...

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Take care of your hands!

Strengthening Hand Extensors:
https://livehealthy.chron.com/strengt...

@Kenhub - Learn Human Anatomy is an amazing paid medical site
(free text article on the extensor digitorum)
https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/ana...

Some TRULY amazing Hand Facts!
(I didn't know the thumb had 9 muscles)
http://www.eatonhand.com/hw/facts.htm
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Brought to you with generous support by Houston Luthier and bass maker Joey Naeger. Visit him at https://joeynaegerbasses.com

Produced and Edited by David Means at "Design with Means": https://designwithmeans.wixsite.com
designwithmeans@gmail.com
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