I'm interested in any remedies for cold finger tips, which I invariably get
when I play a gig in a cold room.
Very frustrating-fingerless gloves? chemicals?, Holding a cup of tea an hour
before?
Method 1 of 2:
They sell chemical hand warmers (iron powder with a catalyst for oxidation).
If
Don't smoke (nicotine squeezes down blood vessels). I hate to mention it...but
alcohol is a vasodilator and will generally warm up the fingertips, but alcohol
also decreases motor activity and accuracy...are you just playing background
music? ;-)
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From: Dick
You could try the sound of one hand clapping exercise: thrust the fingers out
to full extension and and then clap them into your palm. It's actually an
excercise to strengthen an speed up the extensor muscles, but it helps
circulation. So do jumping jacks, and drumming bongo-style on some
I used to have this problem in the past, but I found what works for
me is relaxation and meditation. When a performer gets cold fingers
prior to performance, it is usually related to performance
anxiety. In my opinion, it is related to fear of doing a bad performance.
For example, a person
Excellent question, Dick, and one that _should_ come up from time to
time.
This drives me up the wall, too. I blame it on nerves. ...and
temperature. Dress warmly. It's initially helpful to run your hands
under warm water but it really doesn't take the chill out of nervously
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Subject: [LUTE] Re: cold finger tips
You could try the sound of one hand clapping exercise: thrust the fingers
out to full extension and and then clap them into your palm. It's actually
an excercise to strengthen an speed up the extensor muscles, but it helps
circulation
First thing that springs to mind - shoulder tension. Especially when
its cold its easy to unconsciously shrug the shoulders up a bit, and I
find that loosening the shoulders is a powerful way to ease the flow of
blood down to the fingers. I see this especially every Alexander
Technique
Hey Stephen, this was actually meant for the list :) :
This is a long shot but:
Find a practitioner of Wustyle TaiChiChuan and get them to teach you the
loose-hands warmup.
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