Relearning the violin left-handed as a child - Lefty Lelle on her early side switch
The blockages haven't come back since I'm playing left-handed. It's definitely the way it should be now, and that's the biggest advantage.
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Linksgespielt
- May 26
»For lefties, it is in many ways easier and healthier to play left-handed.« – Prof. Elfriede Stahmer
If the relationship between body and instrument is not harmonious but strained, there is usually something fundamentally wrong. This can be
Daniela Berlin
- Oct 13, 2022
Mirrored Keyboard on the Electric Piano - My Journey to Left-Handed Identity
The scales fell from my eyes when I became aware of my left-handedness in my advanced adulthood - at over 30.
Sabine Schmidt
- Sep 8, 2022
"Finally I can play with my heart" - Relearned to play the cello left-handed as an adult
Everything was easier - and the feeling! I have become a passionate lefty player and will never play the wrong way around again.
Linksgespielt
- Aug 21, 2022
Playing left-handed in orchestra? Interview with Berlin Philharmonic principal cellist Ludwig Quandt
Prejudices such as, one cannot play left-handed in an orchestra, or orchestras do not accept left-handed players, still persist. Time to
Linksgespielt
- Aug 20, 2022
Media reports, busking, concert, exchange – Our Left-Handers Day 2022
None of us had ever played music with other lefty players before, and we were able to pass our instruments around for the very first time
Linksgespielt
- Aug 3, 2022
International Left-Handers Day: Concert & Street Music
On August 13 we will celebrate the first birthday of Linksgespielt in Frankfurt am Main – and with it all the left-handed musicians out ther
Linksgespielt
- Jul 1, 2022
Musica Mancina – An Italian blog about left-handed music
It is always exciting to learn about other projects that are doing great work to spread information about left-handed music to the world.
Heidi Schneider
- Jun 16, 2022
Left-handed Piano Newsletter #1: Report on the 2022 conference
On the last weekend in May the first meeting of piano lovers experimenting with the mirrored keyboard for lefthanders took place at my house
Linksgespielt
- Apr 18, 2022
Lorac's rocky road to becoming a left-handed cellist
Cello student with big goals: Lorac wants to become a professional musician – playing left-handed, of course. Here she shares her story.
Linksgespielt
- Mar 2, 2022
New: The world's first left-handed piccolo?
Silke Becker, the fantastic up-and-coming flutist we've interviewed here, is delighted to have a new treasure!
Linksgespielt
- Dec 27, 2021
Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's death
Charlie Chaplin died 44 years ago. To this day he’s often the first person to name when it comes to left-handed violin playing. Chaplin...
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