How do you keep your hand relaxed while playing?

Hi David! I read your essay, and I think you did a great job expressing your thoughts on practicing the violin. You clearly described how unfamiliar movements can become natural through repetition and how comfort in playing comes with time and effort. Your insights on muscle memory and practice were well-structured, making your points easy to understand. Keep up the great work!

~ T. Lia

When playing the violin, the right hand holds the bow and I do bowing, and I place the fingers on the fingerboard to make a violin sound.
>> When playing the violin, my right hand holds the bow and performs bowing, while my left-hand fingers press the fingerboard to produce sound.

All the moves are unfamiliar ones that I don\'t usually do.
>> CORRECT

It\'s natural that my hands feel uncomfortable.
>> CORRECT

In order to maintain comfort, practicing a lot is only way that I become familiar with my arm movements.
>> In order to maintain comfort, practicing a lot is the only way for me to become familiar with my arm movements.

In particular, if I practice a short section repeatedly, an unfamiliar movement becomes a familiar movement without realizing it.
>> In particular, if I repeatedly practice a short section, an unfamiliar movement naturally becomes familiar.

A comfortable state is not made with consciousness.
>> A comfortable state is not achieved through conscious effort.

I can be in a state where my body finds itself without any thinkings.
>> I can be in a state where my body adjusts itself without any conscious thought.

I have to practice a lot to get used to it to keep comfortable.
>> I have to practice a lot to get used to it and stay comfortable.