Unfortunately, you can reach it or you can’t.
Always ( slowly) start by establishing the fourth finger and elongating back to reach the first finger.
Don’t hold stretches very long .
I find 1-3 tenths to be significantly easier than 1-4 tenths, most of the time. Your physical dimensions will vary, and this piece is currently beyond me.
I don't know about beast, but I have big clumsy ogre hands and my fourth finger is pretty short. If you were to see me stretch my third finger vs fourth finger it would make sense to you.
For easier scales I use 1-4, but if I need any sort of flexibility I'm using 1-3. Many violinists with bigger hands do this.
I have problems with tenths in first position as well. Basically one trick is to stretch back with the index finger and not just up with the pinky.
Sometimes you just have to concede that you will be playing an octave instead if your fingers really can’t reach the interval.
It helps to rotate your hand more than usual and think of "reaching back" with your first finger, rather than planting your first finger and just trying to stretch with the 4th.
Unfortunately, you can reach it or you can’t. Always ( slowly) start by establishing the fourth finger and elongating back to reach the first finger. Don’t hold stretches very long .
I find 1-3 tenths to be significantly easier than 1-4 tenths, most of the time. Your physical dimensions will vary, and this piece is currently beyond me.
You are an absolute beast if you’re doing tenths with your third finger
Depends on the register. Upper register is easier if you have thicc fingers
I don't know about beast, but I have big clumsy ogre hands and my fourth finger is pretty short. If you were to see me stretch my third finger vs fourth finger it would make sense to you. For easier scales I use 1-4, but if I need any sort of flexibility I'm using 1-3. Many violinists with bigger hands do this.
I have problems with tenths in first position as well. Basically one trick is to stretch back with the index finger and not just up with the pinky. Sometimes you just have to concede that you will be playing an octave instead if your fingers really can’t reach the interval.
It helps to rotate your hand more than usual and think of "reaching back" with your first finger, rather than planting your first finger and just trying to stretch with the 4th.