I once heard that if you switch hands when the violin, guitar or any other instrument that each hand has a separate task, it enhances your technical capabilities in music, general technique, and is good for your brain, is that so?
asked Apr 16, 2013 at 13:44
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4I would guess that it's fun as a mental exercise, but I'm not sure it would make any difference in your technique, since you're doing the exact opposite of the regular technique.– ecline6Commented Apr 16, 2013 at 15:16
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1If I switch my hands on guitar I'm completely and utterly useless. I'm normally alright with swapping on other tasks (at one point I could throw a baseball properly with my off hand/arm) but I think spending time on this would just be a waste.– user28Commented Apr 17, 2013 at 17:58
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2It would be interesting to see the links to the original scientific data related to the question. The question is great.– Sergey S.Commented Apr 17, 2013 at 18:09
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The only times I find myself doing this is when, as a teacher, I need to remember how it was to be a beginner. I don't think this is a particularly bad idea but I reckon there's much more useful ways to spend your practice time.
As a side-note:
This is just my opinion but I never really understood why would people play guitar left handed. The left hand is actually the one that does most of the work so lefties benefits from playing right-handed guitars.
