〖Mel Bay's Finger Gymnastics (by Charles Chapman)〗(Mel Bay's 手指操练)

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〖Mel Bay's Finger Gymnastics (by Charles Chapman)〗
Introduction
　　Finger gymnastics is a term used for warm-ups, stretching, and any type of practice exercise that develops technique and stamina while preventing music-related injuries. Everyone has a special warm-up regimen and many guitarists use the warm-up as a type of meditation that not only warms the muscles, but also places the mind in the proper perspective to create and perform at its best. The exercises in this book are time-tested and will keep your technique at its optimum while helping to insure injury-free performance. The entire text is not meant to be played daily. Pick and choose the exercises which you feel will be the most beneficial. The exception is chapter I which should become a part of your daily lifetime practice routine.
　　Most musicians will suffer from numerous music-related injuries during their career; 99.9% of these can be avoided. Just adhere to the few basic suggestions below.
　　I.Always practice in a consistent manner and try to slowly build up your stamina. Even though it is very difficult, practice for the same amount of time every day. Not touching your instrument for three days and then practicing for six hours is an invitation to injury. The great artists who practice ten hours a day have built up to it. It's like athletics; you don't start out running a marathon.
　　II.Never practice the same exercise for long periods of time. If you need to build technique in a certain area, alternate between three or four different types of exercises. Building up one set of muscles can cause an imbalance in your muscular/skeletal system which can lead to great discomfort.
　　III.Be careful when switching between instruments. If you play a solid body guitar with light string gauges and suddenly switch to an acoustic guitar with high action and much heavier strings, beware. Build up to playing your new instrument over a long period of time or problems will occur. Believe it or not, the same applies when going from a guitar with high　action and heavy strings to a guitar with low action and light strings. Switching to a guitar　　with nylon strings or to an electric bass, mandolin, banjo or other instrument can cause　problems as well, so proceed with caution. If you play these instruments frequently it is　generally not a problem; only when you play these instruments on an occasional basis will this problem rear its ugly head.
　　IV. Use a good quality, wide, preferably leather strap—especially if you play a heavy instrument. It always amazes me how guitarists will spend a lot of money on an instrument only to hang it over their shoulder on something akin to a piece of rope. A good quality strap not only looks good, but can prevent problems down the road that are often misdiagnosed and can impede your musical development.
　　Besides warming up your muscles and limbering up your tendons, these basic exercises will improve your technique in both hands. You will become more accurate, increase the speed at which you can execute your lines, and develop better independence between your left and right hand.
　　Stay healthy, warm-up and stretch, or the rest of the world may never enjoy what you're capable of achieving.
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〖Mel Bay's Finger Gymnastics (by Charles Chapman)〗