This is a fantastic, fun exercise that anyone can do! My son (who is 8 and plays the violin) and I (who do not play anything) now play it as a warm up before practice. Thank you so much!! I feel everyone who study violin should really do this, even if it's only for 2 minutes a day.
It would be a privilege to receive classes from you, many of your contributions have been very useful. You are my favorite violin teacher on RUclips, I hope your channel grows a lot. Greetings from Medellin, Colombia.
Perhaps, there is a way for you to do that. I teach at UNT String Summer Institute and other places. What is your level of playing? (You can always contact me via my website if you are serious about such studies.) Best of luck ~
@@ViolinClassUSA I have an intermediate - advanced level with the violin (I feel very attracted to the work of ysaye, prokofiev, bartok and some exotic pieces in the repertoire) It would be a long story to tell you my path with the violin through the comment box... what is clear is my great love for music. I insist that it would be an honor to receive classes from you, I know I can learn a lot from the Russian way for violin technique. Sorry for the bad english, can i contact you by your website? Thank you
I have been doing finger patterns whilst watching You Tube videos, trying to 'cement' the finger patterns into my brain and the idea of flashing the finger pattern is brilliant. 😁
i realised the distance between the fingers of your fully stretched hand and mine is different, yours is more and i guess thats because of the long time in violin practicing... I'm a 22 year old self learner and your videos are really legit. I am following different teachers for different things, thats how i came across your videos and I'm really grateful for the very basics you teach. Especially the left hand frame, finger positions and milstein excercise! (i can feel the difference in my hand and i can play more accurately than before) thank you very much master! your videos are really helpful for beginners and experienced violinists too 🙇🏻♀️🩷
Certainly agree with your approach. My teacher, the Hungarian-American virtuoso Robert Gerle, outlined a similar approach in his book "The Art of Practising the Violin" [Practice with an "S" because the book was published in the UK.] He codified it, put a number to each position to facilitate communications between student and teacher and, like you, emphasized "pre-thinking" what position you will use in an upcoming sequence. I don't remember him mentioning anything like the "flash", a concept I like. Gerle taught me this before he wrote his book. (I like to joke that maybe he wrote the book BECAUSE of having taught me.) Before he introduced this concept to me my intonation was quite haphazard. I am always thinking finger patterns before executing a passage!
You were lucky to study with such an excellent professor - Good for you. The "flashing" concept is purely mine - I have not seen it or read it before I started using it. It is especially useful for high-level players, obviously.
What a fantastic exercise. I have trouble with moving the third finger next to the fourth. The fourth tries to move next to the third. I will go through this exercise before each practice. Thank you
You seem like a perfectionist (at least in this case)! Please do not stress yourself needlessly: the third finger does NOT move toward the fourth! If you watch carefully, I go to the "34" position after being in "23" position and it LOOKS like I am moving my third toward the fourth, but in fact, I am moving my third to the "open" position while moving the fourth next to it :)
I play Guitar and Banjo and am Just starting out with violin. When I first picked up the violin and played notes (guided by a DVD I had) I could reach the stings while trying to contort my hand and thought I was probably physically unable to play the violin.. Your finger patterns and left hand positioning videos have helped, and the gentle way you present the ideas are an encouragement. Thank you
Those exercises are quite interesting. Not that easy to execute even though I'm a professional musician. I'll be using those to relax my left hand and to relearn to relax it. I've been dealing with that problem since my car accident several years ago.
Now that's difficult! I strongly suspect that those of us not blessed with natural talent don't have innate coordination at anything like the level of those who make quick progress. In your experience, how far can this be developed by this type of exercise, and how far do we simply have to accept our inbuilt limitations?
With that mindset... You won't progress much. Even if you don't see instant progress, without a doubt you are advancing little by little and this little excercise, as everything in life, can be learned by anyone with enough discipline and dedication. Maybe some are faster learners than others in some things but don't let that stop you.
@Tullochgorum - one can develop QUITE far with this exercise. I could not do many of these when I was first shown them, either. (I persevered.) The question of "natural talent" vs "inbuilt limitation" is impossible to answer until a considerable chunk of time/effort has been used to achieve a certain goal.
@@ViolinClassUSA You make a good point. It's easy to forget that even when you see a 12 year old prodigy they have probably been working hard for 6 years so we shouldn't set artificial limitations for ourselves. As a very late starter I'm not exactly aiming for a gig at the Carnegie in any case, but we can all work intelligently to make the best of what we have. Even when we do hit our limits, as amateurs we can have a lot of fun with music without playing Paganini. And as we age, this kind of exercise should be very beneficial for keeping the CNS healthy, never mind the musical benefits...
@@ViolinClassUSA PS - you've reminded me about this guy - a musician who has developed the idea of finger exercises to the ultimate. You've inspired me to give it a try. The videos look tacky, but he seems to be well respected by health professionals and the approach looks systematic. Perhaps some of your students would find this interesting. ruclips.net/video/CSevnCxzcCc/видео.html www.handhealth.com/founder
Thank you. Violin pedagogy was one of the qualifications that I received when graduating from The Moscow Conservatory. But my more than a "graduate degree" comes from 31 years of teaching :)
This is a problem of coordination between your brain and your hand... Try to find the way to "fool" your brain into sending the correct command rather than simply trying or forcing it.
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This is wonderful. I hope to be pro in 187 more years.
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This is a fantastic, fun exercise that anyone can do! My son (who is 8 and plays the violin) and I (who do not play anything) now play it as a warm up before practice. Thank you so much!! I feel everyone who study violin should really do this, even if it's only for 2 minutes a day.
It would be a privilege to receive classes from you, many of your contributions have been very useful. You are my favorite violin teacher on RUclips, I hope your channel grows a lot. Greetings from Medellin, Colombia.
Perhaps, there is a way for you to do that. I teach at UNT String Summer Institute and other places. What is your level of playing? (You can always contact me via my website if you are serious about such studies.) Best of luck ~
@@ViolinClassUSA I have an intermediate - advanced level with the violin (I feel very attracted to the work of ysaye, prokofiev, bartok and some exotic pieces in the repertoire) It would be a long story to tell you my path with the violin through the comment box... what is clear is my great love for music.
I insist that it would be an honor to receive classes from you, I know I can learn a lot from the Russian way for violin technique.
Sorry for the bad english, can i contact you by your website?
Thank you
I have been doing finger patterns whilst watching You Tube videos, trying to 'cement' the finger patterns into my brain and the idea of flashing the finger pattern is brilliant. 😁
i realised the distance between the fingers of your fully stretched hand and mine is different, yours is more and i guess thats because of the long time in violin practicing... I'm a 22 year old self learner and your videos are really legit. I am following different teachers for different things, thats how i came across your videos and I'm really grateful for the very basics you teach. Especially the left hand frame, finger positions and milstein excercise!
(i can feel the difference in my hand and i can play more accurately than before)
thank you very much master! your videos are really helpful for beginners and experienced violinists too 🙇🏻♀️🩷
From the mind to the head.
Thank you !
Certainly agree with your approach. My teacher, the Hungarian-American virtuoso Robert Gerle, outlined a similar approach in his book "The Art of Practising the Violin" [Practice with an "S" because the book was published in the UK.] He codified it, put a number to each position to facilitate communications between student and teacher and, like you, emphasized "pre-thinking" what position you will use in an upcoming sequence. I don't remember him mentioning anything like the "flash", a concept I like. Gerle taught me this before he wrote his book. (I like to joke that maybe he wrote the book BECAUSE of having taught me.) Before he introduced this concept to me my intonation was quite haphazard. I am always thinking finger patterns before executing a passage!
You were lucky to study with such an excellent professor - Good for you. The "flashing" concept is purely mine - I have not seen it or read it before I started using it. It is especially useful for high-level players, obviously.
I love your videos. They are so helpful and efficient. I just love 'em.❤
Wow these are great exercises to warm up with.... spend a few minutes before practice
Thanks Dr. Bushkova!
Nice to have you among my subscribers, Schyler ~
I'm so love this video, help me a lot! thank you very much.
What a fantastic exercise. I have trouble with moving the third finger next to the fourth. The fourth tries to move next to the third. I will go through this exercise before each practice. Thank you
You seem like a perfectionist (at least in this case)!
Please do not stress yourself needlessly: the third finger does NOT move toward the fourth! If you watch carefully, I go to the "34" position after being in "23" position and it LOOKS like I am moving my third toward the fourth, but in fact, I am moving my third to the "open" position while moving the fourth next to it :)
I play Guitar and Banjo and am Just starting out with violin. When I first picked up the violin and played notes (guided by a DVD I had) I could reach the stings while trying to contort my hand and thought I was probably physically unable to play the violin.. Your finger patterns and left hand positioning videos have helped, and the gentle way you present the ideas are an encouragement. Thank you
Thank you very much Professor Bushkova. I’m looking forward to finding out the next steps!
Wow!! It's great!!! Thank you for sharing Julia!! Í start to practice that!!!
Thank you so much
Excellent
спасибо! занимательно
God Bless You 😇❣️
This is quite difficult but I will keep practicing:)
You are blessed with a very long 4th finger ! It is a great advantage for you . Unfortunately mine is quite short
Mine is very short too :(
Do not despair. The main issue is not the length of the fourth finger per se but the proportion between the3d and 4th fingers.
F…! Awesome!!! And I don’t even play violin. But regardless I’m gonna watch all of it anyway. 🥰
Hahaaa it's quite difficult...I am struggling to do some of them but I'll try to practice when I'm on the way to work :)
She has great violin hands!
Great for Piano too!
I've always been able to do that since I was a kid but I had no idea it would be useful someday :D
😁
Those exercises are quite interesting. Not that easy to execute even though I'm a professional musician. I'll be using those to relax my left hand and to relearn to relax it. I've been dealing with that problem since my car accident several years ago.
it seemed easy for me but that might just be because I'm a star trek fan and was practicing the split pattern way before I ever touched a violin
Hahaha - here you go!
0:56 Oh my Lord! Look at your hand!! Your pinky finger is almost as long as your index finger. Your hand is magnificent!
It is an optical illusion. My pinky is quite short, by violin standards.
Now that's difficult! I strongly suspect that those of us not blessed with natural talent don't have innate coordination at anything like the level of those who make quick progress. In your experience, how far can this be developed by this type of exercise, and how far do we simply have to accept our inbuilt limitations?
With that mindset... You won't progress much. Even if you don't see instant progress, without a doubt you are advancing little by little and this little excercise, as everything in life, can be learned by anyone with enough discipline and dedication. Maybe some are faster learners than others in some things but don't let that stop you.
@Tullochgorum - one can develop QUITE far with this exercise. I could not do many of these when I was first shown them, either. (I persevered.) The question of "natural talent" vs "inbuilt limitation" is impossible to answer until a considerable chunk of time/effort has been used to achieve a certain goal.
@@ViolinClassUSA You make a good point. It's easy to forget that even when you see a 12 year old prodigy they have probably been working hard for 6 years so we shouldn't set artificial limitations for ourselves.
As a very late starter I'm not exactly aiming for a gig at the Carnegie in any case, but we can all work intelligently to make the best of what we have.
Even when we do hit our limits, as amateurs we can have a lot of fun with music without playing Paganini. And as we age, this kind of exercise should be very beneficial for keeping the CNS healthy, never mind the musical benefits...
@@ViolinClassUSA PS - you've reminded me about this guy - a musician who has developed the idea of finger exercises to the ultimate. You've inspired me to give it a try. The videos look tacky, but he seems to be well respected by health professionals and the approach looks systematic. Perhaps some of your students would find this interesting.
ruclips.net/video/CSevnCxzcCc/видео.html
www.handhealth.com/founder
♡♡ wow
Do you have a graduate degree on violin pedagogy? You are awesome
Thank you. Violin pedagogy was one of the qualifications that I received when graduating from The Moscow Conservatory. But my more than a "graduate degree" comes from 31 years of teaching :)
My pinky wants to follow the other fingers when they join. I have to bring it back every time.
my hand died LOL wahahahha
I can't make the pairs. Any suggestions.
Have you figured it out? It is a coordination issue.
@@ViolinClassUSA Thanks for replying. I can make all other patterns except the pairs.
i wonder if Spock played violin?
Thanks to Star Trek I can easily do :)
Cant do pairs😔
This is a problem of coordination between your brain and your hand... Try to find the way to "fool" your brain into sending the correct command rather than simply trying or forcing it.
@@ViolinClassUSA thanks for the advice 🖖
attention！
Yifan, nice to see you - yes, keep your attention on these things :)
Pair is difficult
It was for me, too, when my father told me I had to learn to do it...