I'm a deaf violin teacher. I hear by vibrations I'm very happy with the visuals and I can easily lip read. Thank you for your videos! Your pitch is perfect by the way.
I will gladly try this technique. I am a bluegrass Fiddler and started fairly late in life, but I work a lot professionally and struggle to be good. The exercise you gave Where you walk up the entire neck in a scale has helped me immensely.
I wished I had had such a teacher in studying times. Now you give very good insights making me still being able to develop. Thank you for this great work 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Something I do sometimes that is in the same genre as this and is a suggestion that you asked for, is that I play the bowing backward. This makes it much easier when you switch back to your normal bowing.
@@DanielKurganov Hello Daniel. Nice tips you give. I like this one about playing a passage an octave higher (and most importantly you explain why)... The following is a technique I often use : with a left hand passage or run, I will do it all in one big bow (let's say down) like in one big breath... then the same run (passage) in an up bow. In reality the correct bowing will be either down or up, but playing both sort of evens out or balances our bowing so that we sing equally well in both directions...
I love your channel 😃 can you please make a video of how you make your videos outstanding? How you edit your video, what camera/ lighting and microphone 😃
Thank you very much! I run a production company, so I am glad to have been able to combine efforts here:) so it seems I will have to make such a video soon!
Your videos are truly awesome and the advice is fantastic, thank you so much for posting. Practising tricky semiquaver passages, using a variety of rhythms is one thing I do. Also I sometimes practise a whole passage using open strings only, to help me focus on string crossings is another. In order to really establish a sense of physical balance I might try practising a passage being deliberately 'unbalanced', so I practise standing on one leg, and then the other. The passage should then feel a lot easier standing evenly balanced on both.
Thanks man! Oh and that's a perfect example for this. Try combining this method with a heavy metal practice must, and maybe under-rosining your bow. No pain, no gain 😜
Love your channel! Thanks for sharing! one of my tips which might sound completely bonkers is to sing or hum the next note while still playing the previous one. It can be really hard and it somehow makes both hands work in a much more relaxed way and everything feels more joined up and secure when I play the passage normally afterwards.
It's a simply and out-standing idea! Thank you for sharing! Another endurance exercise I'm trying these days is to play the same passage with the same notes in different positions trying to keep the position I choose as long as possible. I don't know if I explain it well... Any way it's very goof for mastering the keyboard. Furthermore it was suggested by Tartini to his pupil Maddalena Lombardini, so it's also a historical exercise,
I once put a wrist brace on my bow arm so I could play only in the lower half of the bow. It isolated my finger joints on the bow change and my elbow had to compensate as well. My friends looked at me weird by I got a lot out of it!
That’s very interesting! Maybe next try just marking the bow with a piece of chalk. There is always a balance to be achieved with those sorts of experiments. The training mode is maximized when we can interfere as little as possible with the highest amount of feedback/results. It’s important to maintain agency, or else we end up like the guy with that device that electrocutes your abs :) thanks for watching!
May i say something for vibrato practice in general? I am not a fan of practicing vibrato in slowmotion like you showed at 7:06. You never vibrate like that in tempo. So I would recommend instead of playing two differnt seperate notes playing it more like a round sinus wave or like a sirene. Once I got that tip and tried, my vibrato sound became instantly better.
Thanks for the comment! You are correct that the slow wide vibrato is not the one we will use, however it’s crucial in establishing the flexibility and proper placement of the fingers/hand on a given note/position/string. I think of it as both a diagnostic tool, as well as an exercise that establishes the range/flexibility subsequently allowing for tightening of the amplitude of the vibrato as needed for actual playing. The danger of not doing that, and of doing the more rigid “2-note” exercises is that they can promote tense vibrato. I used to do a lot of that stuff and personally find it detrimental now. however, 2 things about that: 1. We learn in phases. Sometimes we need to spend a week/month/years playing a certain way or focusing on a certain way of doing something, and then at the right time we need to pivot and do it a different way. This is how true progress works in my opinion. It’s very nonlinear, and often consists of alternating opposites. 2. Everyone has different physique regarding vibrato. It’s definitely the case that some types of exercises will work only for some people. Ultimately you have to follow your ear and listen to your body, and everything will be ok! Cheers :)
Daniel, I love your channel. Learned so much! I did A live feed of violin practice for 90 days, and in my recap I talk about this channel as one of the helpful ones I used. Hope you get a chance check it out! It’s called “What I learned after 90 days of violin practice recap”.
Eliza Halbrook thank you! Unfortunately I have long neck like Daniel and I change chinrest often but it’s time to find the right set up! Thanks a lot !
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I'm a deaf violin teacher. I hear by vibrations I'm very happy with the visuals and I can easily lip read. Thank you for your videos! Your pitch is perfect by the way.
Daniel, my god. Technique aside - for me, your tone is just jaw dropping.
I agree. But tone is thecnique as well.
I appreciate your insightful videos. They are of the highest quality. You are a true artist-teacher! Thank you.
I appreciate it and am glad you find it useful!
I really like you analytical approach. Ive always maintained violin should first start in 5th position.
I will gladly try this technique. I am a bluegrass Fiddler and started fairly late in life, but I work a lot professionally and struggle to be good. The exercise you gave Where you walk up the entire neck in a scale has helped me immensely.
Beautiful playing! Your playing makes me want to practice more because the way you play is so in tune and light.
Leo Schifrin thanks! I am very glad you feel encouraged!
I wished I had had such a teacher in studying times.
Now you give very good insights making me still being able to develop. Thank you for this great work
💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Great series thank you for uploading!
Thanks!
Something I do sometimes that is in the same genre as this and is a suggestion that you asked for, is that I play the bowing backward. This makes it much easier when you switch back to your normal bowing.
That’s a great one! Nathan Milstein used to do that, except during a performance:)
@@DanielKurganov Hello Daniel. Nice tips you give. I like this one about playing a passage an octave higher (and most importantly you explain why)... The following is a technique I often use : with a left hand passage or run, I will do it all in one big bow (let's say down) like in one big breath... then the same run (passage) in an up bow. In reality the correct bowing will be either down or up, but playing both sort of evens out or balances our bowing so that we sing equally well in both directions...
I love your channel 😃 can you please make a video of how you make your videos outstanding? How you edit your video, what camera/ lighting and microphone 😃
Thank you very much! I run a production company, so I am glad to have been able to combine efforts here:) so it seems I will have to make such a video soon!
Muy agradecido por compartir tu tiempo y sobre todo tus conocimientos. Saludos afectuosos
If you tie a string around the octave you can get the open strings and octave higher as well :)
fantastic!
It's okay to make mistakes during practice...turn your mind back to your practice...you build up awareness and poise. Cool approach!
Exactly!
Your videos are truly awesome and the advice is fantastic, thank you so much for posting. Practising tricky semiquaver passages, using a variety of rhythms is one thing I do. Also I sometimes practise a whole passage using open strings only, to help me focus on string crossings is another. In order to really establish a sense of physical balance I might try practising a passage being deliberately 'unbalanced', so I practise standing on one leg, and then the other. The passage should then feel a lot easier standing evenly balanced on both.
Thank you Fiona. I like your ideas.
This is so fantastic again Daniel!!!! So much clarity in your systematic approach. I ll practise Präludium and Allegro like this tommorrow!!!❤️👏
Thanks man! Oh and that's a perfect example for this. Try combining this method with a heavy metal practice must, and maybe under-rosining your bow. No pain, no gain 😜
Love your channel! Thanks for sharing! one of my tips which might sound completely bonkers is to sing or hum the next note while still playing the previous one. It can be really hard and it somehow makes both hands work in a much more relaxed way and everything feels more joined up and secure when I play the passage normally afterwards.
cool idea! It's important to hear what you play in your mind's ear before you play it.
You're blowin' up!!!
Your advice has been so helpful in doing things more properly on my channel! Let's do some youtube-collaboration soon :)
Great video masterclass series!
It's a simply and out-standing idea! Thank you for sharing! Another endurance exercise I'm trying these days is to play the same passage with the same notes in different positions trying to keep the position I choose as long as possible. I don't know if I explain it well... Any way it's very goof for mastering the keyboard. Furthermore it was suggested by Tartini to his pupil Maddalena Lombardini, so it's also a historical exercise,
Great advice
great LingLing practice
Thanks
Thank you for those helpful videos 💓🙏
What piece are you playing in the intro??? So beautiful I want to play it ;_;
Brahms 2 sonata
Muito bom, super aula!
I once put a wrist brace on my bow arm so I could play only in the lower half of the bow. It isolated my finger joints on the bow change and my elbow had to compensate as well. My friends looked at me weird by I got a lot out of it!
That’s very interesting! Maybe next try just marking the bow with a piece of chalk. There is always a balance to be achieved with those sorts of experiments. The training mode is maximized when we can interfere as little as possible with the highest amount of feedback/results. It’s important to maintain agency, or else we end up like the guy with that device that electrocutes your abs :) thanks for watching!
thank you
Grazie!
May i say something for vibrato practice in general? I am not a fan of practicing vibrato in slowmotion like you showed at 7:06. You never vibrate like that in tempo. So I would recommend instead of playing two differnt seperate notes playing it more like a round sinus wave or like a sirene. Once I got that tip and tried, my vibrato sound became instantly better.
Thanks for the comment! You are correct that the slow wide vibrato is not the one we will use, however it’s crucial in establishing the flexibility and proper placement of the fingers/hand on a given note/position/string. I think of it as both a diagnostic tool, as well as an exercise that establishes the range/flexibility subsequently allowing for tightening of the amplitude of the vibrato as needed for actual playing. The danger of not doing that, and of doing the more rigid “2-note” exercises is that they can promote tense vibrato. I used to do a lot of that stuff and personally find it detrimental now. however, 2 things about that: 1. We learn in phases. Sometimes we need to spend a week/month/years playing a certain way or focusing on a certain way of doing something, and then at the right time we need to pivot and do it a different way. This is how true progress works in my opinion. It’s very nonlinear, and often consists of alternating opposites. 2. Everyone has different physique regarding vibrato. It’s definitely the case that some types of exercises will work only for some people. Ultimately you have to follow your ear and listen to your body, and everything will be ok! Cheers :)
Such sweet tones I guess his violin must cost alot-=worth it!
Hi Daniel, Great explanation. Which string brand do you use in this video? Thanks.
those are Thomastik Rondo strings
What chinrest do you use?
like the ling Ling workout
Can I apply this to orchestral excerpts?
Why not?… but not with the orchestra…; -)
Definitely! In is not practical with some passages, but when it works it really works!
Daniel, I love your channel. Learned so much!
I did A live feed of violin practice for 90 days, and in my recap I talk about this channel as one of the helpful ones I used. Hope you get a chance check it out! It’s called “What I learned after 90 days of violin practice recap”.
I will definitely check it out! Thanks Amy.
What chinrest do you use ?
I think he commented in a different video that he uses the Wave chinrest. I'm looking to buy one soon, you should check out their website :)
Eliza Halbrook thank you! Unfortunately I have long neck like Daniel and I change chinrest often but it’s time to find the right set up! Thanks a lot !