Thank you so much for giving us such precious help! You're my favorite living violinist, and it's nice to have the opportunity to learn somethings with your videos. Thank you!!!
Hi? Augustin Hadelich?? I'm your big fan from Korea~!~! You're my favorite violinist, and It's so grateful to have the opportunity to learn useful things with you. Thank you so much~!~!
so many reasons why your sound is so beautiful, clear and unique. i know very little about being a violinist (i studied the piano - so i know why someone can be such a good pianist). these short lessons are so incredible and interesting to me. and you are so into your music, so enthusiastic - i love it. :) and, for pete’s sake, how do you do the Rubik’s cube? it’s like calculus to me. i try it snd get absolutely no where. LOL keep yourself and tour friends safe. 🌷✨🌿🌸🌱🌼🌷
That's awesome, I would have never thought of that second position tip, but it makes so much sense. I'm going to try applying it to some pieces I've been practicing lately that have a lot of 1st and 3rd shifts
Most people (including myself) are very weak in 2nd position...you are completely right! I have just started working on 2nd position since a year ago and I already see how useful it is and how easier things will be!
Thanks for the great tips. I found the one about using the thumb second position without actually shifting helpful in playing C and C# with the fourth finger on the E string without shifting
Hei Augustin, thank you so much for your precious advices! If it is okay to you, can you please please please please do a masterclass video with the projection of the sound from the right hand? I mean from what elements it is formed the sound, how to obtain different colours and to be audible even when you play with the orchestra as a soloist, what is the difference of the sound from when you play chamber music and soloist music and how to obtain it? Thank you!!!
That’s so interesting! Thanks, Augustin 🙏 And exactly what a top orchestral player once told me: to make friends with the second position because, for her it was the most useful one, especially when having to play fast passages and when sight reading… I bet she too would take Second Position on to a deserted island :)
I heard Joseph Fuchs several times say that the fingerings in most editions were intended for amateurs. Avoiding 2nd position is a pretty good clue to that type.
You don't use shoulder rest like many great violinists. Maybe the approach is different according to whether students use or not the shoulder rest. I saw your performance of Paganini conerto and it was absolutely amazing.
Very illuminating and revealing! Thank you for generously sharing the secrets of your amazing technique and profound artistry. Your point on using the second position was a hallelujah moment for me! My sincere wish is for you to someday revise, edit, and update the standard repertoire of the violin with your enlightened 21st century fingerings while respecting the original intentions of the composers. It’s almost criminal to me how many of the great violinists and pedagogues of the past have distorted the original works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and others, with their own technically-efficient, unmusical fingerings and liberal use of slurs and other bowings that were never intended nor written in the original score by the composers.
Thank you!! I have a couple of questions about sautille. How do you control sautille for a long time and with a lot of string crossings? How do you change dynamics and add things like accents during sautille?
I'll talk a bit about spiccato and sautillé in episodes 15 and 16 (this was originally a facebook/instagram series so it's further along there right now - although youtube is catching up :-)
Fantástico, a segunda posição realmente é bem útil, até pouco tempo não gostava muito de tocar nessa região, mas estou vendo que ela trás muito mais praticidade e menos gasto de energia em vários casos!
Nice to know I was using your same fingering for thirds scale with first and second position. I actually think one big problem with the "positions" approach (which is used by every teacher) is that it kinda make the left hand and the mind stiffer. Left hand has to be much more flexible than just going from position A to position B making sure you keep the thumb parallel to the second finger. As always it's great to have you post these videos. Now gotta practice, thank you maestro!
Dear Maestro! Tell us about the episode with third scales in Karmen fantasy. It's hard to play in fast temp. I often feel my hand get tired. How can I learn this episode without undue stress? Thank you
Hi Augustin, my thumb and index finger on my bow hand usually feel stiff if I play for a long time and I just can't hold the bow comfortably and be "locked-in" but relaxed for a long time. Do you have any tips on that? Thank you so much for these videos!
Thank you ! i have a question regarding a realistic Practice Plan for a 4 (5, or 6) year old child that later should be world class violinist. how many hours a day should he practice and what are in your oppionion the most important etudes / technical exercises that he should not miss in the following years ? i would really appreciate an answer as i think a lot of parents wish their child goes to world class level, but the approach regarding practice plan are not always the best. Thank you
Maestro are you going to give masterclasses once this pandemic is ended? Please if you ever will do masterclasses post about it on your social medias and youtube cause I would audition for them very happily and I really don't want to miss the occasion
dear Augustin, very often, I see your hand, being quite distant from the fingerboard ( das Grundglied des Zeigefingers hat keinen Kontakt zum Griffbrett ) in low positions. Do you feel comfortable doing that? Because for me, the contact to the fingerboard gives me a certain orientation and hold. Especially with the thumb on the other side .And I don´t know an other violinist, who does this as well.
Do you find the thumb leading your shifts is related to the fact you’re not using a shoulder rest? I have a more relaxed relationship with the thumb when using one.
Hi Augustin! Great videos! Quick question about what you said in your shifting video. You said that you usually do not move your thumb at the same time when you shift up. What is the reason for that? Instead you lead with fingers first or sometimes thumb first but not together. What is a disadvantage in that? Thank you!
on the way up I usually lead with my fingers (not by much, and sometimes it's almost at the same time as the thumb -- but the fact that the thumb is behind helps me keep the orientation of where to stop the fingers). On the way down I lead with my thumb -- the reason is that it tells my fingers where to stop shifting. When both thumb and fingers move at the same time, it makes the movement more sudden and perhaps slightly harder to know exactly where to stop. But I'm not suggesting to never do this, only to realize that sometimes it can be useful to not shift with thumb and fingers together, but rather lead with one or the other.
Thank you for your reply! I did not notice that it was more sudden when shifting with both (after I saw your video and started to experiment), but it was good to see your reasoning! Thank you and I hope to see you play with us at New World Symphony again!
2nd position. my new favorite position.
Thank you so much for giving us such precious help! You're my favorite living violinist, and it's nice to have the opportunity to learn somethings with your videos. Thank you!!!
No wonder your left hand moves so smoothly and simply, and your whole style looks so effortless! You're barely shifting at all! I love this series!!
WOW! Awesome!
Woah that tip about the thumb not shifting is a million dollar secret!
I cant believe how you managed to describe this complex topic so good.. top level teaching..
Hi? Augustin Hadelich?? I'm your big fan from Korea~!~!
You're my favorite violinist, and It's so grateful to have the opportunity to learn useful things with you. Thank you so much~!~!
Can't wait till covid is over and we can see you in concert again! thanks as always Augustin.
so many reasons why your sound is so beautiful, clear and unique. i know very little about being a violinist (i studied the piano - so i know why someone can be such a good pianist). these short lessons are so incredible and interesting to me. and you are so into your music, so enthusiastic - i love it. :) and, for pete’s sake, how do you do the Rubik’s cube? it’s like calculus to me. i try it snd get absolutely no where. LOL keep yourself and tour friends safe. 🌷✨🌿🌸🌱🌼🌷
Leaving the thumb and stretching... yes
That's awesome, I would have never thought of that second position tip, but it makes so much sense. I'm going to try applying it to some pieces I've been practicing lately that have a lot of 1st and 3rd shifts
Thank you for this!
You are amazing Agustin… Thannk you so much!!!
Most people (including myself) are very weak in 2nd position...you are completely right! I have just started working on 2nd position since a year ago and I already see how useful it is and how easier things will be!
Hi Augustin, can you give some tips to small hand, and 10ths please?
Thanks for the great tips. I found the one about using the thumb second position without actually shifting helpful in playing C and C# with the fourth finger on the E string without shifting
This videos are giving me that extra push to want to practice better! Thank you for your sharing your advice, Augustin! Stay safe.
Hei Augustin, thank you so much for your precious advices! If it is okay to you, can you please please please please do a masterclass video with the projection of the sound from the right hand? I mean from what elements it is formed the sound, how to obtain different colours and to be audible even when you play with the orchestra as a soloist, what is the difference of the sound from when you play chamber music and soloist music and how to obtain it? Thank you!!!
Your the best! Very unique analysis and techniques that I have never heard before. Thanks so much
That’s so interesting! Thanks, Augustin 🙏
And exactly what a top orchestral player once told me: to make friends with the second position because, for her it was the most useful one, especially when having to play fast passages and when sight reading…
I bet she too would take Second Position on to a deserted island :)
I heard Joseph Fuchs several times say that the fingerings in most editions were intended for amateurs. Avoiding 2nd position is a pretty good clue to that type.
Sadly, relying on printed fingerings can lead to years of struggling with inefficient fingering patterns. As guideposts they can be quite misleading.
I'am Brazilian and love your videos
You is My inspiration
thank u so much
Wow! Amazing shifting tips!
You don't use shoulder rest like many great violinists. Maybe the approach is different according to whether students use or not the shoulder rest.
I saw your performance of Paganini conerto and it was absolutely amazing.
Very illuminating and revealing! Thank you for generously sharing the secrets of your amazing technique and profound artistry. Your point on using the second position was a hallelujah moment for me! My sincere wish is for you to someday revise, edit, and update the standard repertoire of the violin with your enlightened 21st century fingerings while respecting the original intentions of the composers. It’s almost criminal to me how many of the great violinists and pedagogues of the past have distorted the original works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and others, with their own technically-efficient, unmusical fingerings and liberal use of slurs and other bowings that were never intended nor written in the original score by the composers.
Thank you!! I have a couple of questions about sautille. How do you control sautille for a long time and with a lot of string crossings? How do you change dynamics and add things like accents during sautille?
I'll talk a bit about spiccato and sautillé in episodes 15 and 16 (this was originally a facebook/instagram series so it's further along there right now - although youtube is catching up :-)
Fantástico, a segunda posição realmente é bem útil, até pouco tempo não gostava muito de tocar nessa região, mas estou vendo que ela trás muito mais praticidade e menos gasto de energia em vários casos!
thank you for your time .. your explanations and the simplest I've seen in a while! please keep up this amazing work! exellent!
Nice to know I was using your same fingering for thirds scale with first and second position. I actually think one big problem with the "positions" approach (which is used by every teacher) is that it kinda make the left hand and the mind stiffer. Left hand has to be much more flexible than just going from position A to position B making sure you keep the thumb parallel to the second finger.
As always it's great to have you post these videos. Now gotta practice, thank you maestro!
Great content! love your work 🙏🙏🙏
Amazing thirds ! Perhaps you could do a future video about double stops ?
Thank you so much !!!!
Lol the second position on a desert island
Thank you!
Excelent man as violinist
holy christ, this guy is smart as hell
i see now the real difference between them and us
thanks man, you´re saving my life with all these advices, and for free holy shit. i owe you my soul
Very good !!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Bravo!!!
Dear Maestro! Tell us about the episode with third scales in Karmen fantasy. It's hard to play in fast temp. I often feel my hand get tired. How can I learn this episode without undue stress? Thank you
Hi Augustin, my thumb and index finger on my bow hand usually feel stiff if I play for a long time and I just can't hold the bow comfortably and be "locked-in" but relaxed for a long time. Do you have any tips on that? Thank you so much for these videos!
Think of the bow as just resting in your hand, and make sure your fingers are curved
Thank you ! i have a question regarding a realistic Practice Plan for a 4 (5, or 6) year old child that later should be world class violinist. how many hours a day should he practice and what are in your oppionion the most important etudes / technical exercises that he should not miss in the following years ? i would really appreciate an answer as i think a lot of parents wish their child goes to world class level, but the approach regarding practice plan are not always the best. Thank you
super helpful 👏🏼👌🏼
Maestro are you going to give masterclasses once this pandemic is ended? Please if you ever will do masterclasses post about it on your social medias and youtube cause I would audition for them very happily and I really don't want to miss the occasion
Can you make a Video about playing without shoulder rest?
very beautiful!
dear Augustin, very often, I see your hand, being quite distant from the fingerboard ( das Grundglied des Zeigefingers hat keinen Kontakt zum Griffbrett ) in low positions. Do you feel comfortable doing that? Because for me, the contact to the fingerboard gives me a certain orientation and hold. Especially with the thumb on the other side .And I don´t know an other violinist, who does this as well.
How about "shifting" to a crazy virtuoso performance of Piazzolla's Libertango?!! Have some fun!
Holy shit that thirds...
Do you find the thumb leading your shifts is related to the fact you’re not using a shoulder rest? I have a more relaxed relationship with the thumb when using one.
Your choice of position to take to a dessert island . LOL 🤣
Genio!
Hi Augustin! Great videos!
Quick question about what you said in your shifting video. You said that you usually do not move your thumb at the same time when you shift up. What is the reason for that? Instead you lead with fingers first or sometimes thumb first but not together. What is a disadvantage in that?
Thank you!
on the way up I usually lead with my fingers (not by much, and sometimes it's almost at the same time as the thumb -- but the fact that the thumb is behind helps me keep the orientation of where to stop the fingers). On the way down I lead with my thumb -- the reason is that it tells my fingers where to stop shifting.
When both thumb and fingers move at the same time, it makes the movement more sudden and perhaps slightly harder to know exactly where to stop. But I'm not suggesting to never do this, only to realize that sometimes it can be useful to not shift with thumb and fingers together, but rather lead with one or the other.
Thank you for your reply! I did not notice that it was more sudden when shifting with both (after I saw your video and started to experiment), but it was good to see your reasoning! Thank you and I hope to see you play with us at New World Symphony again!
Estaria bueno que tenga subtitulos al castellano. Para habla hispana. :)
hmmm the title brings on some conspiracy theories :)))