Don't even play a violin but I'm here at 2 am

Lord jesus christ. I’m still extremely new to learning the violin. “This guy knows his stuff” would be a massive understatement. It’s unreal how much he knows when it comes to producing beautiful sound

FUCK THE SHOULDER REST

Unc played F# not F scale

just picked up violin 2 days ago (played for 5 months as a teen, but I play piano at an advanced level). This is coming in super handy! Especially many aspects of violin aren't something I need to think about on a piano, like bowing, bow speed, and bow position on the bridge / fingerboard. I feel like I speak the musical language, but I don't speak the violin dialect (aka "I know this sounds terrible but I don't know why") and this video is helping me bridge the gap!! Thank you for the lovely content!

You went from B flat to F sharp?

Brilliant, succinct, and amazingly helpful; a rare combination on KZbin! Thank you for this.

Your excitement made me want to answer! I don't play violin, but I do play piano. I've been potentially considering trying out violin and this was really interesting to listen to! Thanks for the content :)

Well I suck

Mr Murphy when Karolina becomes a pro as you put it and she will,most people won't be able to afford to buy a ticket to Karollina's concert.Now every person walking by can hear her concert for free.😃

The scale played in 2:19 is Gb, not F.

Heifetz was always ready. I mean just the way he gets up and plays any part of any of the pieces he's teaching. And then there was Milstein who was once asked by Ysaye to play a Paganini Caprice, and he said, "Which one?".

Thank you!

J.heifets: NOW G SHARP MINOR IN FINGERED 3 OCTIVES!

love systems

I really like this systematic approach to scale practice and the content in this channel in general. I am an aspiring amateur cellist and have been increasing my daily scale practice. This method can only help. Thank you.

I have now been playing the the violin for 20 years, and had a teacher who never introduced me to scales. Just playing folkmusic by ear and by notes. I have learned a lot of pieces. Polka, wals, menuettes, Swedish Polska etc, but never played scales. I now have made a difficult change to classical music and now I really know, that I should have learned the scales.

I guess because pros are pros, and I quit playing when I was 15?

Nice one Tobiah. 👊 I’m all for any system that makes truly assimilating all the scales fit into a practical routine.

Tobiah I've been playing violin for 5 years and for the last 6 month i had left shoulder issue like bad. I have a long neck and longest shoulder rest is still not enough so i have to lean my head to the violin not the shoulder like you said. But my shoulder is raising and tensing up really bad and with no luck of success over the last 6 months. and although I try to practice alot my shoulder middle deltoid lateral head and yes I workout Hurts really bad 🤔 Can you help me / any advice !

First of all this is the most Heifetz/Tobiah/Me related video ever lol thanks for this vid. And although I practiced 1 hour of scales everyday well almost I thought I had scales figured out, my teacher gave me a new scale every 6 months! But now you say all 24 scales? am i supposed to play them all behing my teachers back?!

As a pianist I relate what you said about the relationships between playing melodic intervals to sight-reading on the piano. On the fly, an accompanist has to make specific hand shapes that fit the chord or note you're playing in relationship to what notes or chords you did before. For example, a P4 interval played with the 2 and 5 fingers will feel A LOT different than a P4 interval played wit the 3 and 5 fingers. Side note, I love Mendelssohn and my first piano concerto I played was no. 1 in Gm. However, his piano concertos are considered to be on the less-virtuosic side compared to his violin concertos, by which I understand can be very difficult to play competently. Funny thing, because he was primarily a pianist and was a piano prodigy, even though he was an accomplished violinist. On another side note, I am learning violin because I am teaching orchestra and your videos are my primary resource on everything violin. I love your critiques, philosophies, and you make the audience aware of your specific biases. I wish music academia shared your approach, which is similar to my approach. Academia is full of tenured blowhards who are jaded who are closed minded. Cheers!

Last year I sat in on a classical jam session at a local violin shop. (I was playing horn). I suggested that we play something in the Dorian mode, and one of the violinists groaned upon hearing that request. "OH NO, modes!" 😂

Curious to hear what you think of the scale book by Elisabeta Gilels. Thank you! 🙏🏻🎻

The greatest fiddle player ever was.....my mum!!! - for me at least. She was a competent, amateur, second violin, rising to the level of back row of the second violins in a provincial symphony orchestra. She derived much pleasure from playing, especially in quartets at home, just for fun. Who could ever beat that? It is because of her that I love the violin. I may not play it, but I love it.

Hahaha simply asking for a like suddenly increased the like to view ratio to 1:4, that is actually insane Also how do you even double harmonics? Like actually how

Enjoyed this video. THANKS I m going to expand the time i spend on scales practice.

I had an online violin teacher for 6 months and we started with Carl Flesh C major. He said once I had mastered that one, then we would move on to a different key…we never moved on to a different key and I gave up having lessons. 😢

I'm an intermediate student and i'm using Barbara Barber's Scales for Young Violinists. it covers everything you said to practise, but in 2 octaves. After finish it i can jump straight to flesch scale system?

Great idea! What a fantastic system for practicing scales! I love the organization!

Overcomplication. Ricci says you just need three contact points. Kato Havas describes the tiny pinky being expected to control the long stick as 'unfair'.

Thank you for sharing!

wow. that is really off.

Thanx! 😊

High pressure won't allow to play fast. Sooner or later you will realise that you don't have to press so hard

As a former UK 'peripatetic' violin teacher (meaning going to several schools each week to give lessons) love your post, I agree about Oistrach...I kept trying to ditch hated shoulder rests and finally succeeded when I realised that the first step is find the right chin rest, then it brcomes easy...

Thank you for sharing this video! I have seen many of your videos and all of them are helpful!

Super instruction. Very helpful. Thank you

I WISH teachers emphasized the importance of these techniques more, im 28 and I've played for 24 years and nobody once mentioned longevity. Great video, I'll definitely be going through your other stuff!

The reason I searched for thumb position was due to watching Ray Chen utilizing the "old style " position. Thanks Murphy.

matur suksma😊

Hey, thanks for the info. A relaxed shoulder is by far the most essential, but the most forgotten and overlooked technique. Your reminder and style of teaching got me right back on track!

Amazing video, you helped a lot! Thanks e God bless you!

Total beginner here. I loved this. One trivial thing: it's "hierarchy" not "heirarchy"

Have you played on a violin that costs more than a house with a bow that costs as much as a hypercar? It makes a huge difference.

I don't see him saying "you should not do wrist vibrato", but more like stating his own preference on the matter. It is totally valid for a violinist to choose arm vibrato as the main method. Though, It is almost impossible to ONLY do arm vibrato and you'll probably end up with a mix of arm and wrist movement anyway

I’m struggling with vibrato. Playing is comfortable, shifting is comfortable, but, with the two points of contact on my left hand as you demonstrated, I am too anchored to the fingerboard to vibrate. I can only do so with my thumb shifted underneath, but then the whole violin is less supported.

I had to ditch the shoulder rest. I was having a lot of pain with one.

What is the brand name of your chin rest, if you don’t mind. Great video. 😊

Mr. Murphy you give me the absolute shites (I'm Australian so please understand that I'm complimenting you NOT degrading you) as you make things that are very difficult for me look so easy. Then again I have a B mus. in performance from Sydney Conservatorium in classical guitar and might do the reverse for you in that regard. I find double stops so difficult, am an intermediate violin player but fingered double stops really get me. I'll get them one day, of that I'm sure as I practice properly, have a good teacher and work hard at getting to where I need to be. You have a great channel and deserve all the accolades given you. Keep up the good work and thank you !!