One can possibly become a great violinist with a concert career even starting at a later age. It all depends on approach and what your goals are

Down beattone following. Thats it.

You deserve way more subs man. Your videos have not only improved my technique but they have also taught me how think better as a person in general

Thank you. Sometimes I saw exercises but knowing which muscle should be the focus is easier.

In my case I do what I like to call ghost practice. By this I mean that sometimes when I'm not practicing, I read the sheet music deciding the positions I'm going to use and move the fingers as I'm playing it at that moment. Personally this makes me learn quicker since at the actual practice I0m not doubting at every note

Love this, thank you. Also - looks you've been out in the sun and working out buddy!

I think this might be the single most important video on youtube that relates to violin technique and should act as the foundation upon which anyone learns to play the violin. You thoroughly and clearly explain the relationship between the violin, the left hand, and the shoulder and how it applies to every aspect of violin playing. I was struggling with a lot of tension in my playing and felt like I was hitting a wall when it came to improving my technique. This video really got to the root of what was holding me back, and ever since I started applying these principles to my playing, my intonation, resonance, and just about every aspect of my technique improved drastically. I used to think that playing without a shoulder rest was a type of witchcraft that only a select few people could do and now I can play without a shoulder rest as easily and naturally as I used to play with one.

Thanks that's easy

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I think I’m one of those students you mentioned at the end who clenches the thumb - any videos on how to work through that?

I play the clarinet. It's similar with the clarinet when a hard passage is approaching my students, wrongly, prepare negatively.

Thanks.

Henri Temianka - founded the Paganini Quartet and imo far outdoes the typical 20th century 'greats'. Famously came 3rs behind Ginette Neveu and David Oistrahk in the first Wieniawski Violin Competition. It seems the comments section is just everyone sharing the endless amounts of 'forgotten' Violinists.

It helps, I can't believe it...thank you so much! Very intelligent presentation!

This video just made me subscribe. The way you explain stuff is goooood

As a Trumpet player... hand shape means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to me. So, I'm forever destined to be a SLOW LEARNER. 😅😅😅

I just found your channel yesterday as I wanted to learn how to hold the bow for the viola (I know not the violin, i like the deeper sound)..... One of your videos, you taught how your students took ALMOST A YEAR learning this. I WANT TO DO THIS, FOLLOW YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. I am two weeks into the viola on my own... Yet I hope to learn as much as I can even through You, despite the your using the violin, I hope this is possible. Your an exceptional teacher, or whom I'm looking for. I've search for hours for every day the past two weeks. I too don't want to settle for mediocre talent.

why do the child stars seem to be playing full sized instruments? am i seeing things?

thank you very much for "bel canto" - now i have a name for what i like.

I’ve been playing violin for 6 years and I still have trouble with the bow

So until the large motor movements are in order, the small won't matter too much.

Thank you!🙏 This video was very helpful!

Yes, that Oistrakh video is superb. I only wish I'd been in the room on that day. What an electrifying performance! Regarding the Suzuki comments: I've done a fair bit of Suzuki pedagogy, training with some of the best in the world and I don't remember anyone suggesting that the neck and chin should be used as a lever. On the contrary a lot of the early setup is focused on soft hands and freedom from tension throughout the body. Setup is done with soft pads and such if needed. A shoulder rest would be a last resort used in rare cases. There's a lot of misinformation about Suzuki pedagogy, and it would be better if people educated themselves before spreading that around. You can find great teachers (and terrible teachers) in any facet of the violin world. There's so much to like about Suzuki pedagogy done right, as it is by thousands of wonderful trainers and teachers throughout the world. Peace, and thanks for bringing great content to KZbin, Murphy Music Academy!

Guys I'm telling you hand shape es muy importante! Thanks Murphy!

veeeery helpfull video ty :)

Nothing like having an instrument that can play in just intonation and you ruin the pure tones by playing the music in an indefinite pitch. Vibrato should be used as an ornament, not a technique!

You forgot to mention to play constant vibrato on every single possible to note mask poor intonation.

If you can learn slowly then you learn quickly

Bro make a hole tutorial of the fucking Coda of the first movement is vary difficult to me to play it at 120 bpm with total control

Excellent video!

Huh, I think I'm aware of hand shapes in theory when it comes to where the fingers should sit, but everything disintegrates because of tension and not yet knowing how the hand part of the hand should be shaped (and the wrist and arm and shoulder, and where the violin should sit to be the most comfortable...)

Hi Debai. Thank you for piecing together some valuable steps in learning. Have you come across the Alexander Technique for aiding learning? For instance the pillar of muscle that arrives at the front of the neck at a perceived difficulty is responsible for pulling the head down with age and also rounds the upper back as a consequence. I was fortunate to learn at music college how to approach even difficult passages whilst letting this pillar rest within the neck. Not easy but so valuable.

Very helpful and will accelerate my playing thanks.

Very helpful ty

Thank you, this is hugely helpful. I was wondering why I have some difficulties playing in tune - while in fact, I'm not clear where the half and the full steps are.

Hi! I love your videos! Would you do a video about how to practice productively and effectively while not spending 5 hours on practicing? Thank you! 💙

Great work as always

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Salvatore Accardo's recording of the capricci is better 🙂. Also, Khachatryan won the Queen Elisabeth competition in Brussels (first prize winner ever was David Oistrakh, when it was still called Eugène Ysaÿe competition), so he's not that unknown...

Very good pedagogy for violin technique , Thanks for sharing.

🤣Rather Annoying! - LoL!😆

This might sound corny, but I don't care. I love watching your videos because you have "Gusto". You get excited about what you're talking about, you are far beyond a phenomenal teacher, thank you good sir for every video you've ever posted.

Super super super lovely playing fantastic tips master Augustine violinist from Malaysia

Very Good exercises!!

Tobiah slamming back that LaCroix - I know how that goes, I get a case from Costco and it's gone within a few days. Waterloo is great, too! Your sister has a rock star personality, very humble, too. She's awesome!

Methodical and very well explained. I'm going to recommend this video to my students to reinforce the information I give them in their lessons. Thank you!

Thank you so much your videos are incredible, could you make a video on how to move the bow arm I tend to get confused with it a lot. Thanks

Muchísimas gracias

curved fingers doesn't require clawed tension like you demonstrated. I don't think anyone teaches that. What surprises me is how concert pianists don't seem to curve hardly at all (?)

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