Definitely. 👍 I’m playing the Suzuki rep in the way that I like to teach them at this level, which doesn’t include using limited vibrato as an ornamentation. I start talking about that usually starting in the Handel sonatas. 👍

Thanks so much!

Thanks for reaching out! I’ll keep you in mind next time I have a project that I want assistance with. Do you have a video you’ve edited that I could check out?

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Thank you!

Glad to hear they’re helpful!

Good question without a clear answer. Many techniques can we learned in a week or two with very concerted effort. Vibrato…… is not really one of those. I personally had an unlock moment maybe a year into having a regular vibrato exercise as part of my routine. Just throw a little thoughtful time at it daily and it will unlock gradually. Definitely possible to develop a pleasant vibrato in under a year if you’re focused.

Thanks so much! Glad you thought so.

I thought so too actually before looking into it. Turns out the SAA does allow the posting of recordings, but not the monetization of them. So any video with songs that they have the rights to I don’t make anything from ad revenue. 👍

@ good to know. It’s why I won’t do it. I don’t feel I should give my lessons away for nothing.

Hmm I’m not quite sure what you mean. Care to elaborate?

Obrigado! 😊

Good luck!

Hi Francie! It’s just a shoulder pad. Acoustagrip is the brand. I like it because it doesn’t slip around after I put it on.

Thanks so much Antonio!

Thanks Eric! Keep practicing.👊

I'm glad it's helpful!

Hey John! Good question. It's one I haven't thought that critically about till now. It's just the way the exercises are written in the Suzuki books. On thinking about it though I do have some thoughts: 1. I don't think of the exercise as starting in half position. Rather I just think of the first note as a low 1 in 1st position. I only really think of being in half position if many of my finger placements are below their usual position. 2. I think the low 1 is chosen perhaps because it makes the shifts easier to hear. I think the priority is arriving at the new position at a note that is scalar in relationship to the note in 1st position. 3. At the end of the day, it probably doesn't matter much where you start from as long as you are ingraining the correct fundamentals of shifting. Feel free to adapt it and start from a neutral 1 and it will work just as well. 👍

Thanks Antonio!

I only have up through Suzuki Book 6 at the moment. Stay tuned for the rest.👍

Hey Pat! Thanks for the comment! I'm getting antsy to get a violin set-up video out as I've received a few comments about it and I really want to have the information on the channel. It should be one of the next ones I work on. The 'shoulder rest' I use right now is more of a glorified foam pad. I like it compared to others because it doesn't slip around once attached. It's called AcoustaGrip. I also recommend the Mach One as a more traditional shoulder rest option for a lot of my students.👍

Thank you!

Hi Simon! The thumb should apply a very slight amount of counter-pressure and should stay pretty much still. If you're finding it difficult to keep the thumb stationary, I'm assuming there is some tension in the way you are supporting the instrument-- potentially gripping the neck with the thumb and base of the index finger. Keep an eye out for my violin setup video, which I'm working on now.

@@priceviolinacademy Cool. Great thanks! Let me know when your next video drops.

Amen.

Thanks, glad it was helpful!

Glad to hear the channel's helping you out!

It means a lot to hear that! So glad the videos are helpful for you!

Glad it was helpful!

Good question. I've actually gone back and forth on this one. You're right that the lower note should get more emphasis and generally it's also the more difficult one to hear clearly. If you choose to do the lower note first, I think it makes it a little easier to hear and also a little easier to reach back for larger intervals. In general I adopt the rule of thumb to set almost all chords with the lower number finger first. I do this because it is easier to adjust higher number fingers once lower number fingers are down rather than vice versa. Give it a try and I think you'll feel what I'm talking about. This is the order of operations I generally default to in pieces generally and especially in Bach fugues. With thirds specifically I actually think it's useful to practice them both ways, but I tend to start with lower finger first unless the student has very small hands. Hope that helps.

Working on it right now! Stay tuned.

You can do it! Be patient. Vibrato takes time.

Not a bad thought. I would say that I don't actually use it to feel 1st position and I would recommend not doing so. Reason being that I think that the thumb would be too far back if you had it actually get all the way to the curve at he end of the neck. It is close though. Happy practicing!

Hope it went well!

@ it did! Now I have to study for my other exams lmao

Thanks Silvana!

Thanks!

Welcome! It's helpful for life as well.👍

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Welcome!

Thank you!

Maybe focus on keep weight engaged on the string crossing. It's pretty hard to have a an elbow position that is too low if the weight remains pronated. Good luck!

Welcome!

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Good question. I'll keep that video in mind. In the meantime these are phases that the hand frame goes through in different positions: Positions 1-3: Thumb moves straight towards the bridge. Positions 4-8: Thumb gradually comes under the instrument to eventually rest on the curved part of the neck. Positions 8-13 ish: Thumb stays in the same place and the hand extends to higher positions Positions 13-stratosphere: The thumb moves to the right side of the neck and even can rotate around the shoulder of the instrument eventually. Hope that helps.

This actually came up in a recent master class. The short answer is to keep arm weight consistently engaged with very relaxed hand and fingers. Heavy arm. Soft hand. Hope that helps.