Balancing act: How to shift on the baroque violin. Alana Youssefian and Voices of Music 4K UHD.

[@joaquinjavaloyesruiz8040]

Great to hear your voice Alana 🌹

[@VoicesofMusic]

Yay, thank you!

[@ivyssauro123]

Despite not playing baroque I also play shoulder restless and that's exactly what I do, great concise and enlightening video!

[@VoicesofMusic]

:)

[@AdirondackRuby]

Interesting. Especially to hear Alana's voice. Watching this channel so often, I feel so familiar with all of the musicians, but have never heard any of them speak, so it was a great surprise.

[@FullTimePatient37]

You make it look too easy..i know it's insanely hard! Bravo 👏🏼👌🏼

[@_harperyamamoto1956]

OMG!!!!!! Love your teaching and didnt expect this in this channel!!!

[@VoicesofMusic]

:)

[@Chompchompyerded]

Supper job! Perfect material for aspiring young musicians who want to learn period techniques! Thanks for putting these out here. I'm sure many students will benefit from it.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Our pleasure!

[@MatthewWaltonWalton]

Given that I've been offered the loan of a baroque violin, this kind of information is very useful! Obviously I should get some lessons with a baroque violinist if I want to take it very far, but it'll help me get started, and brings attention to some of the things that are different for us early music folks (although my main early instrument is the viola da gamba, where shifting's a very different proposition and not nearly as scary!)

[@VoicesofMusic]

Wonderful!

[@ohdispatchx438]

The sound quality 👌

[@AinSophAur]

Good to heard your violin sound in a distinctive perspective way.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Always enjoy Alana's vibrant interpretations of Vivaldi! Great video.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Many thanks!

[@robshahidi6880]

Short and sweet and to the point.

[@AdalbertKowal]

Dear Alana, many thanks. This explanation of position shift on the baroque violin is great. I always had been wondering how shifts are possible on those old instruments without "earthquakes". :) Well, it seems, even an old man, I'm 76 years old, still can learn new things. Thank you very much and greetings from Graz (Austria).

[@VoicesofMusic]

You're very welcome!

[@dieper76]

I 'm in love. And now happy to hear your voice! Sos tan linda! Saludos desde Argentina! ❤

[@lesbsocal9107]

Not a fiddler myself, but it's nice to hear you talking after seeing you performing so many times.

[@Caleb-ee2nt]

Thanks for the advice. I will try it in my practice sessions. I have always wondered how her left shoulder and neck can be so free when she plays and now so lucky she shared this advice. :)

[@VoicesofMusic]

You're so welcome!

[@suelivieira537]

Saudações do Brasil!

[@marcossp6258]

OMG, loved this performance and violin tip.

[@orangejuiceman]

I used to play violin in highschool. I always find baroque violin technique and playing styles interesting. Almost makes me want to take off my chin rest just to try it out lol.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Go for it! Sometimes the chin rest can stick a bit.....

[@jgcaesar4]

Baroque violin goddess!

[@mariaflorenciaarzolaquero3219]

I love you!!!!! Excellent!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TAbend]

Oh! Please more "How to's" for baroque instruments!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Will do!

[@SofiaViviEnDo]

Thank you for this video! I love your playing very much.

[@VoicesofMusic]

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[@SofiaViviEnDo]

What material is exactly the cloth that is being used on the instrument?

[@VoicesofMusic]

Chamois, some people use cloth or even anti-skid.

[@Gedagnors]

This is gorgeous!!!!

[@yjkim7501]

I love you and your voice so much

[@Recorder-e3e]

Que hermoso se toca sin vibrato!

[@mabdub]

Oh, that's very interesting to know, and that would prevent tension from griping the arm and neck muscles.

[@OEMFlores]

Beautiful!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thank you!

[@pianoseeker1016]

좋은 레슨

[@roberthuber5589]

Bravissimo !

[@papettipapetti3550]

Bach sounds great in that violin

[@VoicesofMusic]

It does! But also, the player.....

[@papettipapetti3550]

Voices of Music Most definitely, it’s got to be the perfect combination

[@SofiaViviEnDo]

The violin only sounds because of a player, playing. Thousands of practice hours, a lifetime dedication with devotion to the instrument. It doesn't sound by itself.

[@jaredviolin14]

Awesome tips

[@fitnessbrotherade2959]

Wonderful sound !

[@VoicesofMusic]

Many thanks!

[@The_Frozen_1]

Great lesson. Thank you! May I ask what kind of violin you are using? The sound is lovely.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Baroque violin by Jason Viseltear, 2016, after Carlo Giuseppe Testore, Milan, at the sign of the eagle.

[@The_Frozen_1]

@@VoicesofMusic Thank you! 😊

[@johncgibson4720]

Love it.

[@nao.saitox69420]

Wow this is very usefull

[@alessiorinaldi7365]

Hi! Really useful. I have one question. Is this way of shifting the same for the viola? Let me explain: since the viola is a much heavier instrument and the body can't be supported entirely on the space between the jaw and the shoulder, which muscles are involved? Another question: what material is the cloth you use on the violin? Thanks a lot, great job!

[@infinitepawer]

I have a very strange problem. I can move my left finger very easy & relax without tension if i hold something like a iron stick, pvc water pipe or water bottle regardless their weight but immediately finger feel tension & a little lock here & there when holding a violin. Anyone have any idea why this happen ?? Thanks first

[@VoicesofMusic]

Because you are holding it at the end it acts like a lever, perhaps.

[@infinitepawer]

@@VoicesofMusic The most strange thing is that i can do whatever i want without finger tension even in whatsoever weird hand position but in standard holding violin position i need to practice a lot to make finger work as will. It to a point i feel like it's a curse @.@

[@mateusborges5127]

can you record autumn of Vivald? thank you! in a concerto

[@VoicesofMusic]

Idea!

[@VoicesofMusic]

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[@rogerscottcathey]

Charming

[@abrahamparraamante6850]

Please more like that?

[@VoicesofMusic]

OK!

[@klyntar6849]

What name of opening song ? ☺️

[@VoicesofMusic]

Bach Partita in E Major for violin No. 3.

[@zorak964]

Which song is that at the very beginning? And thank you for the lesson!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Bach Partita in E Major for violin.

[@saeidyazdani]

Afarin :D

[@masterfilemusicdream]

🎻🎶🎵💪

[@marrs1013]

Given the ridicoulosly low chance that I will ever play the baroque violine, I found it not just entertaining, but useful too. Now I know what to do if, as a cat, stuck on a tree: just use gravity! That actually has more chance to happen...

[@VoicesofMusic]

:)

[@goldenstone7094]

😍😉😊

[@ulisescervantes]

Why not using a shoulder rest?

[@VoicesofMusic]

The idea is to recreate the sound and technique of the violin from the time of Bach and Vivaldi. They did not use the shoulder rest. The rest makes it easier to shift, but it clamps down on the soundboard.

[@ulisescervantes]

@@VoicesofMusic Thank you. Great job on doing that btw. I guess not using shoulder rest forces the playing style to be more 'historically accurate' .

[@VoicesofMusic]

When you take the clamps off it's a different instrument. Not better, just different--more like what ppl in the baroque time period would be familiar with.

[@CRS1952]

You can downshift this way if you have talent but if all you have is technique you need to lift the neck on the downshift so the violin won't slip away off of the shoulder.

[@adityaprakash3518]

Is that a baroque violin or a modern violin without a chinrest? Because the fingerboard is quite longer than it is on a baroque instrument and the varnish looks too beautiful for any baroque instrument I have seen lmaoo

[@VoicesofMusic]

It's baroque--a Testore model. If you look at the fingerboard, it ends *before* the upper bout.

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[@rafaelsmirne2273]

Lo guardo para cuando sea millonario y pueda comprarme un violin barroco

[@franciscodeassisribeirorib4178]

Embrace,good luck.

[@flacoman1442]

"Let gravity take over!" 😨😅