7 Things To Do When Practicing Scales on the Violin - Tips for Violinist/Violists

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[@juds2u]

I will be coming back to this video often! 👏

[@violynnkuo]

Awesome, Judy! So happy to hear you like my scale video! made it with my students in mind as I see the same left hand technique issue over and over again. 🤚 🎻

[@violynnkuo]

Hello, hello! Scale time! 🎻 🎼 🙂 Check out the full blog post that goes with this video: lynnkuo.com/blog/blog/7-things-to-do-when-practicing-scales And download my free Practice Guide: Www.Lynnkuo.Com/practice-ninja-guide

[@nickcarper9933]

Wonderful video, Lynn! Can’t wait for the follow up.

[@violynnkuo]

Thanks, Nick! Representing VIOLA power! 💥 👊 Isn’t the location pretty? 🌊

[@nickcarper9933]

@@violynnkuo YES! It is so beautiful there. Reminds me of the Maine coastline. I don’t know how you make these videos outside with such good sound. 👍

[@violynnkuo]

@@nickcarper9933 Pretty simple setup actually: smartphone and Dolby On recording app. I did a review/demo of the app: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goXHYmV9gKtkmdU

[@dedesurjana53]

​@@violynnkuobagus, dimana itu.

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[@louisvuitton4603]

WOOP WOOP been waiting all day for this!!

[@violynnkuo]

Woohoo 🥳! Scale time! Stay tuned for Part 2 and be sure to check out the full blog post I wrote to go with it: lynnkuo.com/blog/blog/7-things-to-do-when-practicing-scales

[@MilinndSagar]

Fantastic! I am from India !Best wishes Dr. Lynn.

[@violynnkuo]

Many thanks! Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦!

[@violynnkuo]

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[@ecarneylaw]

Thank you for posting this.

[@violynnkuo]

You’re very welcome, Emmet!

[@ohtoriginalhimbeertoni]

Very helpful video! Thank you so much 👌👍😎

[@violynnkuo]

My pleasure! Feel free to share with your friends!

[@robinmarks5638]

This is wonderful! Thank you!

[@violynnkuo]

I’m so glad, Robin! Part 2 is coming so please stay tuned! In the meantime, I have plenty of other tutorials: Http://www.lynnkuo.com/tutorials

[@vladmed6389]

How do I figure out where is the correct pitch without "fishing"? Everybody teaches to "just put your fingers to correct positions like a hammer", but why would I play scales if I could do that? :)

[@violynnkuo]

Excellent question, Vlad! It's kind of like asking: "How do I spell the word [insert word]"? and someone's reply is: "Look it up in the dictionary..." ... "But how do I look it up in the dictionary if I can't spell it!?" 😅 The answer is: 1. Train your ear to find the accurate pitch: definitely move and adjust your finger until you are happy with the pitch. (Yes, this will be a "fishing" process). Do this while carefully observing what it feels like in your hand after you are satisfied with the pitch that's perfectly in tune and resonating in your instrument. 2. Then go back a few notes in the passage and attempt to play the note in context again. The goal is to train yourself to play the passage and pitch accurately in context and on the "first try". 3. If you catch yourself still playing the pitch inaccurately and "fishing" for the correct pitch in your next play-through, then repeat steps 1 and 2. Hope that helps!

[@vladmed6389]

@@violynnkuoWow! Thank you for the detailed explanation :)

[@violynnkuo]

@@vladmed6389 You are welcome, Vlad. 🙂

[@jorgeald77]

Gracias Lynn 🙏🏼,

[@violynnkuo]

De nada! Thank you for watching and supporting, Jorge! 🙏

[@augustinechinnappanmuthria7042]

Super tutorial Coming up violinist

[@violynnkuo]

Thanks, Augustine! Wishing you all the best! Thanks for checking out my tutorial!

[@augustinechinnappanmuthria7042]

Teacher are using shoulder rest?

[@violynnkuo]

I am using a shoulder rest, yes.

[@augustinechinnappanmuthria7042]

@@violynnkuo ok ok i thought didn't use only cloth using as support your chin and shoulder

[@violynnkuo]

@@augustinechinnappanmuthria7042 Hi Augustine, the cloth is only to prevent sweat from getting on my instrument.

[@paolarubi8016]

I love your videos ❤️

[@violynnkuo]

Aww, thank you so much, Paola! Wishing you a wonderful day today! Hope you enjoy playing your scales! 🎶

[@claudiorenato8091]

Beutiful love 👍😃

[@violynnkuo]

Thanks so much for watching, Claudio! 🙏

[@leopardtiger1022]

Always practice inside a closed big empty roo no furniture no curtains no fans running. Then the accustics is good you can hear every note and adjust the pitch. Resonance is used to tune the violin. Practicing outside in the open is not ideal because wind breeze an distort sound waves.

[@violynnkuo]

Great point: reverberant spaces definitely attune the ear 👂 to tone and pitch. 👍

[@antonmullerdfernandez4503]

👍100

[@violynnkuo]

Thanks for watching! Feel free to share with friends. 🙂

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