Learn to Play the Violin (Suzuki Method) in 30 Days - Day 7 (Lightly Row)

[@violinclasses]

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[@FaithAllieWright]

I am an accomplished pianist and flutist. When looking for online lessons I thought your lessons were perfect. They are not too easy, too hard, too fast, or too slow. They are superb compared to other KZbin teachers. I am up to day 7. Please continue teaching. I think you're fabulous!

[@violinclasses]

Thank you!

[@violinclasses]

In this tutorial, you will be learning to play Lightly Row on your violin. Any questions, please ask them here!

[@kbwallace9782]

That pinky finger is a tough one!! I am still working on “Twinkle”. It still sounds pretty bad!! Learning to be patient with myself💕

[@carolgislason8728]

Thank you! I picked up my son's violin 5 weeks ago and took it to be restrung and tuned at a local shop. I knew so little that I thought I could tune it by ear, which I can't. So a friend advised me to get an inexpensive tuner off of Amazon and it has been very helpful. I also am so new I didn't know to tighten the bow before playing and then un-tighten it when done. (You can imagine my first couple of days were quite the disaster). Ha! All that aside, I performed a pretty good Twinkle Twinkle at our local music club on Saturday (after four weeks of having the violin) and am now learning Lightly Row. I am having a little trouble getting my fourth finger correctly placed consistently and bowing from heel to the tip. But I assume all of that will come with lots of practice. Thank you so much for all of this!

[@pamelanurse2024]

Thanks so much! I am a retired lady who learned violin over 50 years ago so I did not take any Suzuki lessons. I’m getting ready to teach Suzuki to 5 orphans in Mexico in Spanish. I’m trusting the Lord for wisdom!

[@violinclasses]

Hi Pamela, that is fantastic! Wishing you much luck and much fun!

[@Belovera1992]

you are awsome .. keep going

[@mr.mullerpaul1050]

Thank you so much my teacher.

[@rhinsac7553]

Thank You Henriette! I'm moving slowly along with the course. I finding the most difficult part to be placing my two fingers followed by placing four fingers on the neck. Thank you for your kind teaching. Tom.

[@violinclasses]

Hi Tom, you are using the right method: keeping slow. This will make you progress the fastest. 🎻

[@jaym6501]

Excellent work Dear. 👏🌷

[@violinclasses]

Thank you so much 😊

[@dianareason6793]

Good evening, you are a amazing teacher, how ever I have a very hard time passing the first line, I can't understand, do I keep all the 4 fingers at once in the whole line?, just picking up the 1 3 4 when next after the first 4? then only finger 3? then finger one by it self? I can't understand. PLease help.

[@nekarr_charnec]

26:46 whan you pratice at home find the bits wich you find particulary tricky and work to improve those sections before you play the whole song amthought this might feel as if takes longer to learn praticing difficult sections separately very good stydy skill and once embed that way of learning int your pratice routine it would help you throughout your violin playing career so we may as well get used to this early stages of violin jorney

[@helentum]

You are a great teacher for such a person like me. I love your lesson

[@violinocomreciclado]

Obrigada pelas aulas. Estão je ajudando muito.

[@johng6974]

Going from second finger to fourth finger is some getting use to my hand hurts from straining. Also keeping a straight bow through the song is a challenge. Regardless it's fun playing the violin glad I picked it up. Your video series is amazing btw I like how you constantly remind correct form, and techniques through out the video's

[@robroman6453]

Thank so much for these videos, my son has improved and I also using them for my own progress!

[@ShantiTrish]

Huge Thankyou . 🙏🙏🙏🙏😘😘😘😘

[@TheiChorBand]

Yay, seven days done. :) Having previous experience with other instruments really helps tremendouly. I like how this series focuses on the applying good technique. Looking forward to the rest of it.

[@nekarr_charnec]

Done the 7th day - It was a beautiful secvence I love it at all After All for Strings 82 lessons, 25 lessons from Crickboom, 4 lessons from Play along and 2 lessons ABRM I repeted lots of time and working on 3rd position and Tonalization by Suzuki in the golden member club I decided tostart a Challange 1 month Suzuki I

[@kdramabff6056]

Thank you so much for this lesson! I have a question, how do I know if I am pressing left hand fingers correctly? I feel like I am constantly placing them wrong becausethe notes sound weird, how can I learn to place them in the right position? I have heard about finger tapes, could that help? Or is it better to play without them?

[@maja6295]

thank you

[@sinasiri]

thank you so much!!

[@gildamanc2499]

Your lessons are great & in detail. I’m picking up my daughters violin to teach myself. But as a beginner pinkie for E is quite difficult. My daughter learnt Suzuki method 15 years ago and lightly row and twinkle used open E not 4th finger. Has it changed in the last 7 years?

[@violinclasses]

It's a good habit to involve the 4th finger from the early days. It's the finger with the smallest muscle, so it will need every practice it can have 🙂

[@amrbenattia]

Amazing

[@violinclasses]

Thanks

[@kjkjkj360]

I had to come back to this

[@bhinchliffe1983]

Thank you for the lesson. I still have work to do on this. I find my first finger moves out of position when I place my fourth finger down. I'll keep working on that. I also find long bows (from the heel to the too) tricky - it's like I can't quite make it! Only other thing is as I play along, my bow is sometimes not in the right place (up instead of down and vice versa). But I'm getting there. Managed to play the entire piece at a steady pace. ☺️ Thank you again.

[@violinclasses]

Congratulations on your success! It is good to hear that you have managed to play the whole piece. Best wishes!

[@esmeraldapooner751]

Without the sheet music it is hard to keep so I will have to stop these lessons until I can find were to buy this. I don't have an amazon account. And it was hard to tell what posit your finger was on.

[@ni8294-r3d]

Thankyou so much for this course .. Im really struggling with the fourth finger and overall it sounds very scratchy

[@violinclasses]

Hi Nikita thanks for your message. It’s tricky to give individual feedback without seeing you play but you may try the following: when you’re on day 7, most people will find the 4th finger challenging. It takes time to grow stronger muscles. So it’s okay to progress more slowly and give your hand time to develop. Same with the bow: progress may be slow initially as bowing is a complex technique. Are you using enough rosin? Please book a one off lesson if you are struggling. Sometimes it takes only half and hour to get players on track. Good luck! 🤞🎻

[@ni8294-r3d]

@@violinclasses thank you soo much for the reply!! Yes i think i was being way too impatient I'll try to take it slow and steady .. ahhh yes I haven't used the rosin in a while maybe that's why .. I'll keep that in mind 🌸 thank you again .. I'll keep practicing everyday

[@leighbarret577]

Thank you Henriette for such enthusiastic and technical teaching! I'm an adult learner and am having difficulty making my little fingers rounded like yours are, both on the bow and the fingering of the left hand. The little fingers want to only bend at the tip of the phalange. Any tips to help them get rounded ? There is so much to remember at once, that I suddenly see how stiff those little fingers are. (I just wanted you to know that in the International French edition of the book and Lightly Row is on page 25.)

[@violinclasses]

Hello Leigh, thanks for getting in touch. As you progress, your fingers will gradually become more flexible. What you might do in the mean time is some bending and stretching exercises: pretend to play the piano when you sit at a table or desk and try lifting up the fingers one by one. It will make your fingers stronger and also more flexible. Hope that helps! Thanks also for your note about the page number. Glad you’ve found the tune.

[@cyndisyoutube5330]

I am having so much trouble stretching my pinkie on the a string. Is there another exercise that I can do to make it easier? My fingers are pretty short.

[@violinclasses]

Hi, try bringing your left elbow further under the violin. This should help the pinky to reach further. But it will stretch over time. Give it 3 months...

[@SeanBillion]

Hi Henriette, You are an excellent teacher, thanks for all you do! I have one question about holding the violin. Should the neck of the violin be resting on my palm at the base of my forefinger while playing? When you show us the 'v' shape with the ink line you have us press our palm against the neck, but I'm not sure if we should leave it there while playing. Thanks for your help!

[@violinclasses]

Hi Sean, thanks for you question. The knuckle at the base of your index finger should lightly rest against the neck of the violin. Initially, it will be hard not to squeeze the neck of the violin between your knuckle and left thumb, but as you gradually progress, holding the violin with your jaw rather than with your left hand, this should become easier over time.

[@meaghanrenecoval]

Hennriette, I don't have the Suzuki Book yet. I don't know when I will be able to purchase it. Would you recommend me writing down on a piece of paper where to place my fingers in the strings? I know how to read the notes, I learned how to read music years ago and recently took a refresher. If I had the book, I could follow right along nicely. I know there is a way to continue this course without the book. Thank you very much. I had fun learning this with you! 🙂

[@violinclasses]

Hi Meaghan, writing the notes down is possible, however, one member of our community of players has found a free download somewhere on the internet. It might be worth your time scrolling through the comments to find that link. Good luck with your playing!

[@meaghanrenecoval]

Thank you! I wrote the notes down for now. Not too hard to play! I appreciate your help with the Violin lessons 🙂

[@meaghanrenecoval]

Hennriette, I purchased the Suzuki book on Amazon. I should have it by next Monday 🙂🎻🎼🎵🎶

[@InarusLynx]

I actually got lost on the 4th line of lightly row. I can play it, but I'm not sure what's going on after the first measure. I was expecting to play d, but I'm not sure what's going on because it doesn't match the video.

[@Tingtingxie999]

Thank you for a wonderful class! May I ask if it is preferred not to learn Piano and violin simultaneously and why? 🙏

[@Tara-qp1cz]

Can you help me out wit this. .In the lightly row for e.g. how do we identify that the A string should be used and not the E ?

[@violinclasses]

Hi Tara, Good question! It depends on the notes that follow. If the notes that follow are on the A string, you play a 4th finger on A. If the music carries on onto the E string, you play the open E sting.

[@riversky33]

My bow tends to shake (vibrate) when I play down bow, especially in the middle section of the bow. Why is that and how can I solve this problem? Thank you in advance!

[@violinclasses]

check out my live class on the 26th April. I'll talk about it there

[@azeleii]

i bought a violin about two weeks ago but i am not able to get a violin teacher so thank you for this.

[@azeleii]

im 17 by the way.

[@jimmyhaines5805]

Good morning. I wanted to ask you a question. Based on your experience, is it better to purchase an inexpensive violin 200 dollars or less as a beginner violin before spending 600 to 1000 dollars on one? I am thinking of spending less money since I will probably do something to damage the violin while training, and it would be unfortunate to do it to a really nice violin. I know that this will sacrifice sound quality. What would you recommend?

[@violinclasses]

Hi Jimmy, thanks for your message. I thinking is worth ging for a better violin straight away as it will make learning much easier. You are unlikely to damage the instrument; violins are remarkably sturdy. Take a look at my website or Amazon shop for good violins . The links are in the description. Good luck!

[@paddyconheady6174]

Do the strings have to be pushed tight down to the finger board?

[@violinclasses]

Hi Paddy, you press the string onto the fingerboard, but no harder than to just stop the string. Any more pressure is not going to help you sound better, instead it will be tiring on the fingers and a complete waste of energy 🎻

[@spacespace2698]

Please I can't get the book can you spread your book in a video?

[@violinclasses]

Hi, the book is copyrighted so I cannot show it. Someone suggested you can download a slightly different copy, but I don’t know where from. Scroll down the comments and you may find it.

[@spacespace2698]

I download the book but it's not like yours 🙁

[@kjkjkj360]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@SUDIRISING]

playing the whole piece at once, i started having pain in my right shoulder (bow arm). also it's automatically becoming stiff and i feel loosing range of motion as i bow.

[@roselandraymond3325]

How much do you charge a member

[@violinclasses]

Here is everything you need to know: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmrKan6BdtKZkJY

[@nekarr_charnec]

33:01 scratchy sound

[@spacespace2698]

1,2,3 and 4 means the number of fingers?and zero means there is no fingers in the A string?

[@violinclasses]

Correct

[@Kokyhassan1972]

Can i ask you a question please, when i play with my 4th finger I can’t make my finger straight like you i can only press by my tip of the finger😔😔

[@violinclasses]

Hi Roqia, that should be fine! Different players have different hand shapes and you will notice that some players play their pinky’s on the finger tip.

[@Kokyhassan1972]

@@violinclasses thanks☺️❤️

[@jkawasaki]

27:26

[@nekarr_charnec]

And the chalange stop here, now this is my suzuki skill level...I m going to learn with this song Silver clubb videos with bow tehnics and whan I study it out Im coming back to step away in suzuky, form 1-6 it was gorgeouis seven are very usefull how to grow Suzuki is very dangerous gives to you big steps quick growing and after that big falls and divorce from violin I have to long nd big divorces from violin and nearly 3rd whan I start alone suzuki, my luck was that I find Henriette youtube violin school and I m a violinist and not ajuged to be a forever restarter us it was before

[@rouhinanourizadeh7585]

🌹🌹🌹

[@spacespace2698]

I download the book but it just has 25 pages and not like yours

[@violinclasses]

You’ll have to pick just the pieces that you have in your download and skip the others I’m afraid. Or buy the book.

[@sharmisthadesarkar4959]

Hi Henrietta, my problem is that I usually produce trembling sound when I play 2nd finger (sometimes in 3rd finger) on A string. On other strings produced sound quality is good. I practice but I can't overcome this problem.

[@violinclasses]

Hi sharmistha, are you having enough rosin on your bow? Is your A string in tune, and is your finger pressing down properly with a short nail? Try these suggestions, and come to the next live class in this channel . Fingers crossed one of these things might help

[@sharmisthadesarkar4959]

Thanks Henrietta, I will try these.

[@cherylberry3661]

Hi Henriette. I am really enjoying your classes. I have found that I am having some difficulty reaching the E with my pinky finger. My fingers are quite long but I'm finding that keeping all my fingers down and the stretch to E hard (most of the time the note is flat). Do you have any suggestions for me.

[@violinclasses]

Hi Cheryl, thanks for connecting with me . I am guessing a bit here but might it be that you can rotate your left hand more so that the ridge of knuckles where your fingers are attached to your hand become more parallel to the fingerboard? Try bringing your left elbow further under the violin. Hope this helps!

[@cherylberry3661]

@@violinclasses thank you. This makes sense and I will definitely try that and let you know how I go

[@fsanctuary]

I think I may need to practice this lesson for a while before progressing. I feel like I'm understanding the premise of the lesson and the note changes and all that just fine, and I'm working on the transitions and stuff, but... it just sounds bad. Scratchy and screechy and wobbly and unpleasant. I think I'm just struggling to keep it all together. I can succeed at whatever part I focus on, but then the rest falls apart. If I keep my bow placed correctly on my strings, I forget how to transition my fingers. If I focus on transitioning my fingers the sound coming from the bow is terrible. If I focus on relaxing my shoulder and bow grip and not pushing too hard, I forget what else I was doing. :D Good times.

[@njorogefaroukandkyaxivan9666]

I have actually failed to get the suzuki book 1. Due to inability to....🤦🏽‍♂

[@lidanajafi1919]

going from second finger to forth finger is a little tricky😅😅

[@roselandraymond3325]

I do not have the same book,

[@violinclasses]

Check out the description below the video. The link to the book is there.

[@lauratoews48]

The song is going a little bit too fast but otherwise this course is really good

[@rjmacalino3186]

31:32 (Don't mind this, it is just my reply button)

[@esthergoldness446]

You talk too much