Masterclass on Meditation from Thais with Roy Sonne

schoolofviolina... Roy Sonne demonstrates how to deliver an intensely singing and compelling performance of the Meditation from Thais. Tips and strategies for phrasing, tone quality, variety and color. For more like this: schoolofviolina...

[@まっさん-o4o]

I am a 59 year old Japanese violin beginner. I have a great lesson and I enjoy practicing every day. Thank you very much.

[@roysonne]

Best wishes for violinistic fulfillment.

[@niernguyen]

Roy, you're my teacher at heart. Thank you for helping me all these years!

[@roysonne]

Very glad to be able to help. Don´t hesitate to send me a PM with any questions or concerns.

[@niernguyen]

@@roysonne Thank you, that means a lot. I just hope you continue making your violin artistry videos for more pieces : ) I and many others are always waiting for them.

[@keithjohnson341]

Awesome video.

[@roysonne]

Thank you, Keith.

[@diviajar]

Dear Mr Sonne, your videos are so wonderful! I'm an adult student of the violin. Whatever I play sounds so colorless and never the music I hear in my mind, I sing in my mind. With the things you teach in your videos, I start to have some hope I'll one day play something that sounds at least remotely closer to what my mind is playing, which is beautiful. Thank you so much. People like you and Mr Todd Ehle make this world a better place. A beautiful place.

[@Keluoduo]

This is priceless ! Thank you so much !

[@nbhumble]

Inspirational! That is so helpful with the technical issues of this piece and you have given me some fresh ideas on interpretation. I love your hint of slide on the harmonic, 'like a hint of perfume'. Your segmentation and description of bow distribution are excellent. I shall certainly return to this piece afresh after your video.

[@roysonne]

Thank you, nbhumble. Wishing you joy and success in your violin playing.

[@judithnavarrete3515]

GREAT!!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@TheChickwithguns]

Please keep doing these videos. These are so great. I’m excited to look at your Mozart lesson(s). Mozart is my favorite composer, and when my recital and all that jazz is over, I’m hoping to do a little extra curricular Mozart…hoping. :) Thanks again!

[@tiamovivaldi]

I wish I could have a violin teacher like you, this video has helped me a lot. Thank you so so much for your amazing tutorials!! I hope I will become a great violinist someday!

[@markleepotter6685]

Such useful, encouraging and detailed advice. A **MASSIVE** thank you for posting this :)

[@homeofcreation]

People like you make the world a better place. Thank you mr Sonne for these very detailed insights into this wonderful piece.

[@roysonne]

Thank you in turn, Home of Creation, for your kind words. Best wishes for violinistic fulfillment

[@snort455]

One of my favorite pieces to know for when someone asks me to play something. Very helpful with expression. Thank you, Roy.

[@shawnchristopherwhite3271]

Professor Sonne is the best - great playing, great teaching, great lesson on this great work!

[@roysonne]

Many thanks, Shawn Christopher White. Best wishes for violinistic fulfillment.

[@NirmalenduPaul]

Sir you are an incredible teacher... thank you so much!

[@seanrm1]

Master Somme, your lovely knowing brown eyes staring warmly at me do more than anything for my playing. As soon as I come back to this video my playing improves radically because I am suddenly relaxed and filled with the power and pleasure! Thank you a million times for your time and energy in making these videos. It is so generous.

[@attorneyonwheels]

I find your voice very soothing

[@henrypagan6657]

Hi this is Henry agin from Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines. get get the phrase on time 4.20 min but getting there when done I’ll send it to you. I only been playing for 1 years. Not easy. Love the way you teach. Move to Fort Lauderdale Fl.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

I heard Sophie Druml play this piece and I fell in love with it. Left me with a lump in my throat and a little stunned too. Oh' the power of music:)

[@professorV]

Very nicely done, Roy. Thank you!

[@roysonne]

And thanks to you, Todd.

[@joey.violin]

Great! Is very helpful!

[@jellybeanwilen]

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[@AmandaViolinGirl]

Very helpful thank you. Encouraging me to be able to play a piece I have wanted to play and I am only a beginner.

[@narayanshankarsanachitr7896]

Thank you so much Master Roy Sonn.. ... My Dream ís realizing soon to accomplish Meditation performance in few months ... Since I've began playing 🎻violin since 24the. Dec. 2019🙏🙏🙏

[@roysonne]

Narayan Shankar SanaChitr: Best wishes for violinistic progress and fulfillment.

[@tuanho2405]

Thanks You, Mr. Sonne, your clip help me a lot to bring this anglic music to help life. Wish God bless you for your kindness!

[@gchang916]

Wow!!! So helpful! Thank you!

[@gracerulloda]

Adult beginner here. This piece inspires me to work better on the violin, hoping I may play it in the near future. I can only play in first position at the moment but I could do something about the bowing techniques you shared. Thank you. :)

[@muktarsayeed9198]

What a truly amazing tutorial :)

[@roysonne]

Muktar sayeed -- Many thanks!

[@cheekychoppyoppy]

Thankyou so much Roy, I have been playing this piece since I can remember and just the few tweeks you have shown really made a difference. 😌

[@roysonne]

Thank you in turn, Kelly, for your appreciative comment. Delighted to know that my videos have made a difference :-)

[@2228lam]

You make my day again !

[@curtpiazza1688]

I like your presentation and teaching style!

[@roysonne]

Thank you, Curt

[@passionintotruehappiness1033]

This what am looking for the right teaching with the technical very appropriate for your teaching.

[@EudoraPrice]

Wonderful😍🌹 Thank you

[@1cleandude]

Roy, Roy, Roy my boy!!! LOL Thanks so very much for such a simple beautiful lesson of this piece which I dearly love. God bless and Shalome!!

[@roysonne]

Cleandude -- many thanks for your appreciation. Best wishes.

[@henrypagan6657]

I love the way you teach you explain slowly thanks

[@gabrielwilliam5858]

Obrigado professor,aprendi a música através de seu vídeo!👍🏾🇧🇷🎻🎶

[@roysonne]

Gabriel William--De nada. Foi um prazer.

[@sm9846]

I wish you all the blessings of God , merry christmas and happy new year to a great teacher . siamak from Iran

[@roysonne]

Best wishes likewise to you, Siamak, for a year of health and joy, filled with music.

[@CarlosGalucci]

Thank you Mr. Sonne for your videos, they help me a lot. I will really like to watch a masterclass on the Bach's Air on G string played, of course, on the G string. Thank you very much for your classes.

[@levilaamrodriguesdelima5409]

Deus abençoe este professor maravilhoso.

[@AnimeMVS25861]

This is really great. I learned a lot on how I will improve my sound production. Thanks! Please don't stop making videos.

[@chileanbusker]

Artistry above all ! Thanks a lot sir for this masterclass ! Greetings from Chile !

[@roysonne]

Muchisimas gracias, Nicolas.

[@dominiperdrix5994]

Dear Professor Sonne - I wsh I could play the violin like you with such love - you are smashing. Love Domini - London England

[@hamwhacker]

Such an iconic piece of music. Your video is really useful...beautifully played and beautifully described! Thank you.

[@sm9846]

you are UNIQUE Mr Sonne ! siamak from Iran

[@krzysztofkoziarski5838]

ZENADA!!!!!!!!!!! JAK MOŻNA TAK SŁABO GRAĆ I NAZWAĆ TO ŻĘŻENIE IW DODATKU FAŁSZYWE MEISTERKLASEM-COZA TUPET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@anjinsanx44]

Thx your like a violin coach! Much thx!

[@sarco2374]

this will help me so much thankyou so much +1 subscriber :D

[@maclinardis8153]

I have attained a level of expert amateurishness with Thais, progressing enough to have become lazy with it and learning a lot in the process-like continuous vibrato (of a sort). I joined Violin Lab and saw that you have some videos on it Roy-it was a happy surprise to see your happy face! I know this is a massive ask (as we say down here where we hang round upside down like bats) but is there any chance you could do Vivaldi-Summer-Allegro Non Molto...?

[@roysonne]

+Mac Linardis Hello Mac: Thanks for your gracious message. Right now I am not making any more videos. Perhaps I'll come back to it one of these days, in which case Summer will definitely be on the list. Best wishes for violinistic fulfillment.

[@abrilgomez4671]

Amazing! Thank you!! Also, you could record the movie trailers voice over 😍

[@monicamc5920]

Your video helped me a lot! Thank you.

[@maclinardis8153]

I love you Roy Somme-your immense character and colourful annunciation (that may be an Easter thing but you know what I mean) are so reassuring as I embark upon the terror that is the third position! I am in Sydney but it is August here for me-August in Noo Yoik-my violin teacher has gone away (you know like in a Woody Allan movie when the therapist goes way in August...) thank you so much Roy

[@roysonne]

+Mac Linardis Many thanks for your reaffirming message. It makes it all worth while to know that my work has touched somebody in this way. Best wishes for violinistic success and fulfillment. I predict that third position will soon become less frightening and that you will come to love it !!

[@Prim-j5w]

Thank you very much.😍😍

[@sonyacreative2185]

thanks Mr

[@firstfiddle1]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !

[@roysonne]

You're very welcome!

[@MarceloOliveira-kg6qb]

Bravo.

[@tianyutsai4665]

Thank you!

[@keyorempi]

I love the acoustics of your voice man, I'm still at suzuki book 2 and I already want to play piece like this! thanks for this class sir :D

[@roysonne]

:-)

[@RoseCarmelStella]

So enlightening! Please do a tutorial for Salut d' Amour - it's so.. Romantic and everyone needs more love in their lives! Thank you for sharing your artistry.

[@kurtus.1]

I’m on suzuki book 5. I can climb positions but I have so much trouble with my intonation. I stopped taking lessons, but I want to learn pieces like this. Are there any steps to learning a piece? Should I look up a certain book for scales and arpeggios of the piece’s key? Can I do anything to solidify my intonation? Also I really have trouble figuring out when to shift to a higher or lower position. Any answers would be much appreciated. Thank you :(

[@danurbanowicz7959]

Great Video Roy!

[@roysonne]

Hi Sara, Very glad that the Thais video was so helpful. Lalo is definitely on the to do list but it'll probably be a while. Meanwhile, by all means check out schoolofviolinartistry.com You may find some other videos that will be helpful. Best wishes.

[@cesarocampo211]

Roy Sonne

[@raymonath]

If 36 begins with a down bow, how about a slur from g-bb to end up with a down bow on 37; and what bowing in 39 to end up with a down bow on 40? Or get the bow reversed in the measures preceding 39?

[@monicamc5920]

Hi Roy Sonne. Could you please do a video explaining how to play Preludium and Allegro from Kriesler, when you have time? Thank you. Best wishes.

[@roysonne]

+Monica MC Hi Monica. I'm not making any new videos right now. Thanks very much for your message and for your appreciation. Best wishes for violinistic fulfillment.

[@monicamc5920]

+Roy Sonne Hi Roy. You´re very welcome. Your videos have been such a great help. Thank you. Best wishes for you too.

[@cengizziypak5564]

Great & passioned explanation. Bravooo!

[@roysonne]

Thank you, Cengiz ZIYPAK

[@exitolaboral]

Excellent details! At least for a first time! Isn't the violin volume a little too loud for practicing? It is adequate for a concert hall but for practicing?

[@roysonne]

I always practice at full volume. Live it up!!

[@exitolaboral]

@@roysonne It hurts. That was the main reason I did not play it anymore.... Anyway... Thanks!

[@Flying_Jess_ca]

Helpful! Thx

[@jameslay240]

Nice of you too break it down like that

[@lillipuziana74]

la telecamera dal alto cosi si vede dove mettere le dita , please

[@mastronicandro]

grazie per la sua professionalità

[@eyadha1]

great. many thanks.

[@raymonath]

Mr. Sonne What is the starting tempo that you are using and if you know what is the metronome setting used on music-1 cd? (As I found the Music Minus One cd but no accompanying notes on the music)

[@roysonne]

Hi Ray. Delighted to see you here. I would experiment in the range of 50-60 to the quarter note. Some people take it even slower but then it's very hard to keep it alive. I don't have the MM-1 CD. You can just turn it on and try to fit your metronome with it. You should be able to find the tempo within about 1 or 2 clicks per minute that way

[@dorsavh3470]

it was really really fantastic!

[@roysonne]

Thank you, Dorsa

[@raymonath]

Mr. Sonne,Are you saying to go up on the g string for the 1st note harmonic of 17 instead of the d sting natural harmonic? or just the preceding measureRay

[@raymonath]

+Raymond Monath and is it ok to slur d#-bf#-d# in 15

[@roysonne]

+Raymond Monath It's not necessary to go up on the G string but it's more elegant violinistically and it also frees up your left hand.

[@roysonne]

+Raymond Monath Definitely

[@raymonath]

+Raymond Monath Thank you.

[@mariyachepurna6527]

Жаль,что не знаю вашего языка.Очень бы хотелось слушать ваши уроки с переводами.Чувствую,что вы рассказывпете и показываете очень нужный мвтериал для хорошей игры на скрипке.Прослушала,но мало что поняла

[@chrisebbesen5798]

Thank you, I hope to struggle with the first few notes possibly in May of 2023. I a.m intimidated right now.

[@roysonne]

Coraggio! You gotta jump in sometime. And know that you'll probably play them badly a few times before you start to play them well. Maybe you can just start with one note. Then two. Etc.

[@raymonath]

Roy,Is it permissible in measure 15 to play downbow f# upbow slur d#=4 b=4 f#=1 d#=3 ; measure 16 downbow a=3 (V pos.) upbow slur b=2 e=2 b=1 g=3 downbow f# etc. In other words using the same finger on the first two slurs?

[@roysonne]

+Raymond Monath Ray: Anything is permissible if it works for you. Personally I would prefer not to go all the way to first position in m 15 so: 4 4231 4harmonic 4231 3 Is that understandable?

[@raymonath]

+Roy Sonne Perfectly. Thank you.

[@mikemooney2359]

Wondrerful.

[@orlandosanidad6342]

Can you play the whole piece Roy with the piano accompaniment. I would like to see the actual way of playing in your terms.

[@roysonne]

Thanks Orlando. That's a great suggestion. I'll be sure to get a video of it next time the opportunity arises. I'm not sure when that will be. Best regards.

[@creativecreep]

Now if I had you as a tutor...I'd be streets ahead of where I am.

[@roysonne]

Thank you, Donna.

[@orlandosanidad6342]

Great!

[@adityaprakash3518]

You would be a great voice actor no capp

[@daniahcolomathi4224]

The piece is great. But I'm 12 and I would like to learn how to move your finger like give it a humming sound while going down and up with the bow

[@roysonne]

+Daniah Colomathi What you are talking about is called vibrato. You can find some very good videos on KZbin. Search for how to do vibrato on violin. and check out Professor V. on KZbin.

[@wilangelamikaelameenamarie7357]

+Roy Sonne hello :) do you have any tips on how to prevent whistling from the strings? I'm going to play for my parents anniversary and my violin keeps whistling on third position notes on the e string.

[@euripedescarlosdoprado4944]

Gostaria que fosse legendado

[@roysonne]

Clique na engrenagem na parte inferior da tela do KZbin. Em seguida, clique em "legendas/cc(1)" Em seguida, na próxima tela clique em "tradução automática" e você pode selecionar o idioma para suas legendas.

[@tabataguederodrigues7385]

magnifico

[@joaopitobol]

excelente

[@linda__4587]

Why do most people play the note first and then vibrato a second or two later?

[@roysonne]

Most teachers (but not me) will say you're supposed to start the vibrato right at the beginning of the note. But it gives some added security of both hands if you can establish the tone and the finger placement first without vibrato.

[@linda__4587]

Thanks so much for answering that for me.

[@henrypagan6657]

I see the video all day. You need to show more closer fingers movement

[@roysonne]

Thank you, Henry.

[@restufaizal7495]

nicevideo ilike it

[@joumanarashad2895]

What are harmonics?

[@nathansaigh6137]

A sound you can make on the violin that sounds like a kind of flute

[@Tempusverum]

look up harmonic violin tutorial on KZbin. You just let your finger rest lightly on the right point of the string.

[@remi2723]

what makes this piece hard?

[@roysonne]

For players on an intermediate level, there are a few passages in high positions (fifth and sixth). Otherwise the challenge is to maintain a beautiful, flowing, expressive, nuanced tone.

[@remi2723]

@@roysonne is there any way i can perfect the flowing tone of the piece

[@remi2723]

@@roysonne i plan on playing this piece for my high school auditions to get into the highest group im just not sure if im looking at the piece the wrong way because it looks easy but i know it will be very challenging but im not sure why

[@roysonne]

@@remi2723 It's one of those things that you will keep coming back to over time. There is no single formula.

[@kyung6040]

Klar

[@shmalfie8674]

anyone else find this one really hard?