Learn With Nicky: Salut d'amour - Lesson 1

[@gregorybrooke625]

Nicky, What you have done here is just what I was looking for. I am 58 years old and not really played my violin since leaving college at 24. The fear of getting started was real ...... I needed a mentor yet didn't know where to find someone. Its like getting back into training after having lost my 'form'.... my left arm aches, my neck is tender and my fingers need to harden up too! This piece was one of my childhood favourites and is absolutely perfect for helping rekindle a lost part of me and to ease my instrument back into life and vitality again .... it needs to feel my love once again in order for us both to radiate and resonate. Thank you for providing the support to start me to find my way back. Claire Brooke

[@pierrelacazotte8376]

Mr./Ms. Brooke, I can relate! I'm 58 years old too and though my background is acoustic & nylon string guitar, I've just gotten hooked on a recent purchase of an NS Design WAV5 and I'm addicted to it especially during this shut-down time with hours/day to practice and never get bored! My point, your story motivates me so I say I wish for you - continued inspiration!! Take care and never stop! Pierre Lacazotte

[@manfred7657]

Pierre Lacazotte my dad got his grade 6 violin at close to ur age:)It’s possible:)

[@joefagan9335]

I’m 58 too! Restarting classical violin after passing grade 6 several decades ago though I have played Irish fiddle for several years on and off and managed to get in some bad habits and never left first position. Really enjoying dusting off Vivaldi Am and the Bach Double but it’s very slow progress but slowly getting more assured. These videos are great.

[@JustFiddler]

I'm 44 now

[@1999summersong]

What a wonderful teacher you are! Thanks so much!

[@nathalierochat-magnenat2882]

Brilliant ! Lots of love. ❤

[@apiekbarkhoya7611]

Terimakasih bu Guru ,, telah memberikan sesuatu yang berguna. 👍 Mantab.

[@maireadalexander2207]

What an absolute treasure!!! I performed this piece over the weekend, and I'm absolutely using this video for myself and my students! Thank you for this!

[@leahhamdaoui7755]

Thank you for your generosity Nicky in sharing your knowledge widely; your teaching videos are invaluable and have been a great guide. My playing has considerably improved thanks to you. I'm looking forward to applying all you suggest here for the Salut d'Amour !! Stay well XX

[@gbernaar]

LOVE YOU Nicola! My 11 years old violinist daughter adores your videos too. THANK YOU Hoping to listen to you in TSO in next season.

[@sulyma47]

Thanks for posting the videos ... Congratulations A hug from Brazil

[@philgault]

Aeronwy says that she thinks that the most important thing in the first 4 bars is to focus on getting a really good sound. She absolutely loved the session,and can’t wait for the next one!

[@RosemaryThomas1]

Nicky, I have just bought a violin and am enjoying following these videos so much.Thank you for this precious gift of personal tuition from you...its great!!!

[@papaedda]

Wow!!! You're so inspiring!!! I discovered you and your channel by chance, as I am actually a rock guitarist and don't follow the classical scene (this will have to change!). I have just shared your channel with my sister, who played for over ten years from when she was a child, and unfortunately had to give it up in her late teens... Although she still has her violin, I'm sure she's always regretted not carrying on playing! I'm going to convince her to get back into playing!!!😃 Thank you for what you're doing❤️

[@MiserableLittleDoomGoblin]

What a great opportunity to learn from an accomplished violinist! Thank you Nicky for your gift and your heart (and for the chuckle when I heard that you mention with that awesome Scottish accent that your videographer's name just happened to be "Scott" 😁).

[@dalangie]

I was just asked from a friend to play at her wedding, especially this piece. So I am absolutely grateful for this tutorial of yours, dear Nicola. Best regards from Bonn/Germany, where I enjoyed a performance of you several years ago 😁

[@marybabameto1195]

Amazing! thank you very much for this masterclass! I think I am a little older than the target audience, but you patience and calming attitude made it so easy to follow along and be clam and foucused in practice. I think the biggest challenge in the first four bars is the first note. It is so important to set the tone, and i find myself getting mentally blocked and shying away on the entrance

[@dvides89]

15:08 Nicky phrase I will never forget and try to apply 😎. This will be a good companion of “ if you can play it slowly … 😂”

[@dvstnh]

I’m a double bassist but i’ve always been a huge fan of Nicky. Thank you for this video! This really gave me a lot of good focus points for my practice

[@jeand1]

**Thank you for your teaching. You're great!!**

[@tessfra7695]

I look forward to all your videos...there is so much you are putting into each one---so sensitively done.

[@intento3inflexible]

Thank you Nicky! Much love and support from Argentina!♥️♥️♥️🎵🎶🎶

[@basemdawoud4821]

Many many Thanks for you my sweety Nicky, I admire so much your personality and videos that make all of us inspiriting to go through practising. You are so comfortable person to me and also so natural. Go on Nicky to reach the top violin mountain. and Happy EASTER to you. Jesus Christ save you

[@elvilfbr]

Great and clear explanation about time to study in high concentration. It's is the most and complex challenge for everyone students. It's a big advice for me. Tks a lot.

[@charlesbenedetti8607]

Hi Nicky......... since we last spoke a few years ago at Ravinia when I mentioned I was learning the cello, I gotta tell you I've set that aside for the moment to learn the banjo..... Yeah, it's been one of my passions for a few years , ever since I attended a jazz festival in Wisconsin and watched a brilliant banjoist play. I love the twang it makes and the fun it can create just strumming a few simple melodies we Americans have heard from the performers of Bluegrass. Well, so far, it's not been a smooth launch for me because banjo notes are not as easy to find as on a cello : they're sorta scattered here and there along the 5 strings, and so I'm gonna have to listen to your instructions of familiarization as my first lesson and then go from there. Anyhow, I'm delighted to see you again on You Tube, and might I ask, When are you returning to the Chicago area again? When you do, maybe we can duet a few melodies together on cello and banjo. HAH! By then I should have mastered a couple of Tennessee favorites......"Whiskey before Breakfast" , and "Cumberland Gap" .......

[@NilLRaposo]

Very very Amazing work!!!! Congrats!

[@mattfangrecorderstudio8325]

I am playing this on the recorder. This is very very helpful

[@frankdudley301]

Thank you, Nicola.

[@chanchalchakraborty3953]

Thank You Madam. Very very Nice

[@ruthlewarne465]

Okay, but I love the artwork on your pegs!!

[@rolingstongomes3914]

Hi Nicola, I recently came across your wonderful \ helpful vidoes.. Thank you so much for these free lessons I truly appreciate them as a student... I am really pleased with your explanation in the videos there are many who just don't take enough time to explain properly.. Please keep these great videos coming. God bless you.

[@giangvu7902]

Awesome and thank you!

[@hoatran-rq1ip]

Beautiful individual all around, subscribed!

[@mikegreenguitar]

Wonderful teacher!

[@rodrigoguridi4256]

Amazing.. Gymnastic first to a point of a sport training. just amazing

[@ozangulum6973]

You are angel of all violin learners. So glad that we have you. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@thecasisters1355]

I played salut D'amor for 2 days. ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 💝

[@gripjim]

Thanks Nicky . A little bit advanced for me at the moment, but I'll get back! You are absolutely gorgeous as well!!

[@vedanshvedansh844]

Yeah..even Gorgeous is less beautiful than She.

[@janedelap5658]

Thank you so much for your videos. As an adult learner (attempting to keep up with my 12 year old son), they are just what I need! Grade 5 (ish!)

[@veganbass6223]

Amazing stuff can't wait to do those exercises (violinist point of view)

[@오세범-x5m]

Good luck to you!

[@shpetimeballa5958]

Universal teacher thank you for your kindness you are an angel but I don't have a concert and now nothing works to download it would have been nice to do it ❤️love you too

[@dsrtsnw]

thank you!! always wanted to play this, maybe i’ll do it now with your guidance ❤️🥰

[@marybrice7419]

Hello Nicky, these Elgar tutorials are wonderful and so helpful. Is it you who is playing the little bit behind the writing at 10-55 minutes in lesson 1? It is sublime.

[@FH-hn6vn]

I love your video, this tutorial is amazing, please give me more fundamental to become more fluent in playing the violin. Thank you!

[@RebecaGarcia-jd5kt]

Love this so much!!!! ❤️❤️

[@farllon]

ha, very lucky to got ya

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Not a violinist (yet), but this is invaluable!

[@lugo196234]

que preciosa artista ,muy bella , gracias por la interpretacion exquisita

[@peterreid1878]

How do I download the sheet music with your fingering for Salut d'amour. I enjoy your lessons! Thanks

[@felixhesse4096]

very helpful thanks

[@pablojesuslobos2442]

Gud morning everyone 😏 i've laught so much

[@tobiaslagerberg8962]

Thank you

[@Orlaviolino]

Te Amo!

[@jorgeald77]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@sharminsharmin1624]

Fine

[@composax1]

Excellent! (from a saxophonist!)

[@arturocabreradiaz]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@fionapatten3065]

Could you please tell me who the “david” on instagram with the zombie hands exercise is?

[@NicolaBenedettiOfficial]

Fiona Patten David Munn - check out the Benedetti Foundation page x

[@castroserious]

Good morning NIKY

[@taarkamusic]

I want to share this with my orchestra students, but because it is a public youtube video, they are restricted from viewing it. Nicola, or anyone out there, is there another source for this video that may be viewable by my students?

[@wandagalaxy1935]

Nicky:Down, all the way to the top! Me: Down, Wait I dont reach XD

[@lauryncorina4125]

When learning the notes, do you think it's OK to learn them as though playing a ukulele? I'm originally a guitarist and I find having no bow and just plucking the strings allows me to remember what the notes are and what fingerings I want to use. But if you think this doesn't help my playing, I'll attempt to stop!

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

When I play, ya really need to have a lot of patience, and a whole lot of imagination, so you can envision how it’s supposed to sound, so you can hear it like I hear it, in my head, where it sounds right, but what actually gets played, well,, um,, hmmm... 😉

[@JustFiddler]

nicky! datang ke bali... ajarin aku 🌹☘️🎻🌹☘️🥺

[@livanclynstividadealves4617]

Very wuel

[@MohammedHajjar]

Thanks for sharing your skills with us. Where can I find the music score that you are reading off?

[@NicolaBenedettiOfficial]

Mohammed Hajjar Hi. All the music is available at: www.benedettifoundation.org/learn-with-nicky

[@brendasimmons7487]

Could you tell me who the David on instagram is as well? I love the idea of Zombie hands to get them floppy and would love to look it up. Thank you

[@dantebordet7657]

There is hope to hear you speak italian as your violin? Thanks

[@Avc349]

👍🌺

[@babyjoshUtube]

🥰♥️

[@livelydodo]

the hard bit about the first four bars is the urge to do vibrato there XD

[@wandagalaxy1935]

XD

[@kevincecchini368]

What about a Viola?

[@AccordionandViolinlife]

Where do I get the sheet music?

[@NicolaBenedettiOfficial]

Hi there. You can download the music from www.benedettifoundation.org/learn-with-nicky 🎻

[@AccordionandViolinlife]

@@NicolaBenedettiOfficial Thank you so much. I suppose the lessons will be on the E Major version?

[@audiovideodisco]

I think some of the links click through to the wrong music eg violin annotations takes your through to the viola part, but they all seem to be there if you keep clicking around. From The video before this one, it sends you to the foundation website itself which I couldn’t find the music at either. This link is great though and maybe could be put on the last video? Thanks, Nicky, really looking forward to diving into this.

[@emilioem1812]

you're so cute

[@paolomichetti9210]

mi aspettavo una lezione di tecnica spicciola invece e quasi una guida spirituale per me troppo avanzata mi sa