One Octave G Major Scale

[@ZhongweiLi]

Joy, believe or not, it's not just one occasion , I get what I really want when I watch your Saturday violin class video series. Lucky me, I have just focused on G Major scales this week. You make me another whole week of fulfilling days. By the way I will go through your shifting videos as well. Thank you so much.

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Oh wow!! That is wonderful! Maybe you and I have a similar way of thinking in our violin playing and practising! Happy practising Zhongwei!

[@ZhongweiLi]

@@JoyLeeViolin I tried so hard to be one of your best students at slow tempo.

[@iamjane9628]

Yes ! Videos on scales - I am so looking forward to this!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

So glad to hear that Jane. Happy practising!

[@Eyiba07]

Thank you so much Joy! Once again, you're an amazing teacher.

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You're very kind Abiye. Thank you also!

[@yacoubgirgis6400]

Thank you kind regards, looking forward to this new series it is a great idea

[@JoyLeeViolin]

So glad to hear Yacoub. Thanks also!

[@MegaToti26]

Lovely!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You are so welcome Maria!

[@bandaraelliyadda2174]

Thanks !!!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You're most welcome Bandara!

[@engguimaraes7958]

Thank you very much!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You're very welcome!

[@StephanieHughesDesign]

Excellent video instruction once again Joy Lee. Keep then coming. Always look forward to receiving them. Thank you. I broke my left forearm when I was young and have reduced range of supination motion, especially on the G string, especially Notes A - D in 1st position. I do supination exercises to try to increase my range of motion.

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Thank you Stephanie. I admire your dedication. Bravo to you! You might want to include tilting the violin when playing the G string as this will reduce the work of both arms and also in general for all violinists adjusting the angle of the violin depending on the active string can make violin playing easier which can be observed in many wonderful master's performances too. Happy practising Stephanie!

[@jeffbriggs4268]

Excellent instruction!!! Thanks!!!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Thank you very much Jeff. Happy music making!

[@ulfnowotny01]

Very useful! Thank you so much!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Thank you also Baroque!

[@guppy-fy1zv]

nice video thanks

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Most welcome! Thank you also Guppy!

[@1memo1717]

Very very grateful . Thank you soo much. I have been struggling to get the sound right but hopefully i will manage it at the end. Can i use the metronome to follow some beats!?

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You're most welcome M. I encourage you to practice first without metronome while focusing on beautiful tone and LH control. And when feeling comfortable to play it through, try to practice with metronome beats which is not too fast. Happy practising M!

[@johannesbachlein149]

Dear Joy, thank you for your nice tutorial!! I have a question about shifting: at the moment I'm practicing a piece from Hindemith, which needs very frequent and fast changes of position in sometimes weird moments that generally should not be audible. So far, it works not bad, but when I'm shifting I lose contact to the string completely. If I keep even the slightest contact, shift will become audible and be too slow. I ask myself now if this is OK, or if I should avoid it and keep contact to the string not to ruin my technique on the long run. Shifting tutorials in general (also the many ones from you) generally teach to keep the contact. For me, it seems obvious not to loose contact with the left thumb, but why to leave the fingers on the string, not hovering them a mm above? Have a nice weekend!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Hi Johannes, shifting is one of the techniques we need to work constantly as it has many shapes and it differs from each musical context. If you wish the sliding tone not to be heard, you would either stop the bow during the slide/shift or slow down the bow speed significantly while keeping the bow very light. However for most the cases, if the left fingertip stays on the string with a light finger tip weight, it would be easier. But it is also true that there are passages one has no choice but lift up the finger and land it on the precise spot like the beginning of Lalo Symphonie Espagnole. In this case, one would train left finger to land on the spot with repetition after lifting. Happy practising Johannes!

[@johannesbachlein149]

@@JoyLeeViolin Thank you dear Joy! 🙂

[@Liangjielittle_]

joy , how to strong in L.H pizz .

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Hi Gran, here is a video you might benefit from. Happy practising! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJrZmqZrmamNf8U