Spiccato on the Violin part 2 | Art of Etude Ep. 24 | Rode Caprice No. 18 | Kerson Leong

Exploring how to achieve efficient passive spiccato especially at higher speeds.
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[@Shareef2610]

This guy will become a great teacher and performer.He know exactly what he is doing. Especially in his young age he speaks so deep and focused. And at the end he tells you how this things has to performed on stage

[@KingOfNeptune_]

This is pure GOLD, thank you Kerson!

[@stephanebelizaire3627]

BRAVO !

[@bqstrings]

You have the best sounding Guarneri I’ve ever heard

[@fernandowanderley8269]

Or maybe he just gets the best sound out of a Guarnieri

[@forpsn8078]

I think he worked pretty hard on his sound to achieve this kind of sound quality.. Don't you think?

[@bqstrings]

I’ve already commented about his unique ability to bring out the best sound in a Guarneri in a previous video...relax guys

[@Lamadesbois]

Loved your interpretation of the Wieniawski étude at the end. Very generous and lively 🙂

[@DareDevil0748]

Really useful video. I will put the advices to good use. Great video.

[@tiborcsy]

Your videos are very good, useful and helpful.You provide technical assistance in each Ard of Etude.Thank you.

[@meitar21forkosh]

Thank you so much! great video and great tips!!!

[@kovacszsolt9067]

Amazing sound

[@pelejuljus]

the speed is insane!

[@Georgia_Rae_Music]

Can you do a video on bow hold🙏🏻

[@SimSouNoob]

Wow nice voice. Didnt see that coming

[@overactivebrain]

Seems like your middle finger is the most consistently firm and wrapped around the bow?

[@KersonLeong]

Yes, it would be the balance point.

[@썬하이-z9y]

와~❤

[@jiwonlee6352]

Musical!!!! So musical!!!.. envy you..

[@cks3398]

Many thanks for the wonder tutorial tips! Just wonder when you play fast spiccato and crossing strings, do you stiffen up your forearm? I can play spiccato when they are mostly on one string but not on pieces where there are so many string crossings. Every time it bounces fine at the beginning and when I change to a different string, the bow starts to lose control and slide onto the second string. Any suggestions?😊

[@druidsongevergreens]

What kind of violin do you play? It almost seems like bass was added to the video because the low tones were so booming. Very nice

[@KersonLeong]

It's a Guarneri del Gesu generously on loan to me.

[@joelkang7113]

Guarneris tend to be very deep and have a lot of overtones on g strings so that will prob be why

[@druidsongevergreens]

@@KersonLeong Of course it is. haha You are so lucky, as you probably already know. I hope I get to play one or hear one in concert someday. They are so beautiful. Congratulations on working your way to a Del Gesu loan status!

[@pippikrumeluss5167]

@@druidsongevergreens he won the Menuhin international competition in 2010 already.

[@Nicole-Gh]

1:50 2:25 3:43

[@JoshuaCrist65]

Subscribing to hear you talk

[@alberthuide]

Hi, do you come up with your execises yourself or did you pick them up somewhere? Or is it a mix of the two? Cheers!

[@KersonLeong]

The exercises in this series are a result of my own experimentation in the practice room.

[@claraartnow6645]

Hi! I have a question: In Khachaturian's violin concerto, 1rst movement, in the main theme (two semiquavers), does this rule of spicatto apply? I know is very specific, but I recently find it very difficult to play the theme (also when it reapears later) because I don't know if the bow is supposed to be jumping or is more detaché... Thank you!

[@KersonLeong]

I wouldn't actually call that spiccato like in this context, but these exercises (along with those of the previous episode) could be useful all the same to help achieve good initial energy in any short stroke.

[@claraartnow6645]

@@KersonLeong Okay, thank you! :)

[@JacquesLuu]

How do you keep a good contact point without looking ?

[@twosetviola8037]

I can't figure out the difference of sautille and spiccato, could you tell me the difference?

[@KersonLeong]

The main difference with sautille is that the bow never actually leaves the string like in spiccato and is generally a faster, less controlled stroke.

[@twosetviola8037]

@@KersonLeong Do we use sautille a lot in the piece? For example, mozart violin concerto 3/4/5, Tchaikovsky violin concerto 3rd movement, kreisler preludium and allegro > Do performers use spiccato, or sautille?? Furthermore, could you tell me the piece that requires sautille?? Thanks a lot!

[@KersonLeong]

@@twosetviola8037 Speed is what mainly blurs the line between the two - Tchaikovsky 3rd mvmt at a fast tempo could be considered more sautille-like for example. I would say the mechanics as covered in this video are the same for both strokes, regardless of speed and how much the bow actually bounces.

[@twosetviola8037]

@@KersonLeong Thanks a lot! I want to ask you one more question, please. Do you have some methods to change the bow angle easily while doing spiccato? I always have trouble bouncing the bow when I play the piece "Preludium and allegro" - the (GBEB ACEC GBEB) part at the beginning of allegro.

[@KersonLeong]

@@twosetviola8037 Anticipation of the string crossing in the elbow and upper arm, as covered in episodes 17, 18, and 21, can really free up responsibility in the forearm/wrist/fingers for executing spiccato.