Thirds on Violin with Minimal Shifting | Inspired by Adam Han-Gorski

This video is my response (in inspiration) to an interview I saw on Tonebase.co with violinist (concertmaster, soloist) Adam Han-Gorski. Try this fingering for 3rds that keep the hand almost entirely in the same part of the fingerboard while taking advantage of open strings, harmonics, and half steps to create seamless transitions between pairs of notes! Sometimes it's helpful to do a non-standard fingering to make a passage get a boost of clarity, lightness, and even speed. I also tried this method on a more difficult scale that doesn't use open strings to make best use of half steps and extensions while playing 3rds.
Another way to play 3rds with minimal shifting is in Dounis Op. 27. Trying alternative fingerings gives us another perspective of the fingerboard.
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[@ViolinHobby]

Wow. Mind opening and eye-opening😮👍👍👍

[@4cryingoutloud604]

Like! Lovely playing! Thank you for the wonderful violin knowledge!

[@Violinna]

Thank you for watching =)

[@rosariorajkumar]

Superb teaching . I understand that left hand muscle has to touch the left side of the ribs when playing higher positions. Am I right Violina? Thank you 🙏🏼🟨🟦

[@Violinna]

The left hand will make contact with the violin body in high position, yes.

[@Adahango]

And why and for what reason? Everyone’s hand is different, but whether you are 5’2” or 6’4” the violin size doesn’t change, hence you can’t specify which part of your hand touches what… In a higher position it is EXTREMELY important to have the fingers come vertically down, so as to touch the string with the FINGERTIP ONLY!!! Why is it so important? The higher the position, the narrower the tolerance, if you put your fingertip flat on the string, you loose intonation control. So this is YOUR priority to have the last joint of your playing finger in vertical position, better sound, vibrato and intonation. You than adjust the rest of your hand and arm accordingly and make sure, that your right elbow is never higher than your wrist. That will affect your left hand position by relaxing the right side.

[@Adahango]

Nice to hear that you found my ideas inspiring. Wanted to mention that your suggestion for the next scale in double stops is fairly close to the general idea, however there are some basic differences in applying those ideas. You may contact me directly if interested.

[@Violinna]

Thank you for the comment - I am interested in the differences you mention! What is the best way to contact you?

[@melvinperez1616]

Hello, I loved this approach, in case you haven't seen it, I recommend Ricci's approach in: Left Hand violin technique. He says that playing 3 thirds instead of 2 (1-3, 2-4) is an advantage of the 50%, In case you don't have the book, I can send it to you. I also made a translation into Spanish in the same file. By the way, that Dounis exercise, although he is right, does not address an exercise to prepare the fingers for that thirds exercise (I have not seen it perhaps) but Ricci does, and exercising Unwarmed Dounis can be painful.

[@Violinna]

Thanks for reminding me about Ricci! =)

[@moskinner8392]

Hi Inna, Great vidéo as usual. I watched Adam Han-Gorsky’s video on ToneBase, but it was difficult for me to make out exactly what fingering he was using. You did a great job at clarifying this. Thank you so much! And yes, to me the ToneBase platform is a real gold mine. I am learning so much everyday from it.

[@Violinna]

Glad you enjoyed - thank you for watching! Gold mine it is!! Very excited Tonebase got Vadim Repin!!

[@AprilClaytonflute]

More great advice, thank you!

[@Violinna]

Thank you for watching!! :)

[@lluisrafalessole-classical5068]

Thanks for sharing 🎻🎶👍

[@Violinna]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@darlenerivest148]

Thank you so much for creating this video!! I haven't seen that course yet in Tonebase, but I will definitely check it out. Standard fingerings for thirds at a quick tempo are so challenging. This seems like a great solution.

[@Violinna]

Thanks for watching! Yes - it's such a good interview with many insights!

[@gabriel1chan]

I also just came across this on KZbin after watching Hans Gorski short clip and was shocked about this earth breaking idea. Thanks for a full explanation. Wli feel we should look at the difficult double stops and explore new possibilities

[@Violinna]

Yea, I felt the same way when I saw his interview! Actually, I believe there is a written exercise of thirds by Korguev, with very similar fingerings.