My son has been working with private tutor from the last 2 year and he is still struggling with shifting. I am going to let him practice these techniques for 30 min everyday. It’s very detailed video to improve shifting. Thank you so much and looking forward for more viola technique videos.
@barbieludwig83699 жыл бұрын
Laurel, I appreciate you so much, and all the care and preparation you put into your free videos on KZbin. I have purchased some and truly enjoy them. Barbie
@elektrathebombardier5098 жыл бұрын
Great advice! I think you solved my problem with the sound of the upper positions - I'm going to try shifting my bow to the bridge!
@parkerhix10577 жыл бұрын
not sure if youre supposed to shift your bow to bridge, often time playing on the bridge is only for being a little more quiet
@nunuher79308 жыл бұрын
This will help me so much. Now I can use these techniques whenever I practice. Thank you so much!!
@soundsofnature57719 жыл бұрын
This actually helped me
@2logj6 жыл бұрын
Thanks .amazing teacher you are!!!
@murbly3 жыл бұрын
Great video have engagement!
@chosolover694 жыл бұрын
thank u this helps so muchh 😁
@susanhe67856 жыл бұрын
AMAZED!!!!!!
@gonzalobarreiro39908 жыл бұрын
thanks for these set of videos. they are really helping me. I love the song u play at the begining of the video. what is its name? do you have the music sheet? thanks again! regards from uruguay
@pedrojr.ocampo79876 жыл бұрын
Gonzalo Barreiro h
@fakeyfaked11 жыл бұрын
Cause im so damn anxious all the time fiddle is all that saves me but i cant play for more that half an hour without crampin gotta revise my style again
@shupesmerga469410 жыл бұрын
Hi Ms. Thomsen, I am confused with my end notes. I am using the ringing notes, under and overtones to determine my arrival note which is exactly not the same if using Pythagorean intonation. So if i shift on Open G to F or F# in 6th pos. i stop at the point where i hear the A string ring. This End note should be the wrong one if we're basing our tuning to Pythagorean system where F should be flatter and closer to E(5th pos) or higher F# closer to G. My question is, what is the right end note? The Pythagorean system which is flatter or sharper or the ringing notes? Thanks.
@laurelthomsen10 жыл бұрын
That's a good question. Glad you're thinking about this. Intonation is not set in stone on a violin, so some choices that work sometimes aren't ideal in other situations. Keeping tight half steps can help make your solos more expressive, but if your accompaniment has, in this instance, a lot of A chord notes, you'd need to tune to those and the sympathetic vibrations you're talking about could help. It's all very subtle and entirely based on context. Feel free to Google me and send an email if you need more help.
@shupesmerga469410 жыл бұрын
Laurel Thomsen Thanks Ms. Thomsen. I will soon. =) I also have another problem. I can't use block fingering especially on high positions(5th). My F# tend to go flat, below the ringing spot when i hit my G right and my G tend to go sharp when i hit my ringing F#. My fingers are too big for a block fingering for this position. I guess i have to train my fingers the hard way, the independent fingering, like what you've said in the video, taking away the old finger to place the new finger. It usually takes more time to come to a satisfactory result with independent fingering than block fingering.
@laurelthomsen10 жыл бұрын
Nicola nilo martino Yes, it takes some getting used to, but is the best we can do when the steps are smaller than our fingers are wide. Good luck!
@TheSkyCaLL9 жыл бұрын
Is it necessary to shift with one bow?
@laurelthomsen8 жыл бұрын
+Rodney Arcega No, you can use slurs or separate bows. It depends on the phrasing. Cheers!
@TheSkyCaLL8 жыл бұрын
Laurel Thomsen Thanks. I have a cheap bow also, and I'm using it 6 years from now. I noticed that it is not as good as before, the rosin dust doesn't stick much to the hair. I wonder if I should buy a new one. Should I?
@laurelthomsen8 жыл бұрын
+Rodney Arcega So you're saying the bow hair is 6 years old then? That's the problem. Bows need to be rehaired every year or so. Rehairs generally cost around $75-100 so if the bow is really cheap, just getting a new one is more cost effective. Then the rosin will stick again :)
@TheSkyCaLL8 жыл бұрын
Laurel Thomsen Yes ma'am my bow is. I'm going to buy a bow then. Thanks for your help.
@fakeyfaked11 жыл бұрын
Maan ive got that death grip with the thumb it comes from squeezing te music