Author: Kay
Online Music Competitions
Question: Is there any small music competitions? Due to the pandemic, so many competitions started to take place online. It is unfortunate that performers cannot have live communication with audience and judges, but many opportunities could find even though it is online. Advantage is that you do not need to travel. King’s Peak International Music […]
What does this mean? ~ slashes on the stems of the notes ~: Wohlfahrt op.45 no.49
question: I don’t know what those dashes on the notes are in Bowing variation 6 of Wholfahrt op.45, no.49. beams and flags of the notes First of all, I’d like you to know the term beam, which is the line to connect more than two 8th notes or shorter notes (16th notes, 32nd notes, etc). […]
Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.1 no.68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76
For all the contents, there are two tempi (=tempos) of recordings listed. Please click Youtube sign at the right side bottom of the following video and go to Youtube site. 2. Below the video, you will see the red circle which has “d” in it. Even Below it, you’ll see “Show More”, so please click […]
Wohlfahrt op.45 no.20: Allegro
Wohlfahrt 60 Studies op.45 no.20 is the only etude in g minor in Book 1 (no.1-30). I introduce it to the students who is learning g minor section in Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.2, Suzuki Book 2 and 3. First step is simply learn the notes, play it in tune, with correct rhythm, with slurs. Allegro […]
Shinozaki Violin Method Volume 2 68: g minor scale, 69: Becker “Gavotte”, 70: Hohmann “Dream”, 71, 72: Senaille “Aria”
We can focus on the key of g minor in Shinozaki Violin Method Vol. 2, Nos. 68 to 72. What kind of violin works do you think of in g minor? The first work which comes to my mind is Bruch’s violin Concerto. When I got very interested in working on the violin, this was […]
Boccherini Minuet (Suzuki Book 2)
The last piece in the Suzuki Book 2 is Minuet by Boccherini.In the Shinozaki Violin Method, this piece is introduced in Volume 3, using grace notes and harmonics (third position). About Boccherini and this work Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) is an Italian composer and cellist of the same era as Haydn and Mozart.He was a very […]
Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.1 no.91, 92, 93, 94 ~E string practice~
You’ve learned to play notes on A string, D string and G string. Starting from no.91, you are learning the notes on E string. On E string, you’ll learn a new finger placement. Please look at the photo below: On E string, the first finger is low, for some violins, your index finger will almost […]
Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.2 no. 64, 65, 66, 67: Boieldieu – Le calife de Bagdad
In Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.2, the B flat major section starts on no.64.There are two flats in B flat Major: B flat and E flat. When I think of B flat Major, what comes up in my mind as violin works are Mozart Sonatas for keyboard and violin, k.378 and k.454. k.378 is called small […]
How many notes can you play in one slur?
“You started learning the slurs last week, but you are doing very well.” “I have a question! How many notes can you play in one slur?” “As many as you wish, or a composer asks. For example, can you open no.138 in Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.1? You can see 5 notes in one slur. In […]