Fantasie-Caprice by De Beriot, concert etude in the first, third and fifth positions is the last piece (no.218) in Introducing the Positions for Violin, Vol.1. Many students have difficulty with the rhythm at the beginning. Count carefully. m.7 is in the 3rd positions. (not the 4th position) Stay in the position until you see the […]
In Introducing the Positions for Violin Vol.1, you learn the 3rd position, 5th position as well as shifting from the first to 3rd, 3rd to 5th, also the combinations. The shifting in musical context is introduced at no. 85, but I’m going to talk about the section in F Major no.91, 97, 98 and 99 […]
Welcome to the new world of the 3rd position! By learning the 3rd position, you will be using more expanded area on the fingerboard, as you can see below, even though there will be only one brand new note you’ll learn on the 3rd position, which is the high D, played with the fourth finger […]
no.177 A Major scale in 5th position I’m playing the preparation in the recording. This gives you a little opportunity to work on shifting. Also, it is important your hand to be at the 5th position before you start playing the scale. I recorded the scale with drone of A, so that one can hear […]
no.210 Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes As the book says this is an old (17th century) English ballad. The poem was written by English poet Ben Jonson. It is a love song. Lovers can enjoy feeling good looking at each other so that they do not need to drink wine. 😊 Andante means […]
This is a wonderful exercise to work on changing positions. I added supportive notes so that students can get the feel of changing the position first, then get the note = move to the new position, then get the note. It can be confusing to add those notes, but one should be able to play […]
Introducing the Positions for violin Vol.1 (third and fifth positions), Vol. 2 (2nd, 4th, 6th and 7th positions) by Harvey S. Whistler (Rubank/Hal Leonard) are wonderful books to use in order to learn positions and shifting. Introducing the Positions vol. 1 no.203 is a abbreviation of Sevcik Violin Studies op.8 no.10, for the students who […]
“This is a third position exercise. You can play now.” 🙂 Oh! !! The way you played was very unique, which made me a little surprised ! Do you know what is the purpose of this etude? ” “Practice the Third position!” “Yes. That means you need to play […]