Wohlfahrt 60 studies, op.45, no.4 Allegretto in G major. We use this etude to be familiar with the key of G Major, and the following simple rhythm. There are some accidentals, which is a sharp or flat, natural symbol on the music indicates a temporary change from the given key signature. Accidentals are good only […]
This is a wonderful introduction to the chromatic. The beginning students do not have many opportunities to play chromatic scales in pieces or etudes. Some students who was not exposed to it, had difficulty playing Wohlfahrt 60 Studies op. 45, no.54 Allegro, which contains some short chromatic scales in the first and the 3rd positions, […]
Wohlfahrt no.5 is the first etude in F Major for my students. By lowering your index finger, 3rd finger also very often pulled lower. Listen carefully and also, check if your 3rd finger is on the line especially when you play on A string and E string. Moderato means moderately, so you do not need […]
This is an etude in D Major. You can learn the feel of 6/8. It is written as a 6 notes slur (a long slur!) but you can divide the slur into two 3 notes slurs in order to practice. Allegretto means “not as fast as allegro”, so never rush and try to play YOUR […]
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). […]
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 […]
There is one section in which many students have difficulty for the intonation in Wohlfahrt 60 Studies no.46 in A Major. As I’m playing in the video, you can work slowly one beat per bow. After you get comfortable and confident with your intonation, you can work on the slurs as printed in the music. […]
Wohlfahrt 60 Studies op.45 no.29 in A Major gives us opportunity to work on beginning slurred arpeggios. Intonation: work with harmony Usually violinists have to work with other instrumentalists, like pianists and other string players, so that when we work on intonation, we need to think about playing in harmony. I provided the harmony in […]
German violinst/violin teacher, Franz Wohlfahrt (1888-1894) wrote a wonderful etudes, Sixty Studies, op.45, which can be the very first etudes for the beginning students. Wohlfahrt op.45, no. 17 no.17 offers the opportunity to develop detache strokes, sense of arpeggios (=intonation) as well as string crossings, and rhythm. Structure It looks like there are many […]
This is a very simple etude. It is to improve a very important stroke, Detache, and the third position. In addition, with 21 variations of bowing presented, one can develop a beginning bowing technique. Detache Detache is the most basic, but also the important bow stroke for violin playing. It is simple, but a sophisticated […]