Wohlfahrt 60 studies op.45 can be the first etude book for the young violinists. No.8 is Largo, which means Large, broad in Italian, so do not play too fast. Also, it gives you an opportunity to work on legato with long slurs. At the very beginning, it may be difficult to play long slurs with […]
Continuing to polish your detache strokes as well as being familiar with the key of B flat Major in the first position. Detache is a very basic but important stroke. Beautiful detache makes your performance to sound very sophisticated.
Wohlfahrt 60 Studies op. 45 no.3 moderato is a practice of detache stroke in G Major. Welocme to the students who just started to use “etudes, ” since Wohlfahrt 60 Studies can be your very first etude book. By just looking at some etudes in the book, they seems difficult and longer than the pieces […]
Wohlfahart 60 Studies, op.45 no.6 moderato is in F Major, even though you can see many accidentals. Same as no. 4 and no.7, this gives you another opportunity to get used to accidentals. In addition, I recommend to practice both without staccato (legato) and with staccato in order to maximize the effect of this etude. […]
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 […]