“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 […]
“Teacher, I have a question! What is that?” The purpose of the plastic tube on the violin E string “Oh, this tiny plastic tube on the E string? It protects the bridge. Because of the thinness and the tension of the E string, the E string would sometimes dig into or cut into the bridge, […]
Arcangello Corelli(1653-1713) La Folia is a wonderful work and everyone who learn the violin encounter for the first time in Suzuki Book 6 and/or Shinozaki Violin Method Vol. 4. Corelli was a Italian violinist, composer and a teacher in Baroque era, but in the time before Bach and Handel. There are different editions of Corelli […]
About Oskar Rieding Oskar Rieding (1840-1918) was a violinist, conductor and composer originated in Northern Germany. After studying at the Berlin Academy of Music and Arts and the Leipzig Conservatory, he went to Vienna, Austria. In Vienna, he was able to meet people and that led him to be the concertmaster of the opera orchestra […]
Shinozaki Violin Method Vol. 2, no. 47-49 is still in A Major Section. no.47: preparation no.47 is a preparation for no.48 and no.49. Let’s get the rhythm right and become familiar with the bowings. no.48: Gruber – Silent Night In December, we hear this song every year. Everyone in the world knows this song. In […]
As I mentioned in the previous article, all my students who learned Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.1 1-145 start using the Suzuki Books. All the students already learned May Song in D Major in Shinozaki Violin Method Vol. 1 no. 132, which is now in A Major in Suzuki Book 1. Let’s be familiar with the […]
All my students who learned Shinozaki Violin Method Volume 1, no. 1 through 145, now use Suzuki Book 1 and easily learn the songs. Some pieces are already learned in different key in Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.1. For example Shinozaki Vol.1, no.48 is Lightly Row, no.49 (no slurs) and no. 61 (with some slurs) is […]
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 […]
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 […]