Violin Vibrato Is Easier Than You Think Hi friends! This article will be all about how to play vibrato on your violin. Right now I’m just going to give a quick overview as I will be updating this article later on and bring it into a complete guide. The main things you want to consider […]
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Hi friends! Today we’re going to talk about two violin techniques that can often be confused. These are Sautille and Spiccato. They are both bow techniques that give a detached sound to your notes. However, there are important differences between the two and in this article, we are going to explore them. Let’s dive in!
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Hi everyone! Here’s a video of me playing Suzuki’s Gavotte from book 1. As always, this is for when you have generally learned the notes, but need help with rhythms and intonation. Also, this is played slower than the performance on the CD you receive with the Suzuki method. I hope this helps everyone and
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Hey all! In this video, I play Suzuki’s The Happy Farmer. I wanted to record this for all of my students who can’t quite play it at CD speed yet. It can be a little bit tricky, so always start by playing it slowly and working up from there. Also, try playing it line by
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And we’re back again with another video! This video finds me playing Suzuki’s Minuet No. 3. I play through it slowly so that you can play along and work on your rhythms and intonation. Remember that intonation is whether or not your fingers are in tune, and rhythm is, (very basically) the duration of each
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Welcome, everyone! In this video I perform Suzuki’s Minuet No. 2 from book 1. As always, I perform this slowly so that you can easily play along. I suggest using this video to help you work on your rhythms and intonation. Furthermore, I suggest regularly listening to the CD provided with your book so that
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Hi friends! This is a video in which I play Suzuki’s Minuet No. 1 book 1. I perform this song slowly so that you can play along with me. You can also use this video to work on your intonation and your rhythms. The CD provided in the Suzuki method performs this song very quickly,
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Hello friends! In this video, I perform Suzuki’s Andantino from book 1. You can use this video to help you learn the correct rhythms and work on your intonation. I play this song slowly so that you can easily play along. In addition to this, I suggest you listen to the CD so that you
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Hi friends! Here’s a video of me playing Suzuki’s Allegretto from book 1. I recorded this slowly so that you can play along easily. Also, you can use this video to work on your intonation and your rhythms. Finally, listen to your Suzuki CD in order to better learn how the violin melody works with
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Hey everyone! Here’s a video of me playing Suzuki’s May Song. I suggest that you use this video to work on your rhythms and intonation. The CD provided in the Suzuki method plays this song fairly quickly. Therefore, you can use the recording as a slower version of the song. This will allow you to
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