Yeah, my nails aren't even super long but I do get them done and I just started learning the violin this is an issue find a way to get around it and here I am😢
wow that is the best vibrato video I have ever seen. I have for 4 years been trying, no luck . but now I know I will get it , thank you so much, I have to say you are so hot, watching, this video was worth watching , just to watch you
Thanks for the feedback. I also struggled with vibrato until I received this explanation from my former teacher who taught at a conservatoire in Belgrade so I am glad that other people are also finding it work for them. Appreciate it and have a great day
Eating large, low-carb breakfasts, and something light later on could help. And making your eating pattern a routine, whether you have a performance or not, will help reduce stress, especially combined with an exercise regime. Eating after the gig, and night-time eating in general is also better avoided. I adopted similar habits when I was diagnosed as type 2 diabetic, and it worked wonders on my general and mental well-being. I sleep better too.
@@gordonquinlan6596 hi and thanks for your feedback :) this violin was made by a friend who works in a luthiers in the UK. I no longer use the violin as I moved abroad, but maybe he will sell it to you? I stopped using it as it has a non standard neck length and even my long fingers struggled to play 4th finger chords so I traded it for a standard neck length. If you've got long fingers it would be OK. I do, but I am female. Email me if you want me to arrange on theviolincoach@gmail.com
Dear madam. Neatly you explained the video. But when I start playing vibrato, I cannot play or my wrist is not shaking instead, if I put my thumb little up, I can play it little easy.
Depends what style of vibrato you are doing..feel free to check out my recent tutorial on vibrato and let me know if you have more questions ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nkwZZN4JcLg.html
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i have given up alcohol as well for the time being and it's been better for my mental health and violin playing! So sorry you were in an abusive relationship. I also divorced a physical and verbally abusive husband and know I am in a better place now.
@@theviolincoach oh alright! I know someone who sells the recording of his playing and I was wondering about his music studio. He said,"no music studio. I recorded it all in my bathroom!" I thought you would have similar reason. Interesting!
I'm 70, and just starting on my violin-playing journey. I doubt that Andre Rieu or The Royal Albert Hall will ever call to invite me to make a guest appearance and I doubt that I will ever play in a rock band. Irrespective of that, your advice is excellent! I use CENS ear defenders for other activities (shooting) - they are superb. Thank you.
@@theviolincoach no rush. I can tell you’re classically trained and I’d enjoy hearing you play something. By the way, it’s 5:16pm here in NY. It must be 5:16 AM in Thailand.🤷♂️
Thank you for sharing this. I've played many instruments over the years, and I'm now returning to the fiddle after two decades of letting it lie fallow. I used to get a lot of neck and shoulder pain and tiredness, made worse by busking, playing in a folk rock band, and in cramped pub sessions, and it's starting to return. I just found this channel after looking for left thumb, shoulder, and chin rest advice, and those videos already helped me. This kind of advice is gold dust to a self-taught player of my age (66). I'm very lucky (in many ways) to be married to a professional violinist, who is helpful and supportive, but simply doesn't have time to teach this kind of thing, (and in any case, it's just too weird to have a partner as your teacher, especially as she doesn't play folk/traditional music). A few years ago she became unable to play because of her right shoulder, which at first was treated as bursitis, but in the end turned out to be a build-up of chalky deposits on two tendons, causing excruciating pain. Luckily, there's a microsurgery sonic treatment that worked extremely well, and she recovered within days. However, she was told that this problem is not uncommon for violinists to develop, so worth bearing in mind if you start getting chronic shoulder pain.
Wow thanks so much for sharing this. I'm glad you're finding my videos helpful and thanks for letting me know about the route your partner took. I hope you too can get back to playing without pain and wish you all the best of luck.
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Thank you for sharing your story!!! I'm 70 and have been learning for just over a year. I doubt that I will ever play in a band, an orchestra, at the Albert Hall or with Andre Rieu. However, the instrument is a joy to learn to play - on the occasions that it goes well! 😂
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