Fantastic musician! It's easy playing violin if one have this: 1)some talent 2)proper focus/priorities 3)appropriate high-level teacher 4)experimenting mind 5)perseverance
One of Alexander's best tutorial videos ever... diatonic sequences that he "Can play for hours" and are so fun to practice if your hands have the durability.. the Pizicatto...again, strong hands.. and the "ricochet" ... all Paginini tricks.... and I know he has a bag full of em'... like the "over-the-string" harmonics, the String to String lightning fast sequences.... (that's what I really want to see) I want to see how he breaks those down. I know that some violinists use a "grouping" technique, which I personally don't find extremely valuable. I'm sure there are other ways to skin that cat. Of course the bottom line is simple: PRACTICE! Bowing does have its "ups and downs"
Haley Sabai omg yes!!! the lights went out and his bow turned into a red lightsaber and he did the national anthem. hes beyond amazing. check my instagram at @jrellarel you can see me and him :)
@Ari Purnama absolutely not this man. Do not believe for a single second that he is a top 5 violinist. Living violinists who are phenomenal would include Augustin haedelich and kerson Leong. Dead violinists who where the best of all time include Jasha heifetz
That point about how tension creeps in is so connected to developing good or bad posture, avoiding muscle aches, joint pain, neck problems. More so as you age. Spine and balance matter. Fiddle playing defies human anatomy (left arm!) so getting a critique from someone knowledgeable who watches and feeds back helps. Film yourself with your camera/phone, be your own critic. Errors will creep in, we have to watch for that. Good habits should be cultivated from the outset.
And this guy is among the best violinists. When he was younger, I'm not sure about now, he could play all 24 Paganini Caprices. You probably don't know about those, but they're the most difficult pieces ever composed.
It's true, but only half of the truth. Second part is: but unless you spend a lot of time, sweat, nerves, sometimes money, you will never get to this point! But if you finally master some piece, or passage -anything, you will exclaim Really! how simple is that! And why I spent so much efforts to do that right!?
you don't really understanding what he is actully meaning ...sure... mastring everything in the world need a good time .. but he talk more deep here .... (sorry about bad english )
Well he didn't said that anybody can grab a violin and play like a pro since the first lesson. He said that once you master a violin you needn't to put much effort in it and you can play relaxed way for hours and hours. So basically he should say that playing violin (once mastered) is "ergonomic" instead of "easy" :D
@cicciopasticcioLXXV, no sé suficiente, pero esto es lo que capté: 3:43 ejerzo más presión para producir más sonido 4:22 técnica del staccato... para mí, no hay una técnica universal de cómo tocar exactamente el staccato... 4:52 creo q más q pensar, es algo q hay q sentir cuál es el ángulo con el q te sentís más cómodo 5:10 como siempre, la clave de cualquier muestra escénica (performance) exitosa es la relajación.
Anyone can explain how paganini could have played on the canon with a fingerboard 8 mm to short on a string lenth of 330mm ?? I am curious if anyone can demonstrate this magical ability ?
@cicciopasticcioLXXV , (sigo) 5:30 Queremos poner tensión musicalmente pero no físicamente. 5:49 Puedo tocar esto durante horas, si ustedes quieren, ja ja ja! 6:05 Como pueden ver, trato de ser muy eficiente con mi técnica. No me gusta usar demasiados movimientos innecesarios porque no es necesario. Si deseo expresar algo musicalmente, dejo q la música se exprese por sí misma y la dinámica proviene del instrumento y de la forma en q ejerzas la presión.
