My violin practice routine 

Some great ideas in here. I think I’ll include them into my practice to make it more structured.

Wow, this is neat! Not only the practice routine, but also keeping track of it in a bullet journal! I wish I had done this when I took lessons. I thought about it now and then, jotting down when I learned what, but never got around to it. I believe this would be very valuable to look back on after years or after a hiatus in violin playing (also due to illness, work etc.) to see what took how long, what was learned when, what tips the violin teacher gave! Especially the last point, I never wrote down, always only memorized that. Now I do have books about practice, but reflecting on the things I learned in my lesson would have been of a lot more personal value!

Thank you for sharing your ideas on effective practice! Recently I have become very lazy and only practiced a little... maybe I should start a journal like yours to keep me on track! I really like that you kept your jump scare in the video, too! Your videos are very relaxed and natural; very easy to watch :)

you're so organised it puts me to shame!

Wow! I love how organized and disciplined your practicing is! Wishing you good fortune from Canada! ❤️❤️

I have a practice journal too!!!

Love the way you manage your time for practice violin. Tq for this video.. i do like it

Hiii, I have a few tips for shifting. Shifting is a really big struggle for new students, it is usually best to start off by playing a 2 octave C major scale starting on the G string and going up on the E string. This introduces them to new finger patterns and higher notes which I am assuming you understand. Now, shifting into 3rd position is the hard part, there are 2 kinds of shifts, the French/Classic shift, or the Russian/Romantic shift. The French shift is what is taught the most since it builds REALLY good habits. It is shifting on the last finger down and then ending with the actual finger playing the note, this shift makes it considerably easier to find the shifting note. For example, start with the open G, play a scale up to B natural, now, shift up using your 2nd finger and find D natural. Now that you found D natural, you will know that C natural is one whole step below it, so use your 1st finger. If you don't find the D natural with your 2nd finger coming up from the B natural, it will make a lot harder to find C natural with your 1st finger. Once you can comfortably find D natural with your 2nd finger, do the shift from B natural, but don't actually play the note, just move your hand up to the position to play D natural with your 2nd finger, then place the 1st finger down to play the C natural below it. Phew that is a lot, but I can guarentee that your teacher knows about this technique to shifting, ask him if you are confused. Russian shift is used to make slides and for single finger shifts, this is used in more romantic pieces such as Sibelius or Bruch. This is considerably more difficult since you don't have a guide finger and is only used in ridiculous shifts such as 1st finger D natural on the A string up to a 1st finger G natural still on the A string, (Yes, you will be doing this once you start 3 octave scales and arpeggios) , so don't worry about this one for a while. Sorry if this is confusing, but is harder to explain through a youtube comment than in person but I am sure your teacher knows about these techniques, don't be afraid to reach out to your teacher if you are struggling!!! Cheers! -Aaron

The end is so funny! I started to have violin lessons last week so I'm doing scales and exercises to improve my technique. Your video is very helpful! I think I'll start a practice journal.

Noticed your 4th finger has improved alot. Well done.

Wow, you are so organised - I have a kind of order to my practice (basically the order my notes are from my last lesson which is normally - scales, pieces (+ any exercises I've been shown to improve technique for those pieces) - (we've finished the tutorial book series we were using). And finally if time my own pieces. Love the idea of using a bullet journal to track what you're practising - makes my notebook seem very unorganised :) Oh and the ending was brilliant!

I love your bullet journal practice notebook. I'm gonna start doing that now. Thank you :)

I was searching for a good organisation for my own practice in best case with a system for my Bullet Journal. Well, found it. Thank you very much! 😁

I enjoy watching you play, I started my lessons 2 weeks ago, your videos are very motivating.

Ling Ling 40 Hours, anyone?

Oh man I am so glad for this. I sound just like you and that makes me very happy..it is ok..I am ok..I don't sound great..but man I am relieved that I am not the only one..wow..i saw your other videos so there is hope for me yet.

I’ve been thinking about adding a violin spread in my bullet journal since I’m not that busy other wise I should just use my bullet journal to set up violin lesson plan for myself since I don’t have a teacher just have been learning online

I love the idea to use a bullet journal to track your practice. I do not play any instrument but I have found your video very motivated :)

How well organised!

I need to start organizing my practice sessions like you. And I need to get better about doing scales every day! Thanks for the motivation and tips. And you and your husband are so adorable!! That was hilarious. I'm glad you didn't edit that out :) Keep up the good work with your channel Marijke!

Love this video, was very helpful. Also, the reason I clicked on this video was because of the journal. It looked lovely! Very nice video, it helped a lot. Thank you for this.

Alle verschillende onderdelen die je oefent zijn belangrijk, maar intonatie is ook heel belangrijk. Zeker iets om op te oefenen. Ik speel al ongeveer 7 jaar overigens.

Yea I will start writing in a notebook too that was so helpful!

This helped me so much!

Keep listen. Intonation is really important. But you are organized and its fantastic.

No hate but loosen left hand and round bow fingers and work less from the shoulder and more from the elbow

Tip, try to relax a bit your right wrist ( bow) cause it looks a bit tense, for future technique it will be issue, just telling as my opinion. No hating or anything, i really like how you structured your practice sessions. just i think that you could work no that. 💛

I found this helpful. I needed structure and I can go by this.

Hi there,,, hahahaha you jumped so high,, I had a good laugh thank you, I needed that... that's great you keep track of your work like that, well done.. very organized I like.🤗

...bowing exercises..? Thank you! I didn't know that was a thing 😂😅 i need to look that up now 😂

Love your journal technique! Going to create one for myself. The fingering chart at 0:14 is awesome....what is the significance of the highlighted notes throughout the page?

thanks for some tips! and more power to you for your violin lessons.

Very nice exercises and structure! I play violin since 15 years now and I think no matter how well you play this structure will always help you to improve. However I would advise you to pay a little attention on your fingers of your right hand, they look a bit tight and should be rounder, this will really improve your sound. Playing plane strings and focusing only on the bowing will help you to do this :) Fontinue practicimg like this and you will soon play even more beautifully 😉

This is a great viedo. I love your list. Thanks for sharing.

I hope this doesn’t sound rude, but how long have you been learning? Are you an adult beginner?

Huh a bullet journalist and a violinist cool !

That was very helpful, thanks !

I would like to share my progress too but I’m just to ugly to face the camera! 🙃😂 thanks for the idea 💡 Marijke ❤️✨🥰

wow awesome video and I love that your writing it all down in your book :D I'll try it soon or later too! ;)

You’re vibrato needs to be more fluid. I used to do it similar. But my friend told me it should be fluid so I tried loosing my hand up and starting slow. Just some advice

loool, good one at the end!

This is such a great video! You might want to try to keep your wrist and fingers more flexible to get a quality sound - just a tip!

Awesome video, I think this would really make practicing more efficient. Also the etude melody part on 3:01 sounds like the melody of Dua Lipa New Rules haha

Wow Marijke! Love your trackers😍 I think that they are so useful for developing a consistent habit. Wonderful ideas here! I was wondering do you use a drone for practice? When I am unsure of the key I am playing in, I whip out my drone app to help with this 😉

Feel then do the sound is my manner, after a while imagination or musical sense pulls you, the hand follows the music then, beyond technic is the music, the most important... Im just an aficionado anyway !

Just a little tip here: your vibrato looks a bit tense, maybe relax the hand more? Nice vid very inspiring.

something structured !! very good. practice book ! very good. quality over quantity ! very good.

I've been playing for quite a long time now... I've never really practiced everyday... I just practice whenever I have to play for an event or other performance 😂...

Cool video ..you are improving ...that's good to see ...I bought a Mandolin ...its so much easier to find positions as it has frets ..so I play on that 1st ...then the Violin ..makes hard stuff easier ..and intonation better ..:)

How often do you practice with a metronome? Is developing very precise rhythm something a specific component of your routine?

I love your idea Thanks for sharing May I know what violin book your currently using?

Echt jouw organisatie girl is on point. Wou dat ik zo netjes kon zijn hahahaha

Practice practice practice

You have a problem in the right wrist, rigid in the rise and fall of the bow , and this affects the sound

Hi, if you don't mind, would you tell me what violin are you using in this video? I'd really appreciate that. Thank you

Helpful video. I also have to play the piece from Küchler. ❤

6:51😂

Leuke video! Ik doe het ook op die manier. Ik zag je tabel in je Bullet journal op Instagram en dat vond ik een heel goed idee :) .

How much time do you tend to do each one of the parts during an average e.g scales?

Very disciplined. I envy you. Do you use any journal to log your practice?

who is your teacher? it does require a lot of correct practices in terms of bow holding, fingering, intonation.etc.

I'm a typical guy and I just can't make such a cool looking progress diary. I used a calendar diary for awhile, but I have ended up leaving it in a drawer for my whole 4 months of practice. Do I really need it?

my practice journal and my bullets journal are separate

What notebook are you using?

wow je hebt echt een zwaar accent. Ben je brabants of belg? :)

I want to practise a lot but I don't have time because of school

How much time do you spent practicing every session? 1h? 2h?

i also had a couple of those moments while i practice. scares the shit out of me as well. can you share those etudes and other or tell me where i can get them?

How long have u been playing when tis video was made ?

How many hours do you practice daily ????

Do you practice everyday?

You should to study the susuki metodo

#clubmar

Your are so beautiful my lady....

Ben je Nederlands?

Zo grappig ik keek dit ik hoorde meteen ohw dit is een nederlander

I play clarinet why the hell am I here.

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