![]() ![]() You seem to have a checklist in your mind of things that you should be accomplishing. "With or without a teacher you should think about changing your perspective a little.If I go on this rate I can play Gavotte before the end of this month.Ĭan I learn to play Canon in D only with the first position? After mastering the first position should I go for the second position or third position? I've been doing scales these past few days and have gotten quite proficient of them. But I promise to practice at least one hour a day this time. I quit taking lessons again after almost two moths due to financial problems again. Because of him aside from Suzuki I also have Hohmann's and Wolfhart's. I got another teacher who fixed all my problems and taught me a lot also. I quit playing after a year (only playing around thrice a month or so) and played again consistently at the start of this year. However after more than a month I decided to quit because I can't anymore afford taking lessons. I can say I'm good with that because of her. I started with a teacher who taught me all the basics, posture, bowing etc. You can film yourself (webcam, for instance) to check posture, for instance.Įdit: I'd like to say that I've looked for teachers before, but it is very difficult to find people who take adult students. If you can, record yourself, as a reality check. The "ma" of Amazing should be a first finger in third position (depending on the key you decide to play it, it could be the C on G string, the G on D string, or the D on A string). One easy piece to get third position going is, for instance, Amazing Grace (no, I'm not religious at all, it is just for practicing). I play them very slowly, then I try to accelerate, but if I don't get it right, I don't accelerate further. For the scales, I start playing one octave (G major, Dmajor, A major), then I play G major two octaves, then G major 2 octaves, but with a shift to third position from the second G on. What helped me: playing scales and playing a very easy piece with third position. I've started at the last week of 2008 and I can find third position easily now. You can get "free" theory from Wikipedia and there are other sites offering music theory for free. If you can't read music properly, try listening to some pieces (if I undestood it correctly, you're playing the pieces in the Suzuki books?) on youtube WHILE reading the music, so you'll see what the different "signs" mean. ![]() There's also help from Mr Kurt Sassmanhauss (check his masterclasses) and there's more on youtube ("violinlab", for instance). You'll find the lessons of a very good teacher, Mr Todd Ehle. Type "professorV" on the search (youtube). There's help to be found on the internet. It would be nice if you could have at least one lesson, for things like posture, hand position, check your bowing. I've just found a teacher, after almost 3 years going alone. ![]() The displayed original by Bach is for the keyboard instrument.I sympathize. 3 in G major scale are still under copyright. Pitfalls for the students Bowings Sheet musicīoth Shinichi Suzuki's arrangement and Kersting Wartberg's arrangement of Minuet No. ![]() legato, portato, independent third finger, string crossing A-D, string crossing D-A, string crossing E-A, détaché, string crossing A-E, ornament, intonation.This minuet is attributed to Christian Petzold. Suzuki lowered the first four measures in the second part by a third. 4, BWV Anhang 114 from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725). 3 is not an original violin composition, it is Shinichi Suzuki's arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Menuet No. 15 in Suzuki Violin School, Volume 1 is in the G major key, meter is 3/4 and tempo is di Minuet. ![]()
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