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Violin Viola – a Masterclass from an Industry Professional 1
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Violin Viola – a Masterclass from an Industry Professional 1

Introduction to Basic Techniques for Violin - Viola; for Classical & Contemporary - Acoustic to Electric Violin
Created byAdrian Keating
Last updated 8/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • - Basic advanced techniques required by all levels of players – typically NOT covered in online ‘how to play the violin from scratch’ courses
  • - How to advance your bowing hold flexibility, co-ordination & tone
  • - How to advance your Left Hand Dexterity using Rhythmic devices
  • - A simple idea to improve your rhythm skills that does not require a metronome!- although for goodness sake keep using one.
  • - Touching on the idea of what ‘phrasing’ means in music
  • - Unique practice techniques that may redefine your ability to self-teach
  • - Self Control
  • Technique is the ability to do WHAT you want WHEN you want HOW you want - & I trust these courses will assist you in going down a road that achieves this goal.

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Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 2h 11m total length

  • Basic and Essential Right-Hand & Right Arm Manipulation Skills14:12

    basic gymnastics in

    -fine motor-skill right hand manoeuvres

    -and Improving large scale movements with the whole right arm

  • Improving large scale movements with the whole right arm Skills15:16

    How a player uses their bow is the defining ‘line in the sand’ that actually separates those who can proceed as professionals, & those who might not

    A feature of this module is always

    1-playing two strings at once,

    Very simple Gymnastic premise for this – playing on 2 strings means teaching you the ‘levels of the strings’

    2- & understanding variable bow-speed.

    This phrase – BowSpeed – you need to think about a lot. In your pieces, any sounds you are trying to make

    3- USING YOUR WHOLE BOW you paid X for it now use it

    -----

    6 bowing skills essential to Bow Control

  • Confirmation of Basic Posture & Positioning11:27

    A demonstration of basic posture requirements that aid play-ability & Dexterity

  • Framing Skills; Introduction to Rhythmic Diminution; Improving Pitch24:03

    - Framing Skills and

    - The Association of rhythm with left hand to improve dexterity. For the Left Hand this will be the most important module & is also a lesson in using RHYTHMIC DIMINUTION

    - the connection of rhythm to enabling dexterity

    - Basic pitch association

  • Shifting Skills & Tracking the Bow16:07

    Based on the premise that there are only 3 shift types; their explanation & demonstration
    The importance of tracking the Bow

  • How to improve your Rhythm & Feel - a practical demonstration15:04

    A Demonstration of Sub-Division, or Rhythmic Diminution; why this is critically essential for dexterity; practical application

  • Touching on the idea of what the phrase ‘The language of music” means7:18

    The Language of Music is essentially how the ebb & flow of ‘stresses’ in sounds are made; the differences conceptually between Classical & Modern styles

  • Practice Techniques in the context of these Modules10:04

    Technique is the ability to do

    WHAT you want

    WHEN you want
    HOW you want

    How do we pull what we've learnt in these Modules together?

  • Practice Demonstration of the course concepts in action18:20

Requirements

  • This course is not style or repertoire dependant and will improve your abilities in both Classical & Contemporary styles. These techniques are equivalent for both Violin & Viola
  • This course presumes that you love music. You could be aspiring to make music your life. This course presumes you probably consider yourself between, say grades one to five - or even in the context of an adult beginner you are a person who desires to attain a level of fluency that such ‘Beginners Courses’ are not able to elaborate on. Some of these techniques are only taught in a University setting, or by professional performers.
  • You will likely be older than 10 years, & certainly in this younger age-group be helped by mum or dad with elements of this course
  • You do not need to be able to read music to complete this course
  • You will need pen & paper, because most of the written material for this course will be what You write down.

Description

Technique is the ability to do

WHAT you want

WHEN you want

HOW you want - & I trust these courses will assist you in going down a road that achieves this goal.


WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

- Basic advanced techniques required by all levels of players – typically NOT covered in online ‘how to play the violin from scratch’ courses

- How to advance your bowing hold flexibility, co-ordination & tone

- How to advance your Left Hand Dexterity using Rhythmic devices

- A simple idea to improve your rhythm skills that does not require a metronome!- although for goodness sake keep using one.

- Touching on the idea of what ‘phrasing’ means in music

- Unique practice techniques that may redefine your ability to self-teach

- Self Control


Module One

Basic and Essential Right-Hand & Right Arm Manipulation Skills


Module Two

Improving large scale movements with the whole right arm Skills


MODULE 2a

Confirmation of basic posture and positioning


Module Three

Framing Skills  and

The Association of rhythm with left hand to improve dexterity.

An introduction to 'Rhythmic Diminution'

For the Left Hand this will be the most important module


Module Four

Shifting skills - there are only 3 basic shift types


Module Five

‘rhythm’ and feel - a basic way to improve your confidence with Tempo

using Rhythmic Diminution.. & walking


Module Six

Touching on the idea of what the phrase ‘The language of music” means


MODULE Seven

Practice Techniques in the context of these Modules


MODULE Eight

a Practical Demonstration

Who this course is for:

  • This course presumes that you love music. You could be aspiring to make music your life.
  • This course is for all players who want to improve some basic techniques - or even in the context of an adult beginner you are a person who desires to attain a level of fluency that such ‘Beginners Courses’ available online are not able to elaborate on. Some of these techniques are only taught in a University setting, or by professional performers.
  • you might like the idea of seeing what a Professional whose life’s work spent in Orchestral playing has to say about basic practice & self-teaching techniques.

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