Violin Viola – a Masterclass from an Industry Professional 1
Enhance your violin playing skills with our comprehensive course. Learn advanced techniques, improve dexterity, and develop self-teaching abilities. Suitable for all levels of players, including aspiring musicians. Unlock your musical potential today!
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.
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.