In this in-depth tutorial, Daniel breaks down the practice techniques that have been pivotal in his journey from starting the violin at age 16 to becoming a concert violinist.
Inspired by the great Nathan Milstein, he’ll show you how to practice smarter, not harder. We’ll explore these methods using passages from Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole!
Welcome to the Art of Invention...
CHAPTERS
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:06:12 TONE QUALITY - Neutral-Tone Practice
- 00:06:59 TONE QUALITY - Sounding Point
- 00:07:51 TONE QUALITY - Finding Vibrato Range
- 00:10:55 RIGHT-HAND PRACTICE - Softening Articulations
- 00:11:38 TONE QUALITY - Who's Driving?
- 00:12:27 SHIFTING - Finding the Motion
- 00:13:07 RIGHT HAND - String Crossings
- 00:14:23 COORDINATION - Invent Loops
- 00:16:56 LEFT HAND PRACTICE - Invent Patterns for Clarity
- 00:17:32 COORDINATION - Rhythms Practice
- 00:19:51 SHIFTING - Vocal Shifting Practice
- 00:20:12 Try Tomplay — Free!
- 00:21:07 Demonstration with Piano
- 00:22:19 STRATEGIES - Hot & Cold Practice
- 00:22:57 TONE QUALITY - Practicing Harmonics
- 00:24:09 INTONATION - Feel Intonation Tendencies
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- 00:30:11 INTONATION - From The Air
- 00:32:52 LEFT HAND - Finger Ballet
- 00:34:54 SHIFTING - Finding the Motion
- 00:37:34 COORDINATION - Burst Patterns
- 00:38:58 TONE QUALITY - Strengthen the Weak Notes
- 00:39:57 INTONATION - Anticipate Hand Shapes
- 00:41:19 COORDINATION - Rhythms
- 00:44:35 RIGHT HAND - String Crossings
- 00:48:34 STRATEGIES - Hot & Cold
- 00:49:13 SHIFTING - Skeleton Technique
- 00:49:55 RIGHT HAND - Alternate Bowing Sensation
- 00:51:59 INTONATION - Building a Map
- 00:52:18 RIGHT HAND - Bowing Variations
- 00:52:59 RIGHT HAND - Stroke Clarity Work
- 00:54:30 STRATEGIES - Invent Lyrical Fantasy
- 00:56:42 Demonstration with Piano
- 00:58:29 STRATEGIES - How to: Color Changes
- 01:00:01 TONE QUALITY - Finding Vibrato Impulse
- 01:01:39 STRATEGIES - Hot & Cold
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- 01:02:59 STRATEGIES - Divide & Conquer
- 01:05:48 LEFT HAND - Invent Patterns for Clarity
- 01:07:24 RIGHT HAND - String Crossings
- 01:08:49 COORDINATION - Rhythms
- 01:09:40 STRATEGIES - Hot & Cold
- 01:10:20 COORDINATION - Invent Loops
- 01:11:29 STRATEGIES - Sing the Technical Parts
- 01:15:59 LEFT HAND - Invent Patterns for Clarity
- 01:18:25 LEFT HAND - Exaggeration
- 01:22:10 COORDINATION - Exaggeration of Shifts
- 01:23:48 COORDINATION - Bursts
- 01:24:36 COORDINATION - Invent Loops
- 01:25:02 COORDINATION - Brick by Brick
- 01:26:59 STRATEGIES - Hot & Cold
- 01:29:20 COORDINATION - Invent Loops
- 01:29:45 INTONATION - Anticipate Hand Shapes
- 01:30:39 SHIFTING - Skeleton Technique
- 01:31:11 RIGHT HAND - Compactness is Key
- 01:31:42 Demonstration with Piano
[Development]
- 01:36:39 STRATEGIES - Slow Tempo / Fast Motions
- 01:37:26 COORDINATION - Invent Loops
- 01:38:47 INTONATION - Effective Intervals
- 01:41:11 RIGHT HAND - Open Strings Work
- 01:41:25 SHIFTING - Fast Shifting
- 01:42:09 SHIFTING - Grouping and Reducing
- 01:44:07 COORDINATION - Rhythms
- 01:46:56 RIGHT HAND - Stroke Clarity Work
- 01:48:32 COORDINATION - Anticipation
- 01:50:45 COORDINATION - Brick by Brick
- 01:52:50 COORDINATION - Rhythms
- 01:53:03 INTONATION - Feeling Pitch Consonance
- 01:56:40 LEFT HAND - Invent Patterns for Clarity
- 01:57:29 STRATEGIES - How to: Repetitions
- 01:58:48 COORDINATION - Invent Loops
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- 02:01:31 STRATEGIES - The Anatomy of a Legato Passage
- 02:01:41 INTONATION - Feel Intonation Tendencies
- 02:03:18 LEFT HAND - Finger Ballet
- 02:04:33 LEFT HAND - Anticipation
- 02:06:01 STRATEGIES - Hot & Cold
- 02:06:35 COORDINATION - Bursts
- 02:07:59 SHIFTING - Skeleton Technique
- 02:09:22 RIGHT HAND - Get out of Your Way
- 02:10:09 COORDINATION - Rhythms
- 02:11:02 COORDINATION - Traveling Accents
- 02:11:50 COORDINATION - Invent Loops
- 02:12:30 COORDINATION - Bursts
- 02:12:58 SHIFTING - Skeleton Technique
[Coda]
- 02:14:44 LEFT HAND - Invent Patterns for Clarity
- 02:15:30 INTONATION - Building a Map
- 02:21:58 COORDINATION - Invent Loops
- 02:23:37 LEFT HAND - Anticipation
- 02:24:44 COORDINATION - Bowing Variations
- 02:25:20 RIGHT HAND - Embrace Minimalism
- 02:28:37 RIGHT HAND - Compactness is Key
- 02:30:16 RIGHT HAND - Bowing Variations
- 02:32:18 COORDINATION - Reverse the Bow
