You channel is a game changer! The Ysaye exercise already lead to huge improvements in my playing, the only two fingers exercise massively improved my shifting! For this video, despite watching it twice, I didn‘t quite understand what it was about until I tried it myself. But after tuning my double stops for a while with this exercise, my violin is more resonant than ever, even when playing melodic pieces! It is fascinating how consciously and subconsciously, the listening interacts with the mechanical aspects of violin playing. I am motivated to keep going!
@jamesboone3678
3 жыл бұрын
I'm deaf. But have been a violinist even though I was deaf. I played like beethoven did by vibrations. Now I have my cochlear implant. Thank you for this! You sound really beautiful by the way it brought tears to my eyes.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, James. I am touched by your comment. Happy practicing!
@leif1075
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov PLEASE PLEASE Help..Im so tired of the RAGE and FRUSTRATION I fell when intry to play some pieces like Jesu joy of mans desiring and it does not sound as bright and crystal like as other people..WHY WHY im so tired of this..and im not a very patient person..whats wtong with tje viokin..and how can i learn this faster and more easily..i hope you can please respond when you can. It would mean a lot.
@jgunther3398
3 жыл бұрын
@@leif1075 put your violin down and learn to sing, using a recorder. when you have learned to hear, then apply that to the violin. learning is forever, so might as well not be frustrated.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
j gunther gave some good advice there. Frustration + Rage = tension. Tension destroys everything in violin playing. It's impossible to tell you how to improve exactly without knowing you. But I can tell that you need to slow down, use more bow, learn to make beautiful sound on simple simple things (starting with open strings), and learn to pay close attention to your sound. It's like meditation, in the sense that there is no way to force it. Once you slow down and focus your attention, your shoulders start relaxing, your bow hold becomes loose, you begin to use the bow in the same way as you breathe, and not "a thing you are holding and dragging across the strings". Violin is hard :)
@leif1075
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov Thanks for responding. Is there a way to make it not hard and more easy and fun..im tired of that..Hope you can respond again..And how can i leanr vibrato or double stops faster. Thanks
@priceviolinacademy
7 ай бұрын
As a professional violinist and teacher myself, I totally agree that intonation is much more aural than it is physical. When I stopped fixating on teaching left hand perfection in placement and instead simply focused on training the ear, the intonation in my studio skyrocketed. With good tone, a flexible left hand hand, and a well trained ear, the left hand will find it positioning over time. Thinking clearly about finger patterns can of course also help speed up the process as the video said. Keep up the incredible work Daniel! I know how much work it takes to make these and they’re fantastic.
@thinkpad20
3 жыл бұрын
Your Bach alone is worth the price of admission... amazing
@Spaxcore
Ай бұрын
What is that piece called? It's incredible!
@manuelvegaurria
21 күн бұрын
It is the Andante from the A minor sonata
@ingramfan4470
3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Kuganov, I must say, for a high school student (me) who started to learn the violin from an early age in contrast to you, I am amazed at the amount of knowledge you have gained and shared online. I think you are undoubtedly one of the best violin educators on KZitem and in addition, the free PDFs you have provided are really nice as well. Thank you very much!
@procarpenter1788
Жыл бұрын
Wow, talk about a condescending, backhanded compliment. 😂
@ingramfan4470
Жыл бұрын
@@procarpenter1788 I wasn't trying to be condescending, I was simply expressing the amazement and respect I have for Mr. Kurganov. He is one the best educators and has become so despite starting the violin far later than any teacher or peer I know.
@smallflash2009
Жыл бұрын
where can i find the free pdfs?
@ingramfan4470
Жыл бұрын
@@smallflash2009 should be a link in the description
@jkviolinstudio1741
2 жыл бұрын
Sevcik op. 1 is underrated. Most teachers today don't use it and many who do, unfortunately do not know how to teach it. This book is for left hand foundation but young children want to 'play' Suzuki. Intermediate level students generally don't have the patience to 'practice' & grasp Sevcik concepts. Only students who have been humbled by listening to their recording & willing to go into Sevcik rehab may have some hope. Excellent, well explained, good looking/sounding video. Thank you. Bravo on the Andante.
@DanielKurganov
2 жыл бұрын
Very well said. An obsession with 'basics' in inevitable if one digs deep into the expressive capabilities of the violin.
@Jay-S04
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao I read the title as: “Fix your intonation, it’s weak”
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
too weak too slow 😈
@noshititskrae
3 жыл бұрын
Ahahaha and it'd be true for everyone here 😂
@victoriadorin4569
Ай бұрын
my teacher used to say: "Intonation is the thing that violinists search for all their life and they never find it"
@JSB2500
2 жыл бұрын
Goodness - when after a slightly disappointing two hour violin recording session, and over some late night toast, I clicked on the first KZitem violin intonation video I saw, I absolutely was not expecting the enchanting captivating beauty of 00:16 to 1:12. It really hit me hard. I sincerely hope I'll be able to play so beautifully one day. I've already got way further than I ever expected (having started less than 6 months ago, age ~54). I'm definitely starting to feel at one with the instrument. Having heard your playing tonight I am inspired to go much further still.
@GRANT-W-NEALE
3 жыл бұрын
I feel obliged to say that your interpretation of the “andante” is particularly good. The sound is actually mesmerising … do you have a video where you play it all or a lesson about it ?
@brunobruzzese234
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Very timely for me, I've just been trying to work out how to do this in a couple of pieces and had no idea how to develop the technique until watching this video.
@gsm2424
3 жыл бұрын
You are a great violinist and teacher, im a teacher myself and i love to watch your work, its a plesaure to watch the things i teach from another perspective. My teacher was a graduated student of the great Tibor Varga who taught in Dortmund, Germany. Keep it up!
@retrops4261
3 жыл бұрын
This is a revelation to me: solo Bach if played with all full bows and tons of repetition Inside each and around each measure becomes a either a Sevcik (hormonic doublestop/shifting) or a Schradiek (melodic velocity finger dexterity) exercise. Mind blown. Thus, practicing solo Bach really is almost the only thing a violinist needs to attain near universal mastery of the Left hand. (Minus harmonics) for that, add Paganinni caprices. Off course right hand techniques are another issue, but I think with a solid fluid foundation resulting from such a free left hand, the problems of the right hand are not as big an issue. Brilliant insight as usual. (Obviously I'm exaggerating a bit, there is huge power in all kinds of other exercises, but getting a solid and reliable relaxed intonation really helps boost confidence in solving other issues.)
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Well put! Bach can give us so much…
@pluutoop
3 жыл бұрын
So playing Bach sonatas and partitas will help my left hand right?
@violynnkuo
3 жыл бұрын
@@pluutoop Definitely. Bach Sonatas and Partitas contain so many challenging double stops and chords, in a multitude of configurations that it gives your left hand a great “workout” which you pair with your ear 👂 in order to develop what Daniel calls the physical and aural aspects of intonation on a string instrument. Developing great “hand hygiene” through building a reliable hand frame comes through the study and practice of double stops and so yes, studying solo Bach will help you do that.
@pluutoop
3 жыл бұрын
@@violynnkuo thank you! I feel great now❤❤❤
@JeremyHillViolinist
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video 🔥 For me, intonation is inseperable from musical energy-velocity of shifts, based opon desired portamentos. Vibrato and phrasing all play a roll in physical motion, which is directly related to pitch one way or anther. Your work is exquisit! Many thanks to your contribution 🙏🏼
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Well put! And thanks!
@katherinecordova7927
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing all your experience and knowledge!! This exercises will help me a lot, looking forward to your next video, BIG thanks from Honduras🇭🇳👏🏼👏🏼.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad!
@leopardtiger1022
2 жыл бұрын
All your lessons are direct clear high quality sound I am 81 years living in Kerala state in India, I like your lessens very much, thank you sincerely for the free pdf lessons.
@andviol
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Daniel, all of yout videos are really helpful for me and my students!!! Keep it going man, this is great!!!
@sitosanchez
3 жыл бұрын
For me, it's taken more than a week!! Jaja!!! But it's working!!! Thank you Daniel!!!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
I’m having a very long week too :) but seriously, it took me about a week to completely transform the way I hear and practice intonation. I can’t say that I play super in tune, but it was like night and day after this.
@sitosanchez
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov mi homemade pizza is burning up due to your video!!! I want a compensation!!!😆😆🎻🎻
@andreysafin3224
Жыл бұрын
the bad thing is that many teachers do not point out how relevant intonation really is. the reason why equal temperment is a thing. one can easily see (or rather hear) this by playing an E in the first position on the D string, tuning it with the A string and than playing it together with the open G. thus they will get a significantly out of tune major sixth (G and E)
@sahaquiel18
3 жыл бұрын
OMG, thank you!!!! This is incredible. I will check all the channel. Really, really thank you, this video is extremely clarify and helpful !
@manvsviolin1271
9 ай бұрын
Very helpful video - thank you for taking the time to make it. I am a beginner and the music is above my skill level, but the practice tips and suggestions you make are extremely helpful. 👍 Also, very beautiful playing!
@damianmb5
3 жыл бұрын
If you have a short pinky and have to practice intonation, you should see me 😂. Very nice video with clear instructions!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
😁
@pauldeck4500
2 жыл бұрын
What this gentleman conveys is the joy that is hidden inside truly rigorous practicing.
@antonvf9619
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a cellist and this is so helpfull, any idea if anyone has transposed these for cello (else i'll do it myself no worries). do you considere starting by playing over a drone tone is helpfull and in this logic? so many thanks
@guest8571
2 жыл бұрын
I have wanted to learn the violin for years, but I have always feared it is too late to learn to a professional level. Your journey gives me hope. Thank you for your resources!
@iaf4454
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos, it helps a lot!!! Thanks for your insights!!
Жыл бұрын
Great information.
@priscillakhin1579
Жыл бұрын
thank you for this video
@matusbudinsky
4 ай бұрын
Ševčík is being pronoinced as Shevcheek. Really nice video though. Thank you for your work!
@upperstringsstudio
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏼
@basiaszendrei1603
3 жыл бұрын
‘If you’re really sadistic you can turn it into Schradieck exercises’ 😂 I wish I heard that long time ago .
@ALEXXXANDRA17
3 жыл бұрын
Спасибо за такие ценные уроки, они - такая редкость!
@dominiquemanchon9914
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, and the free pdfs are the cherry on the cake. Thanks a lot!
@dvides89
3 жыл бұрын
One of the most useful videos I’ve seen in my life! Thank you very much Maestro!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that!!
@gumm1adler
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Daniel. This and all your material is an incredible resource. Your obvious fascination for the technical side of playing is inspiring - and motivating. I'm curious about your chinrest: what is on it and why? Thanks again for sharing your "noble obsession"!
@DanielKurganov
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you find it useful! In my view, the technical and the musical are one and the same. I think that sensitivity to intonation, to take this example, is ultimately sensitivity to vibration and the resonance of your instrument. Without this, any high-level achievement with Bach is not possible. Likewise, I believe most 'technical' things are actually musical at their core.
@DanielKurganov
2 жыл бұрын
Regarding the chinrest, I was experimenting with shape by using little dense pieces of foam. I don't use that anymore simply prefer the MachOne adhesive foam pad.
@darlenerivest148
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video, Daniel! Some of this work reminds me of the Vamos patterns (for which you also created a great video). I can't wait to try these exercises. Thank you!!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, definitely some overlap there. Those are great as well. I like these for their continuous and ever-changing flow. There is something less mechanical about them that really keeps you awake and alive :) Meanwhile, I find Vamos/Korgeov patterns really shine as a way of practicing/breaking down specific double-stop passages you might run into.
@darlenerivest148
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov Yes. The Sevcik is not as predictable as the Vamos. I have to stay more focused on what happens next. Great exercise. Thank you!!
@darlenerivest148
3 жыл бұрын
@@kohare63 Thank you Kerry!!
@meglamm1605
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video! I’m excited to delve into these exercises. Question: do you have any tips for creating more space between the 2nd and 3rd fingers? For example, in bars 4-5 of Sevcik No. 24, the second finger is down on F on the D string, and then the 3rd finger has to reach up to D on the A string (while keeping the 2 down and not letting it touch the A string). I’m having trouble extending my 3rd finger far enough while keeping the 2nd finger down (and in tune) (my hands are small, by the way). I’d be grateful for any advice you might have. Thank you!
@fierywomanpacnw7004
6 ай бұрын
From someone who has played for 60+ years to those learning: "slower is faster." I know that's hard to swallow -- but try, you'll see, and then you'll laugh at your previous impatient self.
@lxtrem1284
3 жыл бұрын
bro i love your videos i think you are the best youtube teacher i have ever had
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear that! Practice well :)
@gus161969
3 жыл бұрын
Daniel muchas gracias por tus videos son muy útiles para mi, si se le pudiera agregar subtitulado en español sería genial. Gracias!!
@sitosanchez
3 жыл бұрын
Hay una chica haciendo las traducciones, si vas a algunos vídeos más antiguos podrás ver los subtítulos
@gus161969
3 жыл бұрын
@@sitosanchez Genial! si, vi que otros venían subtitulados. Gracias! y gracias a quien se esta tomando el trabajo del subtitulado!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias mis amigos!
@petrus1696
3 жыл бұрын
You have a short pinkie?!?!? Are you stating that your pinkie is short? Oh, c'mon, you should take a look at mine :-D
@philipq6906
3 жыл бұрын
Me too cry in the dark corner
@pluutoop
3 жыл бұрын
Well let's just be grateful we all have short but Healthy pinkies🤙
@eva4adam451
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you showing me Sevcik . My teacher never did. Can you make a vid with slow exersises. Like vallet train the legs.
@violynnkuo
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this detailed video, Daniel! Will definitely incorporate more Ševćík into my teaching and playing. Your left hand dexterity and finger independence is beautiful to watch!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Lynn! This stuff was always hard for me personally…I guess I keep just enough in my pocket to play real music. I will let Nancy Zhou and Roman Kim take it from here ;)
@georgetate6055
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I found your site! I find that we align in our approach to intonation! THIS is a wonderful approach. Thank you for your thoughtful and, I think, definitive guide!
@Spiritmourn
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Daniel for all your fabulous lessons! 👌 I am so grateful. I suffer with terrible cramping in my hands, do you have any suggestions as to how to ease this? It is sometimes so bad I cannot play in the middle of orchestra which is awful and excruciatingly painful.
@yacoubgirgis6400
2 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated, kind regards
@jennystirling3422
Жыл бұрын
Thank you…invaluable advice…a teacher who truly knows how to teach both the ‘gross’ and subtler issues regarding intonation…physical & musical 🙏🏼❣️
Жыл бұрын
I started using these recommendations and the Sef book. What a difference in my playing!
@santiagomateos7211
3 жыл бұрын
Gracias por compartir esta información tan valiosa!
@sabrinasviolinchannel
3 жыл бұрын
The ears are always the best guide... whatever you do with the violin! 😉
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
exactly!
@pluutoop
3 жыл бұрын
I 100% agree!! I thought the same thing. 👍
@sabrinasviolinchannel
3 жыл бұрын
@@pluutoop ... they really never betrayed me throughout my violinistic life.
@sabrinasviolinchannel
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov Best guide together with the individual taste... I forgot to mention that before.
@pluutoop
3 жыл бұрын
@@sabrinasviolinchannel i believe you. ❤
@SimonStreuffViolinEducation
3 жыл бұрын
Very good video man! Such an effortless and warm video production too! What are your thoughts on electric tuning devices? I think especially for melodic intonation (no double stops) they can be very beneficial and also eye opening for orchestral or ensemble passages. I prefer open strings most of the time too, but always when I do a short session with a tuner it somehow cleans up my ear and sorts my fingers very fast. And btw I guess I am sadistic... ;)
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Anything sadistic is recommendable. Thank you! I found that tuners can be useful if you are not sure where your note falls relationally or aurally. I think all intonation can be found just using the instrument itself. As you say, there might be situations where you're just in a haze and the tuner gives you a reality check, but I think this just a good diagnosis and not a way to fix it per se. Learning to line up overtones, deeply feeling the intervalic relationship between fingers, choosing how low/high you like your sharps/flats for expressive intonation (matter of developing taste for certain way and identifying tendencies) and considering the frame of the hand are some of the best basic tools. One thing I have tried with success in own work was to record myself and then analyze it with software that shows you exactly where your pitch is, and you begin to see tendencies more clearly. I remember some eye-opening realizations there, such that after SEEING that the F was a bit different every time, I listened again and was like "oh my, yes it is". Another fun thing to do is to play scales with organic drones. Look up "Indian drone tone" on youtube, and you see one in every key. I love playing scales with that. Since it's an organic sound and you have tonics and 5ths, it's much easier to feel you are "one" with the sound. I imagine you could do this just as well with a good orchestra emulations holding rich chords. The more organic/natural the drone sound, the less strict Just vs Expressive intonation becomes, and you sort of don't have to worry about that. Conversely, I personally can't stand trying to play with some dinky sine waves :P
@SimonStreuffViolinEducation
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov I agree, drone notes are very viable option too, but I use them rarely just because other options are easier to switch on/off and yes sinus tones are not very nice to tune to. One thing about lining up overtones though: It requires you to have a very good and fine ear already. I often see musicians just fail with the lining up of overtones because of bad hearing habits. When listening to recording it is indeed revealing. Sometimes with the instrument in hand our ears become somehow biased.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
@@SimonStreuffViolinEducation Absolutely. So much of hearing become psychological, as hearing ourselves honestly becomes a monumental task. Doing something for hours a day -- the ear/brain gets used to things. I used to play severely out of tune and was really a-okay with it, as my brain was focused on other things. Of course, listening back, I hear everything, but it took me a while to connect that to some sort of concrete plan/method for real improvement.
@amlo5048
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov interesting! What is the name of that software? Thanks! :)
@cesarrobertochavezdelgado1699
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, i also have played kreutzer 17 but Yampolsky's edition and have very similar excercises that helps a lot with the left hand frame stability
@mariadasvattamakaljosephma3895
2 жыл бұрын
Really wonderful Tips you have given🎉 Thank you very much dear Mr Daniel 🙏😊
@davidhuckaby832
2 жыл бұрын
I realy like the way you teach. I wonder if you can video from over head...top down in order to see the fingerings more clearly. I had an interesting leaning thing of which I play music of all different jandras playing by ear, I automatically fall into a type of groove. Scales and arpeggios helped me but by joining the music I hear, I've discovered repetitive patterns of scales even in jazz. 1st I find home note key and melody apears.This PLAYING BY EAR really helped me learn the finger board. And most of all, made me enjoy playing fiddle to the music. 65 yrs old now...started fiddle in 3rd grade. I have a clasic violin and a 5 string electric fiddle. Learning never stops. Thanx for tutorial info!!!! Blue Dave.
@DanielKurganov
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I am now going to video from overhead for every video! It was more about finding a convenient setup. In my new studio, it's easily achieved. Totally agree with playing by ear and pushing that forward. It's crucial and more important than finger patterns, reading music, etc.
@BensWorkshop
Жыл бұрын
Many thanks. I will give that a go. I am only playing simple stuff at the moment, and on my acoustic us a mobile phone as a tuner and guide which does help. Can't quite do that on my electric which I also practice on but it is far too heavy. I may have to make a lighter one.
@grannyjam5888
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing, your teaching style is very helpful! Your chin rest is different, probably because of how you know your adjustments. How does one learn how to adjust for themselves and where/what to buy? I would really love to know, so it doesn’t effect ones posture and prevent bruising and marking
@akurganov
2 жыл бұрын
Check out this video Daniel recorded a while ago kzitem.info/news/bejne/laFumomVqGZpipg
@nicholashill9302
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks just talking about intonation today!! Lol.
@SF-ru3lp
Жыл бұрын
Your intro piece from Bach is heavenly, Daniel - total relaxation and perfect tuning - like balm.... Thank you. G Ire
@franciscocamacho82
3 жыл бұрын
dear Daniel could you transcript this lesson on a pdf accessible to buy?
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the idea! I would like to do that in the future.
@fakhrulislam9363
Жыл бұрын
🙏💐❤️ Love you brother...
@abdeltifajibe607
Жыл бұрын
Bravo teacher,think you very much
@b-reel
11 күн бұрын
Lovely playing even though I've only heard this, just... in 2024 you even make the exercises sound so beautiful..
@DmitriyTs
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great lesson!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Spasibo bolshoe!
@margaretbinns3134
3 жыл бұрын
I had a few Zoom lesson and told my teacher I wished to be able to play faster . She introduced me to Sevick exercises and also worked to change my hand shape .in 6 lessons I am faster . Now for that Clarity I shall look into more Sevick.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Sevcik knew what to do! Careful not to practice too much of that stuff ;)
@maxjacobs7861
Жыл бұрын
Hey great video! I think you mislabeled the chord at 4:38, it is Eb not Bb.
@leopardtiger1022
3 жыл бұрын
Oh so Good i must practice. Thank you.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
me too!
@f.m.3887
3 жыл бұрын
Спасибо. У вас нет на русском? А жаль. Хотел иметь вашу книгу о стаккато но не могу найти в Германие. Переведите книгу для русскоязычных тоже.Это пожелание.
@mslauren1005
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Daniel, I love your master classes and your videos and your clear explanations and demonstrations. Thank you so much.
@DanielKurganov
2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that!
@שמעון-ק2ח
10 ай бұрын
I seem to find that my ear for being in tune, never leaves me even if i never practice. As a child, i did a bit of sevcik. I think it was only book one part one.
@ellebee6712
3 жыл бұрын
I am on grade 3 and I think this is above my ability, however I am taking a bar at a time. I will get there.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
You'll like my next video! Similar concepts but a much more approachable exercise.
@violinhunter2
3 жыл бұрын
This is fabulous - as always! I don't know if it's true or not but...my teacher told me that Heifetz was once asked how he managed to play so perfectly in tune and Heifetz said "I do not play perfectly in tune but I do adjust very, very fast." I had a pupil who played badly out of tune very consistently - unfortunately she could not hear her intonation problems so I could not help her at all. She eventually switched to piano. (Thank God)
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Heifetz played sharp actually, compared to someone like, say Szeryng or Hilary Hahn, who are probably the most agreeably "in-tune" players ever. I think it was part of Heifetz's style/aesthetic: a brilliant and very alive sound. Szeryng's intonation was very dynamic, taking all sorts of expressive risks, but somehow always in perfect control, which I find more impressive than the feat Hahn achieved.
@jonathanlonie3065
3 жыл бұрын
Hi the sevcik opus 1 part one finishes at exercise 23 is it possible that you could post the exercises you mention please?
@leif1075
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov Those Sevcik exercises or peices look very advanced and dense with a lot of double stops..at what level should a student be or after playing for how long should someone start thise exercises?? Thanks for sharing tbe free book as I can't afford books or classes. Also what can I do so this practicing isnt so tedious and frustrating or boring? I get impatient fast and are there any fun faster pieces to learn especially vibrato and double dtops and string crossings--as opposed to monotonous exercises ..like songs you can play to practice thse things...really hope you can respond when you can.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, these Sevcik exercises are for more advanced players. Check out my latest video of the Yanshinov etudes. They will be great for virtually all levels. Violin is hard. If you're not ready to be patient and enjoy the act of paying very close attention, playing 30 second bows, doing 15-20 minutes of open strings minimum in a practice session, and working on various exercises, then your progress will not be so fast. Some people do all of the work directly in pieces of music, but for this you either have to be quite advanced, have a great teacher, know how to practice, or be very talented (ideally all of the above). Scales and exercises are not boring if you know what the goal of them are and pay very close attention. The goal is always for more beautiful, cleaner and more effortless sound. If that doesn't excite you, then you are just not listening and are not patient enough.
@leif1075
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov But cant you practice on basic songs instead of monotonous scales?? I don't see why not. And basic songs to learn vibrato on too?i could never admit I'm not very talented..that would be even more depressing and frustrating. Hooe you can respond again when you can.
@h.t.8565
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking time to touch this theme. It was always mystery for me and I love to talk about it with famous or skilled violinists on my roads. There is connection between our mind and muscles and the will to play attractive. Using our inner ear and imagination plays big role. Listening inside based on our experience and transmitting it to our hands is one beautiful universe. Thank you adding your view on this mystery to my collection. Best wishes.
@Islaras
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree and thank you!
@sophieryan1070
2 жыл бұрын
Hey! I just wanted to say your channel is amazing - I am enjoying watching and learning, so glad you are making these videos :)
@DanielKurganov
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@arfanhanba6161
Жыл бұрын
Super👌
@lindafitak
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful lesson! I just bought the Sevcik book that has the four books combined in one volume. This is a great lesson that you are giving us to follow!
@shkedov.b
Жыл бұрын
4:38 is Eb, not Bb Thank you for the video!
@DanielKurganov
Жыл бұрын
Oops - thanks for catching that!
@majfilms6625
Жыл бұрын
You are amazing
@hadademian2752
2 жыл бұрын
You are beautifuI... Your videos are beautifuI...
@DanielKurganov
2 жыл бұрын
I will try to live up to that!
@solid_amouri307
Жыл бұрын
What in heaven is this Bach piece you beautifully played in the intro ?
@brian777999
Ай бұрын
Did anybody give you an answer ? I want to know what this pieces is too ? Lots of people asking but I cannot find an answer.
@mayrayment8551
2 жыл бұрын
I like your voice calming and encouraging. I’m practicing intonation now, so this video is quite useful.
@SeptemberChild
10 ай бұрын
This is really helpful! Just one tiny thing, Ševčík is pronounced as shef-cheek
@DanielKurganov
10 ай бұрын
Yes!!! As with my own name, I never know whether to pronounce it the correct way, or the way people more recognize :-)
@fiddleexpress-beckfamilyband
3 жыл бұрын
Very informative, great video
@retrops4261
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, these exercises remind me of those concerto guides. I have the one for Mendelsohn, and the wieniawski scherzo tarantella
3 жыл бұрын
Great advices! Thank you very much for this video, Daniel!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome!
@josefgajda2062
3 жыл бұрын
very nice work thank you
@tomdis8637
2 жыл бұрын
I think of the six Sevcik exercises as “intonation jigsaw puzzles” in that they only “fit together” in one way in terms of intonation and resonance. IMO the best Sevcik has to offer.
@DanielKurganov
2 жыл бұрын
well put!
@Karel854
4 ай бұрын
Btw, correct pronunciacion is "chef cheek".
@SF-ru3lp
3 жыл бұрын
Delighted to get this brilliant teaching Daniel. You have encapsulates everything here. I have Sevcik book 1...I'm off to start those chosen exercises! Just the prep for double stop exam scales. I can see how this facility underlies all good playing. Thank you so much. Adult learner G Ire
@alessandrovaccari782
3 жыл бұрын
Fingering an open string ahead is one of the most frustrating skill to reach. You always touch the open one. And fingering behind it's harmful and you loose sustain. Arrrggg!!!!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Just put your finger closer to the opposite string! That way you hit the intended note with the fleshy part of the finger, and there is no risk of touching the open string! If you need both adjacent strings to ring open, Then it’s crucial for the finger to stand straighter ( less flat ) and/or For the finger to be tilted on the side, which would decrease the surface area even further, allowing for more precise placement.
@alessandrovaccari782
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov Thanks Maestro, once again. You burn every worldwide home delivery
@roni1934
3 жыл бұрын
Is so beautiful. A big hug for you and everything with the contents is best perfect . Invite you to my cover channel 🎻
@mariorobe4805
3 жыл бұрын
I have an unrelated question. How do you relax your muscles when playing a slow movement in an orchestra, it always seems like my right arm doesn't like the extremely slow tempo and just stiffens up every time.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Feel like your arm is being lifted by a balloon, yet don't raise it too high. Hold the bow very lightly. Keep the shoulders down, as if they're sinking into the floor. The feeling of lightness, relaxation of the neck, of the back, and most importantly CHANGING the way you sit often. Don't listen to people who tell you 'how to sit'. They're all correct and all wrong.
@damianmb5
3 жыл бұрын
Being a beginner at the moment, when do you recommend starting with Sevcik?
@poojars5594
3 жыл бұрын
I think you can check by your own, when it's suitable for you. Maybe the first few lessons of the First book of sevcik are no big deal. The only problem is that there is a chance that you might think you don't sound nice while playing sevick, but remember it's all technical exercises and all violinists have to go through this phase until it sounds perfect. Happy practising !!!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely you can start Op.1 rather early. Make sure you start it with a teacher, because with all of these exercises, the HOW is more important than the WHAT. The exercises in this video are pretty advanced though, so you have to work your way up very gradually, supplementing with etudes and scales. The most progress you ever make is applying these concepts to a piece of music you really love. That's what the body-mind connection requires. Exercises alone become stale.
@claudio8313
2 жыл бұрын
Very intetesting video! I like that with great passion you enter a lot into the technical details and effective in improving and perfecting more and more the performance of the violin. I would like to ask you a specific question regarding the intonation of the violin. The finger when it falls on an out of tune note should not correct itself at that moment but should center it by playing the note or notes prior to the out of tune for muscle memory, and that's what I do. So when I'm about to get to the out of tune, at that moment I realize it and put my finger either slightly up or down centering it. Every time I play the piece I realize that at that point I have to correct. All right? Or should the correction be so natural and assimilated that I don't have to think first?
@DanielKurganov
2 жыл бұрын
Correcting mistakes is important, but eliminating mistakes is the true goal. So yes, that means not just moving the wrong note at the moment and going on. But it also means that when you do a sequence correctly, THAT is when the repetition starts. Most people repeat UNTIL it's right. The key is to repeat ONCE it's right. Good luck :)
@tullochgorum6323
3 жыл бұрын
Delighted to find your channel - the intelligence shines through. Please also cover right hand technique - so far you seem to be focusing exclusively on the left hand!
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, definitely more right hand videos in the works!
@joshsimmo
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I think there is definitely a reason why a lot of virtuosos have been quoted in the past saying if they could only practice one thing for intonation it would be 3rds. There’s some fabulous exercises in Simon Fischer’s double stops book that I love, alongside Flesch, Sevcik, Kreutzer etc.
@Yestyn2084
3 жыл бұрын
This video is great as always, but I'm going to be pedantic and point out that there are two incorrect notes in your Bach andante. The B in the lower voice that you played in the first beat of the 3rd measure should be a C, same as the preceding note in that measure, and the open A that you played in the 3rd beat of the 7th measure should be a B, same as the following note. Many editions of these works are rife with typos. For example, several editions editions mistakenly include a D natural in the first beat of measure 19 of the adagio in the first sonata. This is because the original manuscript includes a 16th note tail that happens to fall where the D would be written. So some typos are because of "sloppy" writing while others seems to be simple transcription errors. Sometimes you can see a typo which emerges in one edition and is then copied by others. In the cases that I pointed out here, the typos make for a somewhat more interesting and moving line where as the bass line found in the correct version is more static. But these are clearly mistakes if you look at the original manuscript. One could probably write an entire thesis on the source and evolution of these typos and situations in which they have been codified by recordings which draw from errant editions. Anyway I hope that my comment can be seen as an observation about the sometimes inaccurate nature of editions rather than as a criticism of your playing or interpretation which are excellent as always.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment and for noticing my improvisations :) These are not typos and of course I know what is printed, having studied this music closely for many years. What was very enlightening for me was to study the ways in which great musicians of that era would introduce improvisatory elements to the music of the time. If you listen to any skilled Baroque musician (which I am not, necessarily), such as a great lute player, notes, rhythm and even harmonies are all subject to interpretation, taste and improvisation. This is in the spirit of the Baroque tradition. I am tired of modern doctrinal approaches to old music. It creates sameness and dulls the imagination and musical sense. Does that mean it’s bad to play exactly what’s written? Of course not. However, I believe it is crucial for any serious musician to follow his or her curiosity and be ready to experiment with any and all aspects of any score to better understand it and make it speak. Great music can actually withstand such expeditions, believe it or not. So, instead of telling me what’s in the score, show me why my alteration or interpretation sounds bad and maybe I won’t do them :) I have played it with these notes, with the original, and with various other alterations and embellishments…it’s all fair game and let the ear, mind and heart decide what the moment calls for, rather than some ‘authority’. Do what sounds good and be open to learning, experimenting and looking at a work of genius anew every time!
@Yestyn2084
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov For the sake of discussion about improvisation, I do think there is a line somewhere between music that is written in a such a simple way that improvisation is nearly necessary to bring it to life, like many movements of the violin sonatas by Corelli, and music which is written in such a detailed way that added improvisation is unnecessary or obtrusive. I think that Bach's music falls in this later category. There is so much going on that and so many written out ornaments that improvisation is not needed. I would also bring up the idea that although the rhythms and melodic lines of a piece might be altered so thoroughly that the original melody line is almost unrecognizable, the underlying harmonic structure of a piece is usually kept in its original state. I would say that the alterations you made here effect the harmony and therefore fundamentally change the piece. The "authority" here is Bach, and while he's not here to defend himself, I think that his music is written in a developed enough way that changes to its fundamental structure are unnecessary. Actually if you were to play the whole movement and make these changes only on the second repeat of this section, I think they would be completely justified. Because then you would already have presented the music as it was originally written and any changes on the second presentation of the music would be an interesting subversion of expectations. I get that in this short clip, that context doesn't exist. But in the end I completely agree that music shouldn't be stagnant and it should be kept alive. I was under the impression that these changes were typos that existed in one edition or another that I just hadn't seen before. I only really bring it up because I think that people should start with the source and then change things after that. But if there intentional changes that you one makes with knowledge of the original music, then it's a matter taste and interpretation and my concern about people playing mistakenly because a transcriber made a mistake doesn't really apply.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
@@Yestyn2084 Yes I agree, the proper thing would probably be to commit unfaithful acts in the repeat, but even that is not quite something most historical sources agree on. If we analyze Roger's edition of the Corelli sonatas, you see that playing the original bare has little to no value. You are correct that Bach often wrote in the ornamentation, but this is arguably because he conceived at least some of these movements as works for study -- to teach one how to improvise, maybe. So, the G minor Adagio, for example, needs relatively little (although one can get into HOW to execute the written ornamentation), other movements don't have much in the way of improvisatory elements written in. I also understand that it might be a better idea to start with the score and deviate only with higher understanding. I have somewhat shifted my opinion on that in recent years, though. I find with some of my students that we can start "exploring" before expert-level knowledge of the score is achieved/executed. I say this to my students with music from all eras - "if that pianissimo or crescendo or articulation wasn't written, would you get the idea to do it?". If the answer is no, then maybe you need to enter the mindset of a composer (through experimentation) to better see how things work/could work. So, maybe one can experiment and arrive at what Bach wrote, rather than the other way around. There is a sort of approach like "Yes, obviously what you (Bach) wrote is genius and is in no need of improvement, but let me play around a bit in my naive stupidity and maybe learn something or stumble upon something of some value".
@deadmanswife3625
2 жыл бұрын
@@DanielKurganov this is the way I feel about the original Toll House cookie recipe. The original called for 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1/2 teaspoon of water. It was very precisely written that way and for a reason. You won't find that these days and I won't go into the difference that it makes because most people aren't that close anyway with the science of baking a simple frozen cookie dough or cookies in a bag are plenty for them they don't know the difference but my goodness it's so interesting to hear you discussing this topic. I am still a new student and just thrilled to be learning to read and play. 🤣🎻🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢
@stringduoelegance7840
2 ай бұрын
Большое спасибо за Ваш ценный труд. Это просто сокровищница для скрипачей, даже в консерватории не делают таких детальных разборов. Ещё бы найти видео Вашего мастер класса, как играть гаммы со штрихами, скорее всего и такое есть на канале. Вы зарядили новыми идеями, буду пробовать их завтра 🎻
@asyabodnar
7 ай бұрын
Здравствуйте,помогите пожалуйста решить такую ситуацию.Я играла на скрипке,и после долгого перерыва решила возобновить занятия.Проблема вот в чём,у меня есть пианино и когда то его настроили на полтона ниже ,и я так понимаю что даже ещё ниже звук просел.Во время перерыва я на скрипке не занималась , а занималась на пианино.Теперь когда я возобновила занятия на скрипке,оказалось что я всё слышу и играю в фортепианном заниженном строе,тоесть не могу играть на скрипке мне все завысоко,вместо ля я слышу си бемоль ,и соответственно слышу всё в другой тональности,к слову у меня абсолютный слух,и я так понимаю в этом проблема,я не могу перестроиться , всё фальшиво ,на фортепиано низко,на скрипке очень высоко ,что делать?
@jasperweigel1023
2 жыл бұрын
love you so much !! great content
@ganestube
3 жыл бұрын
Hi I have seen your videos very helpful. I note that you have some small pieces tied on your chin rest. I would like to know how to find it and have it for myself. Thank you.
@DanielKurganov
3 жыл бұрын
I just found them somewhere! You can probably find something like that in a hardware store or even make-up store. Best would be dense small sponges.
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