Stefan Jackiw - The Art of Practicing Scales

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  • @jessicalambert296
    @jessicalambert296 2 роки тому +120

    Thank you for this video. This actually covers Rule #23 in my studio beautifully: Don't fix a mistake and keep going - practice it a few more times and learn not to make the mistake. So many times students practice diligently to strengthen their errors. I have forwarded the link to my students!

  • @IOFrimpong
    @IOFrimpong 2 роки тому +10

    Nice distinction between teaching yourself self the correct shift vs. teaching yourself the mistake and then to fix the mistake.

  • @frizzleface4294
    @frizzleface4294 2 роки тому +29

    Absolutely spot on. When you play scales this this, it is never rote playing just to get through the scale routine. And you know why you are practicing scales. Wonderful advice.

  • @sasssssa6565
    @sasssssa6565 2 роки тому +16

    To resume: practice scale only slowly for intonation accuracy
    Shift in slow glissando for muscle memory ( to practice with no mistake rather than practice in correcting the pitch).

  • @InvigoratedSewerRat
    @InvigoratedSewerRat 2 роки тому +6

    Thank you for the information! I've been taught to prioritize intonation over speed. Speed is nothing if you aren't playing clean notes in tune.

  • @marlonramos2161
    @marlonramos2161 2 роки тому +11

    This was so helpful (and validating) about how I've been approaching scales. It's good to keep the long-term goal in mind!! Thanks for sharing your expertise!

  • @EliasAxelPettersson
    @EliasAxelPettersson Рік тому +2

    Fantastic teaching and great technique. This is actually helpful to improving technique and the concept of practicing to train yourself rather than correcting a mistake. I tell my students all the time that it's not about putting on a Band-Aid for every mistake; it's about what happens right before the "mistake" that they need to work on or "fix".

  • @lucasteles97
    @lucasteles97 3 місяці тому

    I come to this video because of the short, and now I'm not just gonna change the way I practice scales but also gonna apply this to sevcik op. 8, this is a very interesting approach.

  • @axlcrush
    @axlcrush 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you, that's how I have been practicing as I thought that would be the way to get the most benefit out of the scales.

  • @wiltonpt1
    @wiltonpt1 2 роки тому +3

    I love this. I had the chance to hear you and speaking with you in upstate NY and I am glad to know you can also share things on the technique very clearly and articulate some of your experience to others attempt to emulate you.

  • @Shareef2610
    @Shareef2610 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much this is very important approach how to change position instead of keep correcting fingers.

  • @johndeer4250
    @johndeer4250 9 місяців тому

    proven point it actually works wonders and as a rookie my self I got to say thank you so much for this exercise I don’t read music and just try to play by ear but this works for street as well as classical I guess I seen the fruit of this because I always practice before my shift starts at work and now I get applauses and I never ever ever get them so this exercise is by far one of the best ! so thank you thank you thank you!

  • @delanemarsh5637
    @delanemarsh5637 10 місяців тому

    love this video so much, the way he explains it is so clear

  • @DrDrolly
    @DrDrolly 8 місяців тому

    I love it! I play bansuri and i see so many parallels to what your talking about! Do it slow and you eventually 'touch' the note! Then it becomes actually difficult to it wrong!
    I hope i will find the time to experiment with the violin once! Such a fascinating and difficile instrument.
    Must feel amazing!!!!

  • @redwren4182
    @redwren4182 6 місяців тому

    As an amateur, I can vouch that this is a great way to remove 'anticipation' and therefore some anxiety when shifting. Slow practice teaches you to do it right and most importantly in a relaxed way. The last thing you wanna hear is having to correct a shift that subsequently results in an audible panic.

  • @johndeer4250
    @johndeer4250 Рік тому

    Im coming back to this video for a bigger thanks than before this really works

  • @els1f
    @els1f Рік тому +25

    I've learned to play so many different instruments, starting with piano and guitar.... Nothing has been as hard as violin! 🤯😱i played Cello and some trumpet in school and they were nothing like how precise and delicate EVERY SINGLE movement is

    • @emisaurushex
      @emisaurushex Рік тому +2

      Ha! I'm sharing this with my mum who plays violin and my friend who plays cello 😂

    • @omarmoramariachi
      @omarmoramariachi 5 місяців тому +1

      Same here man to be honest a lot of other activities become easier too, one get really good at problem solving.

  • @gillbrooks5259
    @gillbrooks5259 Рік тому +1

    Thankyou for this advice. I am slow at playing the violin because I want to get it right.

  • @gribmuse5686
    @gribmuse5686 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks, yours advices are smart and helpful!

  • @luvrism222
    @luvrism222 6 місяців тому

    I need more ways to tune non-ringing and flat notes on the violin. like c sharp or b or f or something like that. so Ive been playing a tonic drone and checking the pitch or playing the perfect fourth or fifth above it. im still new to learning the violin

  • @ricardol1116
    @ricardol1116 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this lesson!

  • @dominoplay3712
    @dominoplay3712 Рік тому +3

    How to present this to a younger students? “Sliding” like this is a nice idea, I think it would make a lot of progress with shifting. But I wonder, if I speed up the tempo gradually, will the sliding be too noticeable?

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC Рік тому +1

      No because eventually it will be so fast that the bow isn’t moving when you’re sliding

  • @bethanyjones8535
    @bethanyjones8535 2 роки тому +1

    Amazingly helpful, thank you.

  • @violinhunter2
    @violinhunter2 2 роки тому +1

    Yes, great advice and insights. Intonation, Rhythm, and Sound - that is the alpha and omega of playing.... easy to say and extremely difficult to accomplish.

  • @bahman1186
    @bahman1186 7 місяців тому

    Excellent advice, thank you!

  • @dayaneoliveira1122
    @dayaneoliveira1122 2 роки тому +1

    This is fantastic advice, thank you!😍

  • @PlaybacksCCB
    @PlaybacksCCB 9 місяців тому

    Wow! Incredible, I loved it.

  • @PBXVIILY
    @PBXVIILY 11 місяців тому +3

    My Teacher, Erick Friedman emphasized scales in this manner. This was exactly how I was taught to shift. This was the way Heifetz practiced scales.

  • @Fetzzer
    @Fetzzer 3 місяці тому

    Can this scale practice method be applied to songs??

  • @MegaToti26
    @MegaToti26 2 роки тому

    Perfect!
    Thank you so very much for this video!

  • @augustinechinnappanmuthria7042

    Super tutorial
    Augustine violinist from Malaysia

  • @sadhbhdelahunt
    @sadhbhdelahunt Рік тому

    Thanks, i tried this and it works

  • @erreoable
    @erreoable Рік тому

    Excellent! Thank you very much

  • @NicholasWarnertheFirst
    @NicholasWarnertheFirst Рік тому

    Great Video Thank You 🎉🎉

  • @chrisma3256
    @chrisma3256 2 роки тому

    Thank you! Is there a recommendation when to shift?

  • @saea58
    @saea58 Рік тому

    Thank you!

  • @BenjiOrthopedic
    @BenjiOrthopedic 2 роки тому +7

    Listen to Augustin Hadelich’s instructional videos on here. And of course his performances. He is phenomenal on both levels.

    • @InvigoratedSewerRat
      @InvigoratedSewerRat 2 роки тому +2

      He's one of the finest violinists today, and yes, those instructional videos are very edifying.

    • @BenjiOrthopedic
      @BenjiOrthopedic 2 роки тому +5

      @@InvigoratedSewerRat Yes indeed. I love how un-Hollywood Augustin is...he's an ordinary guy with extraordinary gifts. I don't really warm up to a lot of the younger generation fiddlers - as one myself, I vastly prefer the great old guys and gals of the 20th century (Kogan, Milstein, Oistrakh, Haendel, Rabin, Morini, all the rest really!) But Augustin is different. He's just in a class by himself.

    • @InvigoratedSewerRat
      @InvigoratedSewerRat 2 роки тому +4

      @@BenjiOrthopedic Of the old greats you mentioned, Oistrakh is my favorite. Like Hadelich, he produces a warm, vibrant, beautiful sound while maintaining exact precision and a regulated bow.

    • @BenjiOrthopedic
      @BenjiOrthopedic 2 роки тому +1

      @@InvigoratedSewerRat yeah, he is a rarity nowadays. Most of these guys and girls just sound about as interesting as a cardboard box. Many of them have excellent technique but they don't develop adequate tone production. Their performances are mostly unmemorable. I can only imagine how much money some of them are paid, compared to what the older folks made.

  • @Maria-rh6hb
    @Maria-rh6hb 2 роки тому

    Stupendo ma possibile avere i sottotitoli in italiano ? 😩😩😩

  • @Joshua-sm6ql
    @Joshua-sm6ql 11 місяців тому +3

    As a former guitarist, the idea that there aren't any marks on the fret board to guide you is crazy and intimidating to me

  • @deveshgupta8655
    @deveshgupta8655 9 місяців тому

    "Hardest thing about playing the violin is to play in tune". Dude you just sympathised my tears after playing 3 octave d major arpeggio out of tune :')

  • @mattimaranda9638
    @mattimaranda9638 Рік тому +2

    5:00 "Ya???!!!" 😂 Sorry that was funny.

  • @jeanparke9373
    @jeanparke9373 Рік тому +1

    It's quite funny to confess that although I'm not the biggest fan of Jackiw's playing, his advices on practicing helped me the greatest deal - almost at the same level with my professor.

  • @Mephibosheth52
    @Mephibosheth52 Рік тому

    Thanks,

  • @dm.25
    @dm.25 11 місяців тому

    What does reperoire mean?

    • @samvel4315
      @samvel4315 9 місяців тому

      Its a repertoire, which is basically a piece of music

  • @kamikan22
    @kamikan22 6 місяців тому

    that last pharse should be also valid for repertoir, only play at the speed that you can play the rythm and intonation and secure continuity of what piece/segment you are pretending to play xd

  • @johndeer4250
    @johndeer4250 Рік тому

    ok as a 45 yo guy that’s been practicing less than a year this immediately helped me in my ear/finger zinc , an my improvisation with scales sounds cleaner after every exercise so yes this class was totally worth watching till the very end lost of stuff with little effort thanks for this awesome 👏 video 🤯

  • @carl-gunnaraahlen8376
    @carl-gunnaraahlen8376 2 роки тому +1

    Right!

  • @sirspongadoodle
    @sirspongadoodle 2 місяці тому

    I enjoy practice more than playing, playing is staying the same, practice is moving forward…

  • @kevinsullivan4156
    @kevinsullivan4156 8 місяців тому

    Practice does not make perfect, practice makes permanent. Only perfect practice makes perfect

  • @IgorVasquesBarata
    @IgorVasquesBarata 8 місяців тому +1

    Esse cara tem que fazer força pra conseguir errar

  • @JustFiddler
    @JustFiddler 2 роки тому

    matur suksma kak stevan 🍀😍🎻💃🌈

  • @johnnyparker9928
    @johnnyparker9928 2 роки тому

    I like how you think. One must eliminate the memory of mistakes lest they destroy the progress.

  • @waterliliesbymonet7827
    @waterliliesbymonet7827 3 місяці тому

    Oh, how I wish he had covered the descending part of the scale as well. 😅

  • @richardcarter5314
    @richardcarter5314 Рік тому

    When I practise I always turn the tuner on.

  • @FedericaItalia
    @FedericaItalia 4 дні тому

    Hi.I would like to know if You teach in your own UA-cam....

  • @conniechan3280
    @conniechan3280 Рік тому

    ❤ 😊

  • @violinbuff3782
    @violinbuff3782 2 роки тому +1

    Highly intelligent comments. eric shumsky

  • @songsabai3794
    @songsabai3794 2 роки тому +3

    If you wanna learn fast, play slow.....oh, and always play a "beautiful-note"! 😁

  • @violatione
    @violatione 2 роки тому

    Thank you for telling me how to pronounce your name. I've had it wrong for years!

  • @justinstrik7125
    @justinstrik7125 Рік тому

    play without vibrato... finally something I can do 😇

  • @CruelLion7
    @CruelLion7 2 роки тому +1

    based take

  • @johndeer4250
    @johndeer4250 Рік тому

    let’s see what else i get from watching it again

  • @carmelacorpuz114
    @carmelacorpuz114 7 місяців тому

    When i listen to specifically this channel it always makes me worse at whatever its trying to teach for some reason

  • @juliejules7780
    @juliejules7780 Рік тому

    I just realized all scales have the same finger pattern. You don't really have to memorize the notes

  • @NicholasWarnertheFirst
    @NicholasWarnertheFirst 9 місяців тому

    Slow is good.

  • @kirkp7470
    @kirkp7470 Рік тому

    Who?

  • @PilipiHoops
    @PilipiHoops 2 роки тому +8

    Ling Ling doesn't need to play scales

    • @stephenbrivati3233
      @stephenbrivati3233 2 роки тому

      Din’t know pandas played the violin…

    • @lastmoutainman8334
      @lastmoutainman8334 10 місяців тому +1

      Ling Ling practices 40 hours a day. 52 of those hours are Heifetz style scales.

    • @Latortabuena
      @Latortabuena 10 місяців тому

      Ling ling is now a doctor 👩‍⚕️

  • @BenjiOrthopedic
    @BenjiOrthopedic 2 роки тому +2

    I wouldn’t totally agree with this approach. The way to get the most out of scales is to really Listen to yourself as you play…for intonation mainly, especially when playing scales in thirds, and fingered octaves. I’ve not heard much about this violinist but he’s no great artist. Yet. Nor is he a great pedagogue. Yet. He’s cute though!!

    • @ErikWilliamsviolin
      @ErikWilliamsviolin Рік тому

      I think his advice is very solid. Not sure why you're being so critical.

    • @Firenmage433
      @Firenmage433 Рік тому

      I’m sure you’re so much better 😂

    • @rogerchen4525
      @rogerchen4525 Рік тому

      You haven’t heard of him so therefore he’s no great artist?? He is still young but is definitely already among the greatest violinists of today. Take a listen to his Scottish Fantasy-one of the best renditions out there. Also, in case you didn’t understand, his approach literally revolves on building the correct muscle memory so that one can play more in tune more consistently. Though he demonstrated with regular scales, the approach can be easily carried over to thirds, sixths, octaves, and tenths. You can’t exercise this approach without closely listening to yourself either, so I don’t get your point here.

    • @xanderknecht5090
      @xanderknecht5090 Рік тому

      You’re a crappy troll if you’re even human lol

  • @joeorca5087
    @joeorca5087 Рік тому

    To much bla bla nla bla bla

  • @vkviolin
    @vkviolin Рік тому

    🤣🤣

  • @curtpiazza1688
    @curtpiazza1688 3 місяці тому

    ❤ 😊