Excellence in every aspect! Clear explanations of each motion and considerations, plus video of the fingers, bow, and notation. Full of advice on playing artistically, nothing mechanical here! THANK YOU Sam Stadlen!
00:00 Opening statements 01:25 Double stop bowing 04:39 Double stop fingering 07:26 Double stop example 09:44 Chord intro 12:00 Chord bowing 13:07 Chord fingering 14:44 Chord example 1 18:11 Chord bowing pressure and example 2 24:24 Faster chord bowing spread speed and example 3 (bowing 3-4 strings away from the bridge) 26:00 Slower chord bowing spread speed and example 4 (preserve a melody over chords) 27:07 Chord example 1 again with different spread speeds and weights (prioritize bass vs melody) 28:31 Spread speed and chords as opening gestures and example 5 29:49 Possibilities of chord bowing techniques and practise suggestions 32:54 Closing statements
Thanks ! You’ve made many good suggestions. One technique that I find very useful is to pluck the chords without the bow to learn the fingerings separately and then add the bowing afterwards to allow more interpretation in the harmonies and to connect the notes more.This also helps to more smoothly switch chords. I also found engaging open strings together helpful.
I believe "barré" (bar-ay) means barred, while "barre" (bar) is the thing you make with your fingers. You form a barre, not a barré. Someone who speaks French can correct me. Other than that bit of pedantic nonsense, great video. :)
French-speaking person here, and we do say indeed "barré". I'm not a guitar player nor a viol player (not yet, but I plan on getting a viol), but I looked it up on WordReferece. Sometimes it happens that we use adjectives as nouns when it comes to playing technique.
I played classical guitar and double base as teenager, now that I’m in my 40s I’m really intrigued to play the viola da gamba. Especially as the closest public music school specializes in it and has two pretty good teachers, there is hardly an excuse not to try 😊
Excellence in every aspect! Clear explanations of each motion and considerations, plus video of the fingers, bow, and notation. Full of advice on playing artistically, nothing mechanical here! THANK YOU Sam Stadlen!
Thank you! a very thorough lesson Sam, what a blessing to hear you speak it, play it and watch it! You demystify and inspire.
Wow, thank you! So pleased you found helpful!
00:00 Opening statements
01:25 Double stop bowing
04:39 Double stop fingering
07:26 Double stop example
09:44 Chord intro
12:00 Chord bowing
13:07 Chord fingering
14:44 Chord example 1
18:11 Chord bowing pressure and example 2
24:24 Faster chord bowing spread speed and example 3 (bowing 3-4 strings away from the bridge)
26:00 Slower chord bowing spread speed and example 4 (preserve a melody over chords)
27:07 Chord example 1 again with different spread speeds and weights (prioritize bass vs melody)
28:31 Spread speed and chords as opening gestures and example 5
29:49 Possibilities of chord bowing techniques and practise suggestions
32:54 Closing statements
Brilliant - the best lesson for its length (on anything, in any subject, musical or non-musical) that I have ever encountered! Many thanks.
Wow! Really? Thanks so much Robert! 😁
Yes, really!
Many thanks, Sam, for this brilliant and useful tutorial. Greetings from São Paulo!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent exercises to practice at the end! Thank you!
Great! So glad it's helpful. I was worried about it being so long, have to admit!
Me watched as if I even own one
Super tutorial!!! Great didactic!!!👌👌
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Thanks ! You’ve made many good suggestions. One technique that I find very useful is to pluck the chords without the bow to learn the fingerings separately and then add the bowing afterwards to allow more interpretation in the harmonies and to connect the notes more.This also helps to more smoothly switch chords. I also found engaging open strings together helpful.
Thank you so helpful and thorough. What does it mean when there is a sharp above the chord not next to a specific note, often in Hume?
Is there any resource for chord diagrams anywhere?
Also, who made your bow?
Please help: What is the basic open string tuning of the gambe in this video?
From to to bottom string: D, A, E, C, G, D, A
Por favor, no olviden poner títulos en español. Muchas gracias!
I believe "barré" (bar-ay) means barred, while "barre" (bar) is the thing you make with your fingers. You form a barre, not a barré. Someone who speaks French can correct me. Other than that bit of pedantic nonsense, great video. :)
French-speaking person here, and we do say indeed "barré". I'm not a guitar player nor a viol player (not yet, but I plan on getting a viol), but I looked it up on WordReferece. Sometimes it happens that we use adjectives as nouns when it comes to playing technique.
I played classical guitar and double base as teenager, now that I’m in my 40s I’m really intrigued to play the viola da gamba. Especially as the closest public music school specializes in it and has two pretty good teachers, there is hardly an excuse not to try 😊