Practicing Difficult Passages - Strings by Mail Lessonette | Gohar Vardanyan

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  • In this video Lessonette, Strings by Mail sponsored artist Gohar Vardanyan, demonstrates how to practice and drill difficult passages.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 104

  • @PeterLaman
    @PeterLaman 6 років тому +37

    Violinist Isaac Stern once said: "Practice slowly and don't practice until you can play it correctly, but until you can't play it incorrectly anymore."

    • @bertaga41
      @bertaga41 6 років тому +3

      Peter Laman Thank you, Isaac Stern! I'll put that on my wall !

    • @BazzTriton
      @BazzTriton 6 років тому

      Peter Laman good

    • @kevinpatrick4670
      @kevinpatrick4670 5 років тому

      FANTASTIC ADVISE!!!!

    • @wonghow
      @wonghow 5 років тому

      this means, perfect technique become second nature.

    • @ariekoren4256
      @ariekoren4256 4 роки тому

      Peter Laman This statement is a life changer, thank you for posting it

  • @skinnykarlos710
    @skinnykarlos710 3 роки тому +2

    Great advice that I've heard and taken from many teachers over the years. Practicing wrong = playing = wrong. Practicing right = playing right. Very sound advice !!
    And play and practice in front of all of your friends and family until they're entirely bored with you. It's the only way that I've found to get over those pesky stage fright nerves. Play in front of anyone who asks you to and do it all the time.

  • @davelowery5409
    @davelowery5409 3 роки тому +2

    Excellent. My teacher many years ago said to practice a piece by playing it as slowly as possible. He meant very very slowly, so it feels slower than possible. This gives the fingers and brain a chance to link together. I don’t follow this advice all the time, but when learning a new piece or working on something quite tricky, going slower than seems possible is a very good way of making progress (which seems counter-intuitive). My teacher was John Cadman.

  • @brucelevine6517
    @brucelevine6517 8 років тому +8

    I feel like I am at an AA meeting you have revealed all my sins now I'm out of the closet and I must face my Demond's I have work to do❗️Thank you Gohar🎓♥️

  • @rareword
    @rareword 5 років тому +3

    Most important lesson to learn for anyone who desires to make substancial progress. Thank you.

  • @epictetusofhierapolis4461
    @epictetusofhierapolis4461 5 років тому +3

    this will be a challenge for me. When I get to the fifth and last one, I'll get a mild panic attack thinking, "c'mon don't screw it up or you'll have to start all over again!". This is a mental challenge for me.

    • @ClaussGuitar
      @ClaussGuitar 5 років тому

      Also for me. This is one of my biggest problems also in playing pieces. I'm scared when the difficult passage is coming like "do it good, do it good"... but most of the times I fail.
      Anyway, thanks for the lesson, Gohar!

    • @ClaussGuitar
      @ClaussGuitar 5 років тому

      @@mugoletti9730 Thanks for the advice. I'll try to do like this for sure, see what happens.

  • @00vTv00
    @00vTv00 4 місяці тому

    This is my guitar school, LOL. Her advice comes her playing experience and her top notch instructors,...this is as good as it gets!

  • @MariaMoreno-mj9vs
    @MariaMoreno-mj9vs Місяць тому

    Gracias hermosa por compartor tus conocimientos.Raul gomez

  • @nazaninandante8324
    @nazaninandante8324 5 років тому +2

    Articulate and precise the tips you gave us are so simple and basic that I was wondering why I hadn’t done so, earlier.
    Thank you Gohar ( hugggg)

  • @Hotsk
    @Hotsk 6 років тому +2

    I‘ve heard this advice many times, but when you offer it, it finally sinks in. Thank you, Gohar. By the way, you have a beautiful smile.

  • @brianismael4553
    @brianismael4553 7 місяців тому

    Interesting,sure wished i hadn't stopped playing 25 years ago but better late than never.

  • @takjensen
    @takjensen 6 років тому +2

    My daughters are studying piano and I've been explaining this to them for SO long. I love this video and your explanation. Thank you.

  • @nivertinoco1111
    @nivertinoco1111 8 років тому +3

    Excellent tip and very Clear explanation, thanks a lot for sharing!!

  • @BflatBlue
    @BflatBlue Місяць тому

    Great Lesson! Thank you Gohar. Thank you SBM.

  • @TheCompleteGuitarist
    @TheCompleteGuitarist 7 років тому +10

    Exactly what I say my students ... but do they listen ..?

    • @perseohernandez755
      @perseohernandez755 7 років тому +1

      NOOO !

    • @idamehrnoush8833
      @idamehrnoush8833 6 років тому

      what she is asking is really hard, man. this type of practicing doesn't work for everyone. you attention and it's span has to be like, all classical guitar for this kind of thing.

    • @davidnorton2642
      @davidnorton2642 6 років тому +1

      Yes, it DOES work for everyone. If you have issues with your attention span, that is a different topic altogether. A person is either willing to put in the time to get it right, or they are not.

    • @steveb9325
      @steveb9325 6 років тому +1

      @Ricardo Hernández go away you troll! Gohar is an incredible Classical guitarist. This video was very informative and kind of her to do. Show some respect.
      Ps. I see your name in comments on a lot of classical guitar UA-cam videos. And, youre always negative, rude and mean! What is your problem? I feel sorry for you. You hate everyone. Bitter with a chip on your shoulder. Get some help!

    • @TSgitaar
      @TSgitaar 6 років тому

      You have to sell the idea to your students, I suppose. With younger students you can turn it into a game. Something like: repeat this section 5 times, but if you make a mistake you have to start over. Or show how you would use a metronome yourself also works. Just telling them: practice with a metronome doesn't work with most students.

  • @davinort
    @davinort 8 років тому +1

    @SBM: A contrasting backdrop would work better than the black curtain, which makes her appear to be a puppet-head (and which certainly is not the case!!)

  • @paulhermonsjeyachandran5615
    @paulhermonsjeyachandran5615 3 роки тому

    Can you share the score for the passage you player with tab.thanks

  • @eksenweb66
    @eksenweb66 Рік тому

    Your talking fast when metronom’s tempo fast 😅

  • @paulysguitarjournal
    @paulysguitarjournal 8 років тому +4

    This was one of the most valuable practice techniques I've learned playing guitar. Gohar is only the second guitarist I've heard talk about it. Another valuable practice technique I've learned is the concept of playing each piece slowly.

    • @StringsByMail
      @StringsByMail  8 років тому +1

      Indeed, slow is the way to go, especially if you can keep the focus and do it all right

    • @timsmith190
      @timsmith190 Рік тому

      This (her ideas here) seems to be the best kept secret on the internet. It is not fun, it is tedious, it is frustrating, but it produces results! It apears impossible to sell these ideas because it takes a lot of effort. Behind every accomplished player I've ever heard is 10,000 hours or more.

  • @timsmith190
    @timsmith190 Рік тому

    Satisfied customer. No better place to get strings!

  • @lawcch
    @lawcch 6 років тому +1

    Yes, your advice is very valuable for everyone to slow down for practice and warm up. Speed up gradually once everything is fine rhythm , correct notes, musicality, etc.

  • @wbishop1330
    @wbishop1330 4 роки тому +2

    A big TY for the lesson 👍✌

  • @vladmed6389
    @vladmed6389 2 роки тому

    Speech tempo also follows the metronome😀

  • @brunobertone4148
    @brunobertone4148 5 років тому +1

    Diteggiatura sbagliata.

  • @wiz7716
    @wiz7716 4 роки тому

    why do I feel that you were playing faster than 176 (@5:10) ... your speed was something like 200-210 :/
    PS: I am new to using the metronome.... I tried to play it at 176 with 1/4 note but it is really slower than what you've played...am I missing something?

  • @_Orhan_
    @_Orhan_ 6 років тому +1

    03:07
    she: did you get all the notes?
    me: 😞notes?

  • @ricardolemus5937
    @ricardolemus5937 3 роки тому

    Hello Gohar. Your guitar sounds fantastic. Who designed it? What woods is it made of? And thank you very much for your suggestions to improve playing the guitar.

  • @bhupisingh2417
    @bhupisingh2417 3 роки тому

    Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

  • @kevinpatrick4670
    @kevinpatrick4670 5 років тому

    EXCELLENT ADVICE GOHAR...It does make sense to break a piece down and isolate the trouble spots to perfect them. So when you play the music all together, everything connects with no mistakes... and things flow like they're supposed to. By the way I watched your video on tremolo. And although you're a lovely lady to begin with, when I watched your video on playing difficult passages, you look so much more beautiful!!! Keep up the good work... And thanks for the musical inspiration.

  • @Kikouteiro
    @Kikouteiro 3 роки тому

    Very good vídeo. Thank you for having recorded and published.

  • @DannyGRomero
    @DannyGRomero 8 років тому +1

    nice video!. where may I get a metronome like that?, I'm using a digital one but it's bother me a lot and the sound of the old one is softer. please I really appreciate it.

    • @StringsByMail
      @StringsByMail  8 років тому

      Hi Danny,
      it is a Seiko Quartz Metronome - SQ50V, available here
      www.stringsbymail.com/seiko-quartz-metronome-sq50v-2580.html

  • @davinort
    @davinort 8 років тому

    Very nice, Gohar. It would be helpful to show the score for this passage with "your" fingerings penciled in.

  • @victorseger1
    @victorseger1 7 років тому

    I agree with jesuisravi. it is helpful, thanks. And Ms. Vardanyan looks beatiful.

  • @manolovai
    @manolovai 4 роки тому

    Thanks for this explanation!! It's very good

  • @MinhGuitarPassion
    @MinhGuitarPassion 3 роки тому

    Gohar Vardanyan is very good in Teaching for for Guitar Practice. Bravo!

  • @jamesdalian8774
    @jamesdalian8774 6 років тому

    Excellent advice, thank you Ms. Vardanyan. I've always done three perfect repetitions, but my day to day satisfaction with my progress has always been minimal. It makes sense that this method will increase my satisfaction. Thanks again.

  • @mohamednenmoussa8879
    @mohamednenmoussa8879 4 роки тому

    Thank you very much Maistra 🎼🎵🎶🌼💚👍

  • @jeanmarcguyot5327
    @jeanmarcguyot5327 4 роки тому

    bonsoir GOHAR quelle etude de hector villas lobos merci

    • @michaeljking
      @michaeljking 4 роки тому

      Villa lobos Etude no1
      (section du milieu)

  • @TimothyCampling
    @TimothyCampling 5 років тому

    Very good. Please remember, that we are teaching not our hands, but programming our brain in the right way. This ony emphasises what you said. Our hands never make a mistake if our brain was programmed in the right way!

    • @TimothyCampling
      @TimothyCampling 5 років тому

      The basis of any skill is the clear visualisation of where I am (where my fingers are at the moment) and where I want each finger to go next and in music it is combined with internally hearing every note, not just the melody, but also every little side note and simultaneously envision the greater context. Like when you read a text. You see every single letter, understand how it sounds in the group that makes up a word and understand that word in the context of the sentence (and preferably the whole text). If you do this in music, you will be able soon to improvise, to compose, to be creative and above all, relish the music in such a deep way that you will forget about the audience, the performance - but be just compleately absorbed. You are on the right way.

  • @dkaplowitz
    @dkaplowitz 2 роки тому

    Such a great video. I watched this two years ago, took notes. Incorporated some of it into my practice, and have subsequently forgotten everything. :) I'm super psyched I found it again. Thanks for posting this.

  • @masterbuilder3166
    @masterbuilder3166 Рік тому

    This lesson is exactly what I’ve been trying to teach myself lately. Getting confirmation from the pros (a lovely one at that) ( respectfully) tells me I must be doing something right. Excellent lesson. Thank you so much 😊

  • @trevorjones2359
    @trevorjones2359 3 роки тому

    You are an excellent teacher with a fantastic technique .Great lessons .

  • @sixstrings5650
    @sixstrings5650 5 років тому

    Como podría conseguir las partituras?

  • @brads4606
    @brads4606 6 років тому

    Yes! What I tell my students. Use the metronome to structure your practice time.

  • @johnryan627
    @johnryan627 8 років тому

    Great lesson and clearly presented. Thanks, Gohar.

  • @mikearmard4424
    @mikearmard4424 6 років тому +1

    BRQVO ★★★★★★★★★★★

  • @tangobayus
    @tangobayus 5 років тому

    One of the most important lessons for any instrument.

  • @HarryVerey
    @HarryVerey 6 років тому

    A really valuable lesson and excellent video too

  • @alcocotano
    @alcocotano 7 років тому

    Hi, I still don't understand where I can find the exercise in notes, I have the 12 etydes of Villalobos and in the 1st etyde are many short exercises and I don't know what is the part I going to play, anyone who can help me ? thanks

    • @TSgitaar
      @TSgitaar 6 років тому

      I am confused... In Etude 1 there are only arpeggios but from one part which has slurs. Thats the part she is playing. Surely you can just play through the piece and find this?

  • @plunderclat221
    @plunderclat221 5 років тому

    Pretty cute when you pretended to get something wrong :D

  • @nguoimelbho3172
    @nguoimelbho3172 5 років тому

    I am sorry for a stupid question but you said your metronome speed is 112 , i wonder that 112 for a quarter note or what does that mean? I am not good at rhythm.

    • @BernieHollandMusic
      @BernieHollandMusic 4 роки тому

      112 BPM + 112 quarter notes per minute - she is playing eighth notes - don't be sorry - you are not stupid - you were just not sure - now you are !

  • @bubbarand2561
    @bubbarand2561 8 років тому

    Nice lesson and well presented. Can you please post the name of the piece that the passage is from? I know I've heard it somewhere. Thank you.

    • @jensthunbo
      @jensthunbo 4 роки тому

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: Etude No. 1 (this passage is somewhere over the middle) He wrote 12 of them, and though they are obviously technical studies, they also remain standard concert repertoire since they were introduced by Segovia

  • @nilsondias6198
    @nilsondias6198 5 років тому

    Wow are you thin or is it my impression?

  • @timlukens8765
    @timlukens8765 6 років тому

    Valuable teaching. Thank you!

  • @ericstandefer9138
    @ericstandefer9138 4 роки тому

    It was very nice to see you miss a note!!

  • @eenayeah
    @eenayeah 4 роки тому

    Great advice!

  • @hayesdabney
    @hayesdabney 7 років тому

    Your lessons are _not_ boring.

  • @jesuisravi
    @jesuisravi 8 років тому

    Very helpful. Thanks for posting this.

    • @StringsByMail
      @StringsByMail  8 років тому

      Glad this help you, as well as many others! Stay tuned for more great videos to come. Or you can see many more on our video page of our website www.stringsbymail.com/videos/

  • @olepossum3970
    @olepossum3970 7 років тому +1

    Please don't speed up when you are saying the name of the composer and piece. that makes it very hard to understand.

    • @shahaab
      @shahaab 7 років тому +1

      Etude #1 by Villa-Lobos

    • @olepossum3970
      @olepossum3970 7 років тому +1

      Thank you.

    • @shahaab
      @shahaab 7 років тому

      No Problem! I'm currently learning it myself

    • @ariekoren4256
      @ariekoren4256 5 років тому

      I'm working on this piece for two years now and still struggling with it. I hope Gohar's video will help.@@shahaab

    • @stevekuhn9138
      @stevekuhn9138 5 років тому

      You control the speed of the video. This is not a problem.

  • @mpeltz1534
    @mpeltz1534 6 років тому

    Interesting! I did this search and this is the exact piece and section I am struggling with! Every one seems to have a different fingering for this section!

    • @MrN0b0dy85
      @MrN0b0dy85 5 років тому +1

      Morris Peltz what is the name of the piece? She said it but I couldn't quite make out what she said.

    • @DennisTeti
      @DennisTeti 4 роки тому

      nicholas klusener Villalobos etude #1 there’s a songsterr for this one
      Measure 23
      www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/villa-lobos-etude-no-1-tab-s74t0

  • @zu0832
    @zu0832 6 років тому

    great lesson thanks

  • @paulirving337
    @paulirving337 5 років тому +2

    young lady. you sure know what you're talking about.

  • @ЕвгенийПрокаев-п7э

    😊Красавица!

  • @carlosavilaguitar
    @carlosavilaguitar 7 років тому

    Hermosa!

  • @user-sd2ne5zc9n
    @user-sd2ne5zc9n 7 років тому

    Saludos, ¿ podría decirme qué digitación usa para la mano derecha en el sistema 12 (2do compás) 2 últimas cuartinas de semi-corcheas Si-Sol-Mi-Si , Sol-Mi-Re# ?

  • @jimmy2035
    @jimmy2035 5 років тому +1

    Extremely helpful. Thank you! I love how you get straight to the point and explained the why is most important too. Liked and subscribed.

  • @mhathungmurry212
    @mhathungmurry212 4 роки тому

    easy to figure it out, but it would have been best if you could instruct a little bit on the fingers used for the right hand as well. i assume it as P-MIMI....P

  • @geospectrum
    @geospectrum 5 років тому

    These lessons are so good. I’m glad I found your channel.

  • @DeNeGaDa
    @DeNeGaDa 4 роки тому

    hi! do you have the tabs for this ?