Extreme frog exercise for violin
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Learn this amazing exercise to enhance your ability to play at the frog on your violin.
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I am an adult , started lessons last Sep. My last lesson prior to that was when I was 15years old. I will soon be 70 knocking on 35. I am having such fun and have progressed to the start of grade 3....your lessons are fun, informative, helpful and besides you make me smile. Thank you . B
Hi Brenda!
YOU are an inspiration! Keep up your great work. So glad you are enjoying the lessons!
you have proved for me that being a greatl music player has nothing to do wit being a proffessional music teacher..because alot of professional violinst try to explain these stuff ,but it didnt work out with all people i ve seen befor you.
you are really great .
Your videos are so rich and detailed and answers all the questions that a student have.
Thank you so much for your efforts.
Thanks for that very kind comment, Ahmad. Thanks for watching!
I did this exercise for about 20 minutes, then played my warm-ups. Wow, it completely transformed my bowing, and I definitely "feel" the workout in my right hand fingers.
Thank you, Lora! This video is such an important one if one wants a beautiful sound on the violin one day! It feels silly to keep doing these excercises but I think it will pay off BIG TIME in the long run! I will just do them and think of the beautiful sound I will hear in the near future! Practice makes perfect.
Eugenie, this exercise is extremely powerful. It really REALLY teaches your pinky his job, and develops the colle' motion! Talk to you later!
Thank you Lora for this excercise! There is so much to learn - And it keeps me interested all the time - The best hobby for me, for sure!
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@Ledger Maximiliano yup, have been watching on InstaFlixxer for since december myself =)
You are an exceptional teacher! You explain in a way that make it easy to understand and put into practice. Thank you!
I appreciate that, Johannetjie! Thanks. This exercise is powerful. I hope it will do great things for you.
i made ur vedios Playlist and offline too.. i playing with u and use the tuner to determine the best place to put my fingers at the same time
i growing up in performance by u . i don't know what i have to give u in return but thanks a lot ❤
From ABANOUB FROM EGYPT
Super insightful and practical! One question, is there a way to show your thumb? I found my thumb in the way when doing this.
Thank you!👏👏😍
You're welcome 😊
Thank you - some really meaty exercises where I can feel progress happening in real time!
08:58: BTW: I find the final exercise - using ones fingers to go between the ferrule and the end of the binding - feel really quite nice to do. Sort of delicious! Maybe that's my body's way of motivating me to do them!! 😄
Hey John, you are exactly right. Someone once told me that when you do something correctly on violin, your body rewards you, and you want to do it over and over. It was a famous Norwegian violinist....dang it, I cannot remember his name. But it struck me. So, great minds....
P.S. Right now I'm studying with Eric Mrugala and his rubber band method. IF I remember correctly my 4tgrade instructor had us try this method. I don't think I gave it enough time to be effective. My right bursa is activated by the rubberband tied to the transome of the bow. Thats where I'm at.
This is fascinating! I'll look up Eric's work.
Your teaching is excellent. I'm impressed. Thanks for tips a lot.
Thank you! Glad it helped.
Thaaaaanks
Interesting!
Thank you
Explore this concept, Debbie. It truly transformed my playing when I first did it.
I will ! I am on lock down. Job cancelled. Corona V.
I got time !
This looks like a good exercise for independence of bow fingers. I'm not ready to do this exercise right now. I am using the method o f a rubber band to hold ring finger fast to the eye of the bow. I feel the colle method would interfere with my progress with the seat belt for my ring finger. Maybe in the spring I can tackle the colle bow exercises. I am a stubborn and slow learner I think your method is equally beneficial but I want to keep your colle bow method separate or I will get confused. I want to spend a month with the seatbelt I seem to be getting some hereto fore tone that has been latent but I ve never heard before. Tentatively I'm stoked about this seatbelt method. It seems to auto- roll the ring and second finger like a cats paw and gives or sets the attitude of the bow with a professional leading edge giving a nice grip on the strings. My understanding is to use a flat wrist. I'm not being contrary, I can accept your method but I've just learned to down into the bow and I don't want to confuse where I've just been. Thank you.😅
ABSOLUTELY. I agree with you.....swim in the pool where you are, until you are ready to try a different pool. It all accumulates and adds to your technique. Keep it up.
bravo
Thank you!
Gostei muito, obrigado!!!!!
You are welcome! I know these exercises will help you tremendously! (the helped me!)
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are welcome! Thanks for watching!
Fab help! Than you! G Ire
I'm glad you liked these. My private students are not fans! ;-)
@@RedDesertViolin You could tell them from me that the exercises will bring dividends, even 30 secs to a min per day. It will really 'add up' and prepare them for the next levels. I am 58 (sounds crazy old!) and taking a high grade exam next month. It's the attention to practicing small, key but apparently insignificant moves that brings one on.
(I hadn't intended to say so much! 😆)
G Ire
This is terrific, thank you. Is the thumb curved in tall knuckle position?
It is not curved as extremely, but you don't want it to go totally straight either, because that causes a loss of control. Good question!
@@RedDesertViolin I had the same question. Then I guess when you are in the tall knuckle position the fingers aren’t completely straight otherwise the thumb would also be completely straight. Instead there is still a bit of curve in the fingers?
good
Thanks!
thanks for these useful informations ..
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Good morning mam. I'm very much impressed with your vdos. May I get your book explaining technical requirements for playing violin. As my age is 70,I have to practice in slow motion.
Hi Smriti, I don't have a book.....just a little booklet called "The Ultimate Guide to Practicing Violin". YOu can get it here: www.reddesertviolin.com/email-signup/
And if you have other questions, I can try to answer them. (lora@reddesertviolin.com)
@@RedDesertViolin A lot of thsnkd
A lot of thanks mam. I will try to get your booklet. I am always thinking for getting perfect bowing. Wishing you a very peaceful life.
Hi Lora I am trying to find the answer to this myself by returning to your bowing exercises with a pencil video.
Yes, that's another good one for developing the colle' motion and finger flexibility!
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Greetings all the way in Turkey! I hope you will achieve your musical dreams!
Thank you, Lora! this is so nice to learn i will try this.
just on question, so how open & how long should i take this exercise? maybe every 10 min before main practice?
Sorry for the delayed reply. YES, 10 minutes per day is perfect....for about 1 month. You can do it 1st, middle, or last.
Hi Lora you are a great teacher. I am an adult beginner and I don't understand something about this exercise: it seems when I watch pros (yourself included) that their knuckles are not so flat as when they do exercise with the bow. I wouldn't care except I CAN flatten my knunckles, curve them, well without a bow. Why do I really want that bend in the knuckle--I can see it allows much more control of sound but my question is do knuckles really need to be flat on each string or just soft? I don't mean to be so literal but as a beginner I can't tell how much I need to get this just so. Hope this makes sense.
Hi Kate,
Great question. I teach by exaggeration, and most students realize that after awhile. (but some don't....and then I realize...oops....they need to un-exaggerate that motion)
So, when you LITERALLY play violin, your knuckles will make the "tall-knuckle, flat-knuckle" motion, but it will not be the the extreme that my "Extreme Frog Exercise" forces you to do.
One exception is if you are doing special colle' strokes at the extreme frog, which does occasionally happen in orchestral music, then your bow hand will come VERY CLOSE to my exaggerated knuckles....but still, maybe not QUITE as much.
Hope this helps. Glad you are watching and learning from my videos!
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@@RedDesertViolin Thanks very much!
Some doy I would like to play like you 👍🏻
Thank you! You will be able to play beautifully if you keep practicing!
which one do you suggest the best violin tutorial to learn violin online with correct steps in order?
Well, obviously, I recommend my own online tutorials. They are organized, thorough, and guaranteed. You can get more info, and a free membership for starters here: www.RedDesertViolin.com
Only playing 3 months when should i start working on colle
FOr now just focus on relaxation, no tension, and FLEXIBLE WRIST. (flexible fingers can come later after you have a good mastery of posture, left hand form, basic tone production, pulling a straight bow, and a good bow hold. Once all those elements line up, then you can start doing a little colle'. (but flexible wrist will get you half way there)
How to excise bow tip?
Nancy, this is an excellent question. Let me plan a video on this topic and see if I can get something out in the next week or so.
mam, i cant see the videos of you teaching vibrato, you've said vibrato lesson have a many part of videos, but i cant found on your channel, can you show me where the videos at? thx before
Hi! I have a "Intro to Violin Vibrato" on my channel which gives you a GREAT crash course and helps you get started. But for more thorough vibrato lessons (a few hours worth of instruction), I have paid content here: my.reddesertviolin.com/violin-vibrato-lessons/
Hi Lora! Bill Brisotti raised this question earlier - about what the thumb is doing when your hand is in the 'tall knuckles' position. Now, if I'm doing right, the thumb is, as you say, not totally straight but it has moved away from being in contact with the ferrule and bow hairs. Is that correct?
That is exactly right!
Thanks, Lora. In this world of uncertainty it's so gratifying to know that you're getting at least one thing right!
Am I just going nuts and hearing things, or are there birds squawking in the background? It could very well be the first option.
Unfortunately, you are not going nuts. I AM. My birds start singing (squawking) as soon as they hear music or talking in the next room!)
Red Desert Violin Oh. so now we can call you the crazy bird lady?
I kid, I kid.
There becomes a huge stress in my right hand although i do cole without cheating idk why.
Hi Baran, Try raising your elbow a little higher. (this prevents your wrist from kinking too much, and can relieve tension in your hand).
good
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