Dear Mary, this video is incredible! It has instantaneously transformed my bowing! I wanted to share four intentions I've started setting before playing, in case they help any of your other students! 1. Lead the bow with the forearm (or the wrist, sometimes it helps me to see it that way) 2. Keep the left shoulder down 3. Do not grip the neck of the violin 4. Place your fingers on the strings a millisecond before the bow moves (when changing notes, I'm always guilty of not co-ordinating my left and right hand well!)
Hello Elle! Well, I'm delighted you have already improved your bowing and I love the clear and helpful way you have set out your intentions before playing. You are very clever to set things up this way for yourself, because often we pick up our violins and play without clear intentions. We form our muscle memory in two ways. One is hit and miss and forms from muscle repetition. The second way includes intention and when the mind and muscles work together the results are crystal clear. Obviously awareness, close listening and knowledge give the best and fastest results for us violinists and it's very exciting when we discover that magic formula! ps. I'm sure in no.4 you meant 'bow' rather than 'fingers'😊 Thank you very much for your wonderful, clear and helpful words - and keep going! Mary❤
@@violinstudiowithmaryv Thank you for your words of Wisdom, Mary! I specified no. 4 a little better, as I meant fingers, though placing the bow on the strings for a split second before playing is another one of the great tips I learnt from your videos!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is the exactly the depth of instruction I’ve needed on bowing. You are a fabulous teacher and I always get a lot out of your lessons. ❤
This is so super helpful!!! I recently saw a video of myself playing and realised my bowing definitely didn’t look right!!! This video is so good and I am going to try this out now!!! 🤩🤩🤩
Hello! I love your enthusiasm! Mirrors and films are incredibly useful, but can be a bit of a shock too!🤩😲🤩Take your time to get this right and you'll be set for your next film! Mary💜
Hola Mary! Gracias por esta explicación tan detallada!👏👏👏👏👏 No ha sido fácil superar la rigidez en el manejo del arco y hay veces que sigo necesitando tocar alguna escala o cuerdas al aire siendo muy consciente de los movimientos necesarios "tirar" y "empujar" de manera fluída y flexible...y siempre delante del espejo, ese gran amigo 😅. Me encanta cómo expresas ese movimiento al mismo tiempo del violín "es casi como respirar"👏👏👏👏 Cada violinista profesional es diferente a cualquier otro, pero me suelen atraer más los que se dejan llevar físicamente por la obra que interpretan...durante unos minutos están en otro "mundo"... Espero que hayas empezado muy feliz 2024, Mary! Cuídate mucho! 🤗💜🎶💜🎻💜🌹🌷⚘
Hello Lola! My internet was off for a few days recently and somehow I missed your wonderful post! I think your methods for keeping rigidity at bay are very good - simple scales, open strings and a good old mirror are the medicine that keep many ills away from our playing... Regarding your preference for very expressive violinists, I have always loved the Russian violinist Leonid Kogan, as I had records of him playing the Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Mozart G major concertos when I was a girl, but hadn't seen him play - when I finally saw him on UA-cam I couldn't believe it; he was nothing like had imagined at all - he looked technical, cold, towering and unapproachable, but when I closed my eyes, there was 'my' Kogan back again!☺ I hope you have a wonderful, peaceful and creative New Year, dear Lola! Take care, Mary💗
@@violinstudiowithmaryv Hola Mary! Gracias por tu comentario sobre Kogan...es uno de los violinistas preferidos de mi primer profesor. También yo lo busqué hace unos años en internet! Qué maravilla poder ver estas grabaciones, verdad? Aunque a veces el sonido grabado no sea el mejor, es un lujo poder ver y escuchar a tantos violinistas y otros músicos de otros tiempos! Un abrazo, Mary!🤗💜🎶💜🎻
@@lolamas3042 I agree, it's magical to absorb violinists from other times and discover people long forgotten who play like angels with their long slides and beautiful tender old fashioned phrasings. There's even something otherwordly about the hiss and wobbliness in the sound from very old recordings...I love it all, don't you?These players become so close to us this way. So much to love, admire and be moved by. Thank you Lola! Take great care of yourself. Mary💗
@@violinstudiowithmaryv Gracias por tus comentarios, Mary! Me encanta leerte porque aprendo mucho y es lo que más me gusta, aprender y aprender...soy la eterna estudiante😅 Gracias por compartir tanto con todos nosotros! 💜🎶💜🎻
This is awesome- thanks! I share a free, step-by-step music literacy course on my UA-cam channel in the hopes of making the skill of reading music accessible to all.
It's only my second time commenting, but I just want to tell you that I've watched all your videos and I NEEDED this literally right now!😭🫶 thank you and love your elegance while playing the violin.
Dear Mary, this video is incredible! It has instantaneously transformed my bowing!
I wanted to share four intentions I've started setting before playing, in case they help any of your other students!
1. Lead the bow with the forearm (or the wrist, sometimes it helps me to see it that way)
2. Keep the left shoulder down
3. Do not grip the neck of the violin
4. Place your fingers on the strings a millisecond before the bow moves (when changing notes, I'm always guilty of not co-ordinating my left and right hand well!)
Hello Elle! Well, I'm delighted you have already improved your bowing and I love the clear and helpful way you have set out your intentions before playing.
You are very clever to set things up this way for yourself, because often we pick up our violins and play without clear intentions.
We form our muscle memory in two ways. One is hit and miss and forms from muscle repetition.
The second way includes intention and when the mind and muscles work together the results are crystal clear.
Obviously awareness, close listening and knowledge give the best and fastest results for us violinists and it's very exciting when we discover that magic formula!
ps. I'm sure in no.4 you meant 'bow' rather than 'fingers'😊
Thank you very much for your wonderful, clear and helpful words - and keep going! Mary❤
@@violinstudiowithmaryv Thank you for your words of Wisdom, Mary! I specified no. 4 a little better, as I meant fingers, though placing the bow on the strings for a split second before playing is another one of the great tips I learnt from your videos!
@@Shikabuki Thanks and I know you'll do well! Mary❤
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is the exactly the depth of instruction I’ve needed on bowing. You are a fabulous teacher and I always get a lot out of your lessons. ❤
Hello Lou! Thank you very much for your very kind words. I love your enthusiasm and I hope you enjoy your practice! Mary💗
Thank you Mary !
Sorry I took so long to answer you, but thanks very much, I hope you found the video helpful! Mary❤
Thanks Mary V. Thank you for all your videos and I’m a bit late but happy new year to you !!! 😁
Hello Katie! Happy New Year to you!! Let's make this year a great violin year. Mary💕
Thank you!
Hello Matt, thank you! Mary❤
This is so super helpful!!! I recently saw a video of myself playing and realised my bowing definitely didn’t look right!!! This video is so good and I am going to try this out now!!! 🤩🤩🤩
Hello! I love your enthusiasm! Mirrors and films are incredibly useful, but can be a bit of a shock too!🤩😲🤩Take your time to get this right and you'll be set for your next film! Mary💜
Thank you for the video. I gonna watch all the playlist that you did ❤
Hello! Thank you very much! Mary💗
Always helpful. Thanks
thank you iggy! Mary💗
Happy new year ! 😊🌹🌺🌼🌿
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Greetings and Happy New Year! Mary💗
Hola Mary! Gracias por esta explicación tan detallada!👏👏👏👏👏 No ha sido fácil superar la rigidez en el manejo del arco y hay veces que sigo necesitando tocar alguna escala o cuerdas al aire siendo muy consciente de los movimientos necesarios "tirar" y "empujar" de manera fluída y flexible...y siempre delante del espejo, ese gran amigo 😅. Me encanta cómo expresas ese movimiento al mismo tiempo del violín "es casi como respirar"👏👏👏👏 Cada violinista profesional es diferente a cualquier otro, pero me suelen atraer más los que se dejan llevar físicamente por la obra que interpretan...durante unos minutos están en otro "mundo"... Espero que hayas empezado muy feliz 2024, Mary! Cuídate mucho! 🤗💜🎶💜🎻💜🌹🌷⚘
Hello Lola! My internet was off for a few days recently and somehow I missed your wonderful post! I think your methods for keeping rigidity at bay are very good - simple scales, open strings and a good old mirror are the medicine that keep many ills away from our playing...
Regarding your preference for very expressive violinists, I have always loved the Russian violinist Leonid Kogan, as I had records of him playing the Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Mozart G major concertos when I was a girl, but hadn't seen him play - when I finally saw him on UA-cam I couldn't believe it; he was nothing like had imagined at all - he looked technical, cold, towering and unapproachable, but when I closed my eyes, there was 'my' Kogan back again!☺
I hope you have a wonderful, peaceful and creative New Year, dear Lola! Take care, Mary💗
@@violinstudiowithmaryv Hola Mary! Gracias por tu comentario sobre Kogan...es uno de los violinistas preferidos de mi primer profesor. También yo lo busqué hace unos años en internet! Qué maravilla poder ver estas grabaciones, verdad? Aunque a veces el sonido grabado no sea el mejor, es un lujo poder ver y escuchar a tantos violinistas y otros músicos de otros tiempos! Un abrazo, Mary!🤗💜🎶💜🎻
@@lolamas3042 I agree, it's magical to absorb violinists from other times and discover people long forgotten who play like angels with their long slides and beautiful tender old fashioned phrasings. There's even something otherwordly about the hiss and wobbliness in the sound from very old recordings...I love it all, don't you?These players become so close to us this way. So much to love, admire and be moved by. Thank you Lola!
Take great care of yourself. Mary💗
@@violinstudiowithmaryv Gracias por tus comentarios, Mary! Me encanta leerte porque aprendo mucho y es lo que más me gusta, aprender y aprender...soy la eterna estudiante😅 Gracias por compartir tanto con todos nosotros! 💜🎶💜🎻
@@lolamas3042
Beautiful words Lola! M💗
This is awesome- thanks! I share a free, step-by-step music literacy course on my UA-cam channel in the hopes of making the skill of reading music accessible to all.
Thank you! Mary
It's only my second time commenting, but I just want to tell you that I've watched all your videos and I NEEDED this literally right now!😭🫶 thank you and love your elegance while playing the violin.
Hello! I'm delighted you found my videos helpful and thank you very much for your kind words. I hope you enjoy your practice! Mary💗