Theme
Practice this theme making clear the direction of your musical line and dynamic range. Work… — Login to View —
Performances of the Theme and Variations 1 to 9 with notes and analysis by Fintan Murphy
Practice this theme making clear the direction of your musical line and dynamic range. Work… — Login to View —
Using a gradual string-crossing action allows for a more sustained sound. Slow down the action… — Login to View —
In this variation you need to work towards making a resonant sound in the lower… — Login to View —
Here we see how the hand and finger movement (supported by arm movement) allows the… — Login to View —
It is often useful to examine the basic movements of violin playing away from the… — Login to View —
Spiccato is an important bow stroke and can be learnt as soon as the détaché… — Login to View —
Spiccato is a good stroke to introduce relatively early to the young student as it… — Login to View —
The outer triangle or ‘frame’ of the bow hand, consisting of 1st finger, 4th finger… — Login to View —
This variation requires you to play some notes on the string and some off the… — Login to View —
The ability to play repeated up or down bows at the heel of the bow… — Login to View —
Observe Ševčík’s careful bow division and articulation markings, especially the use of the whole bow… — Login to View —
The ability to switch between playing on the string to playing off the string is… — Login to View —
Notice how when playing spiccato: the bow stays close to the string. the down bow… — Login to View —
This variation uses a similar bow division pattern to No 5. To ensure good coordination… — Login to View —
Ševčík marks this variation’s tempo as 1/4 note = 132, to be played at the… — Login to View —
When playing around the balance point or frog of the bow it is important that… — Login to View —
This beautiful variation uses a siciliano rhythm and requires musical thought and planning. Make sure… — Login to View —
Notice how the player’s up bow on the 3rd note of the bar lifts into… — Login to View —
Ševčík’s directions indicate that for most bars we move through the bow from the upper… — Login to View —
We use recovery strokes all the time to ensure that we are using the most… — Login to View —