#melodious #doublestops #violinpractice I let my #violinstudents know composers include double stops to create the illusion of #singingharmony and not just to challenge the #violinist with something difficult! Here is a passage from #violinconcerto no 1 in #aminor by J.B. Accolay mm. 28-32 I practice and present such double stop passages to my #youngviolinists as follows: Four videos: 1) Practice each line separately. Use the performance fingering. If the student is struggling with intonation, practice using the simplest fingering possible, then proceed to the performance fingering. ~swipe left~ 2) Practice each line separately while fingering both lines. This is where I spend the majority of my practice time with double stops. This stage helps me find where the fingers may be getting tangled up or tripping over each other. In this passage I have particular difficulty placing the high A (second note) without the second finger rolling into the E string. It is only by practicing in this manner that I can correct this flaw. ~swipe left~ 3) Performance version, double stops only, excluding chords. I want to reinforce the expectation of horizontal, singing feeling where I am pulling the strings sideways so I omit the chord for now. ~swipe left~ 4) Full performance version with chord. When adding the #chord or quadruple stop, in this case, I use only an inch or two of bow on the lower notes. This enables me to change to the higher strings at the frog, where the string crossing is minimized and leaves plenty of bow to sing the upper #melody notes. Note: Depending on the level of experience/comfort with double stops, students can spend anywhere from several minutes to several weeks on each step. A teacher should supervise and assign each step as appropriate. #classicalviolinist #violinlesson #violinlessonsforkids #soloviolinist #soloviolin #violinpedagogy #violintips #practiceroom #creativemusicians #stringsattached #stringteacher #violinclass #violinmasterclass #suzukiteacher #suzukiviolinteacher @paoyi_2005 (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQoRnivg3rB/?utm_medium=tumblr
