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PRACTICE TIPS 💡
PRACTICE TIPS 💡
1. A WARM-UP is essential to get your muscles moving and to mentally prepare you for playing.
2. HAVE A GOAL before you start your practice session. It could be as tiny as 1 or 2 bars or something that you feel you would like to accomplish.
3. ALWAYS play slowly and break down your music by identifying problems. It might be helpful to read the notes or clap the rhythms first before playing.
4. RECORD YOURSELF for fun so you can listen back to your performance. You can set future goals once you have listened to your recording.
5. REWARD YOURSELF: play through your music at the end of your practice session with the tracks below.
HAVE FUN AND CHECK BACK AGAIN FOR NEW MATERIAL COMING SOON!
HAVE FUN AND CHECK BACK AGAIN FOR NEW MATERIAL COMING SOON!
Ready, Steady , TAKE OFF!
Ready, Steady , TAKE OFF!
Have you learnt about shifts and positions yet? These exercises are DESIGNED to warm up your left hand. Leave your base in 1st position and take off to 3rd position! Imagine that you are on holiday and your left hand gently moves up on the fingerboard. Ready, steady, TAKE OFF!
Try to find out how many holiday destinations are on your violin fingerboard. Good luck!
p.s. Don't forget to pack your thumb 😉
VIOLIN IS VERSATILE AND FUN!
VIOLIN IS VERSATILE AND FUN!
HOW MANY DIFFERENT WAYS CAN YOU PLAY YOUR VIOLIN?
THIS VIDEO CERTAINLY PROVES THAT VIOLIN IS ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE INSTRUMENTS. So many different strokes to try? It really does not matter what grade you are currently working on. Try some of these bow strokes for fun at home:)
GRADE 3 PIECES - a selection
GRADE 3 PIECES - a selection
A2: Theme & Variations by Haydn
A2: Theme & Variations by Haydn
Theme and variations
Theme and variations
This piece needs a good C major scale! Play the scale with C and F naturals by squeezing your 1st and 2nd fingers together on the D and A strings.
Bow division game: set your metronome to 60 and play your scale with crotchets, quavers and semiquavers. Now you have done the hard work. Play along !
ARE YOU PERFORMANCE-READY?
ARE YOU PERFORMANCE-READY?
Listen carefully for the first bar introduction which will indicate the steady pulse.
B2: Piazzolla: Chiquelin de bachin
B2: Piazzolla: Chiquelin de bachin
Can you identify what instruments are playing in this version of the piece? This was Astor Piazzolla’s main instrument. The song is about a little boy who is selling flowers in Buenos Aires. Can you find out where Buenos Aires is? What kind of music is it famous for?
Violin and piano ('Grade 2' relates to the Australian AMEB syllabus!) .
Don't forget you can slow down the track in youtube settings to help you practise at slower tempos!
Piano accompaniment only
C1: Singing in the rain
C1: Singing in the rain
Singing in the Rain is an American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor and Jean Hagen, and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. Listen to the original song below.
Singing in the Rain is an American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor and Jean Hagen, and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. Listen to the original song below.
Tip: Learning some of the lyrics might help you with your rhythms when playing!
Tip: Learning some of the lyrics might help you with your rhythms when playing!
Violin and piano (remember you can slow down the track in youtube settings!)
Violin and piano (remember you can slow down the track in youtube settings!)
Piano accompaniment only
Piano accompaniment only
Why not have a look at the Grade 3 Aural page here to brush up on your aural skills?
Why not have a look at the Grade 3 Aural page here to brush up on your aural skills?
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