Emma Rose and Arabelle Sanders
Metronome (You can change the time signature at the 2nd from top “thing” at the left. It says 1/4. Click on that.
Emma Rose—25 minutes for 5 days or 2 hours and 5 minutes— Make it your top goal to master the 4th finger on pp. 23-35.
Remember that practicing hands-separately will help you alot! Please do these steps!!!
Sing note names.
Make sure you understand the rhythm.
Clap, tap, pluck the rhythm.
Bow the rhythm on an open string.
Bow the rhythm on the correct open strings.
Plucking the notes for intonation rather than rhythm.
Plucking the notes for good intonation and rhythm.
Bow it!!
THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE LISTED IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
Practice with this video near the beginning of your practice time for full bows. Bowing video 9 for violinists and violists-playing the whole bow on the instrument. If you need extra help, look down below for other videos that focus on the top or bottom parts of the bow.
EE. Line 64, D Major scale, right in tune, with good bowing and bowhold. Do half notes using FULL bows.
EE. page 23 #84-85; p. 24-25 with in tune 4th finger, appropriate length of bow (long, medium, small)
String Tunes pp. 2-3 for good left hand technique and two different lengths of bow (FOLLOW STEPS ABOVE)
EE page 26 if pp. 23-25 going well for new notes. Elbow will have to come under more to allow the fingers to reach the G string.
Arabelle—25 minutes for 5 days or 2 hours and 5 minutes—Make it your top goal to master the 4th finger on pp. 23-35. Remember to bring hand around and don’t squeeze.
Remember that practicing hands-separately will help you alot! Please do these steps!!
Sing note names.
Make sure you understand the rhythm.
Clap, tap, pluck the rhythm.
Bow the rhythm on an open string.
Bow the rhythm on the correct open strings.
Plucking the notes for intonation rather than rhythm.
Plucking the notes for good intonation and rhythm.
Bow it!!
THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE LISTED IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
Practice with this video near the beginning of your practice time for full bows. Bowing video 9 for violinists and violists-playing the whole bow on the instrument. If you need extra help, look down below for other videos that focus on the top or bottom parts of the bow.
EE. Line 64, D Major scale, right in tune, with good bowing and bowhold. Do half notes using FULL bows.
EE. page 23 #84-85; p. 24-25 with in tune 4th finger, appropriate length of bow (long, medium, small)
String Tunes pp. 2-3 for good left hand technique and two different lengths of bow (FOLLOW STEPS ABOVE)
EE page 26 if pp. 23-25 going well for new notes. Elbow will have to come under more to allow the fingers to reach the G string.
Bowing video 5 for violinists and violists-playing in upper half of the bow
Bowing video 6 for violinists and violists-playing in the lower half of the bow
Bowing video 7 for violinists and violists-playing the whole bow in a tube, part 1
Bowing video 8 for violinists and violists-playing the whole bow in a tube, part 2
Bowing video 9 for violinists and violists-playing the whole bow on the instrument
Violin Bowhold
a. Is the stick touching the outermost creases of my middle two fingers?
b. Is my pinky curved and touching the stick with the tip?
c. Is the right tip of my thumb touching the stick directly across from the 2nd (longest) finger?
d. Is my index finger hooked and lying on its side, touching the stick between the first two knuckles?