Thank you for getting straight to the point and not giving a 10 minute monolog (like most do) before starting the music lesson. I have been using these exercises every day for about 20 minutes before I start getting into tunes. Great lesson... thank you.

@johnmc3862

7 ай бұрын

😂

Thank you.

I am a violin maker. And a fiddle player. Mr jones is a rare talent in the old time fiddle world. He is absolutely great.

@RhysJonesMusic

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words - I haven’t been checking the comments as often as I should. Always great to see something like this!

Rhys is one of those rare players who has thought about and broken down what he's doing in ways that everyone can understand. Brilliant player, accessible teacher? Hard to beat.

@RhysJonesMusic

8 ай бұрын

Rus, you have always been so kind, generous, and open with your compliments and appreciation - thank you. Can’t wait to see you again.

I'm just beginning to begin to be a beginner. I think they need tochange the names of levels beginner, intermediate to something closer to the truth, like cat killing and bruutal cat fight. I know the student shouldn't be to young to start lessons, they lack the coordination and attention span. While I understand this, I'm only 63 but I just couldn't wait any longer. Thank you for the video. That makes perfect sense and I'm going to give it go. Keep the videos coming.

Brilliant, so clear and it works!

Thank you! Getting it now.

@RhysJonesMusic

Жыл бұрын

Keep it up!

Thank you Sir !!! 😊

Exceptional lessons! Thank you!

@RhysJonesMusic

8 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome! I’ll be adding a few more videos in the coming days. Glad you’ve been enjoying it all!

Aside from your wonderful fiddling and demonstration, you do have a very reassuringly convincing manner Rhys. Have you ever tried being a door to door salesman? I'd buy anything from you. And I don't even have any money.

@RhysJonesMusic

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I’ve never considered sales as an occupation, but from what you’ve said perhaps that should be my day job! I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos - I hope to put up a few more in the coming days.

Hi Rhys, I have been wondering if it is possible to shift up and back to the higher positions while playing off the shoulder.

@RhysJonesMusic

8 ай бұрын

Hey there - it definitely is possible. Old-time tunes like Poplar Bluff or the Cherry River Rag (to name just a couple) have extended passages in 2nd or 3rd position. I play without chin rest or shoulder rest, and shifting position isn’t a problem. Aside from the absence of chin and shoulder rest, I also hold the violin in a non-classically standard way (but which was one of many ways the violin was held in the 17th century). I have a secret fondness for Baroque violin pieces, and these routinely require shifting into extremely high positions on the violin. There are many professional Baroque violinists who play with the violin off the shoulder, some even down against the chest. There have been a myriad of ways to hold the instrument over the centuries - none of them are inherently limiting, but just require a slightly different technique). Thanks for the question!

Can you elaborate on when you use this bowing? Is it an inherent part of certain tunes, or is it something you choose to add?

@RhysJonesMusic

8 ай бұрын

Hi there - sorry for the very tardy response! This bowing is definitely an almost essential part of many tunes, but most typically arises when the end of the tune’s phrase has two consecutive 1/4 notes, which is a common ending to the parts or phrases of old-time tunes. I realize this explanation may not make much sense without examples, so I’ll try to put up a video with some context. In the meantime, all of my longer videos where I teach the entire tune contain examples of this bowing!