Thank YOU!! By far the best demonstration of detailed scales on KZread, and a hundred times better than other channels that talk endlessly but don't actually demonstrate. If only other YT violin channels would learn from you - because the easiest way to learn is to WATCH and listen (and you even slow things down which makes things clearer). If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a good video demonstration is ten times that. Thanks again. I hope you get many more views. You deserve them.

@SophieCViolin

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so so much for your kind words!! You have no idea how much they mean to me. I am so happy to hear that this video helped you. I wish you all the best in your practice and other endeavors! :)

@thegood9

6 ай бұрын

Agreed!!!!!

Thanks so much, 💃🎻So young lady Master in your patient way practising Scale. I'm just began in 2020's . I'm just 74's and keeping espoir 🇨🇵🎻🎻in your tutoriels👌🙏🙏🙏

@SophieCViolin

11 ай бұрын

Wow, that's amazing! Thank you so much :)

Wow! Such discipline, control, and all while having a great tone. Inspiring, great video as always!

@SophieCViolin

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! :)

Thanks...

Sophie, I have followed you for the past year and have enjoyed your videos very much. This one has been super helpful, as I was lazy with scales/ arpeggios. So I purchased the Flesch book and have seen amazing progress in the past 2 months. Thank you. Your practice videos with pieces are fabulous!

@SophieCViolin

7 ай бұрын

Hi!! Thank you so so much for your kind words. I'm so happy you enjoy these videos! I totally understand about being lazy with scales and arpeggios haha. Let this be my reminder to do more of those as well. Best wishes! :)

This was fabulous to watch. Tenths looks absolutely brutally hard. It was great to see how you approach this. Thanks

@SophieCViolin

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!! So glad you liked it. Tenths are super hard indeed haha. Happy practicing to you!

Thank you very much, Sophie! I was looking for a demonstration of the Carl Flesch scale book so that I could be sure that I was playing in tune. I've been playing the violin for decades but had gotten out of practice and decided I needed some disciplinary scale work. You are the answer to address my doubts and I will be listening to you over and over! Thank you so much!

@SophieCViolin

8 ай бұрын

Hello! Thank you so much for your kind words. I am so happy you find my videos helpful!! I’m also practicing and trying to get better just as you are. Still very far from perfect, so happy practicing to us both! :)

@DeeDee-zg2dh

8 ай бұрын

Thank you again! :) ❤

Thank you for sharing your routine! I love the conversation about vibrato and scales. I think there is usefulness in both practicing with and without vibrato, but I have also come to appreciate using the "intention" of vibrato in scales (especially while shifting) because it promotes ease and dexterity in the left wrist. Oftentimes, playing without vibrato creates excessive tension, which is obviously our enemy. Perhaps this is more of an issue with violists, and that is my primary instrument, but I thought I'd share another perspective anyway since it took me until my Master's to even think about it!

@SophieCViolin

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I also think there is much benefit to practicing scales with vibrato-- though I have never thought about it to promote ease and dexterity. I had mostly used it to practice even tone. Thank you for sharing about the tension that can come with practicing without vibrato! Definitely something to also pay attention to. I appreciate your comment!! :)

@ajsmusicstudio

11 ай бұрын

@@SophieCViolin :D and thanks for your reply! It's always a little "eeeeeee..." when us classical musicians get together and talk about differing ideas. To be clear, I LOVE your videos. I wasn't a conservatory grad (although I spent significant time with a conservatory teacher), so I really enjoy seeing what you're up to at Peabody. It's such an institution in our field and I'm just grateful that you opened up this line of communication. I had the pleasure of auditioning for the doctoral program, but not of seeing it through :) All this to say-looking forward to seeing what you post. I'll be practicing alongside you in my own musical journey (no longer in MD!). Cheers!

@SophieCViolin

11 ай бұрын

@@ajsmusicstudio I totally get that! Sometimes differing opinions about certain techniques can be very divisive. I don't see it that way, though, and always think there's room to grow and at least consider the other thoughts. Thank you so much for your kind words and support! It's always great to hear from another fellow musician:). Cheers indeed, and happy practicing!

Thank you so much. Extreme control and clean. Almost, no, in fact, meditative. I will go now and do my scale exercise :-)

@SophieCViolin

3 ай бұрын

I am so happy you found this helpful! Happy practicing! :)

Thank you Thank you 🙏👏👏

@SophieCViolin

9 ай бұрын

glad you liked it!! :)

Good vibrations.

The camera quality is so nice. Amazing video!

@SophieCViolin

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Love you, Helen :))

Thx thx thx!!!😊

@SophieCViolin

11 ай бұрын

I hope it helps! :)

🙏🙏🙏

Super super super lovely playing practice tips Augustine violinist from Malaysia

@SophieCViolin

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! 💜

Hey, you are not in the beautiful bedroom. I learned so much when you taught about how to position the left hand. 😆👍

@SophieCViolin

6 ай бұрын

Hahah I switch around 😛 I'm so glad you've learned a lot!! I hope the practice has been good! :)

Wow! That was an epiphany! Thank you! What scale book would you recommend for a beginner violinist?

@SophieCViolin

6 ай бұрын

Of course!! :) I might recommend Essential Elements scales or if you just google violin 2 octave scales online, those would probably be easiest to start. There is also the Hrimaly Scale Book that might be helpful. Best wishes to you!

Awesome, I would recommend trying to shift with the arm instead of the wrist. or at least giving it a go.

@SophieCViolin

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I will definitely work on that as it’s also something my teacher has pointed out :).

Hey Sophie, I appreciate your practice videos. I saw, that you do not get completely to the tip of the bow, isnt it? Most of all for g string I would guess. However, your sound is great and I wonder about your opinion, how important you think it is, to reach the tip. For me I reach the tip almost for everey string, when I bring the violin more in the middle of my body, but to reach the tip completely for everey string, I would have to bring the violin really far to the middle (almost "12 o`clock"), which brings some disadvantages: very tight for left arm, quite tense for left arm, because I have to tilt it so much, violin hangs down. How much worth it is it to pay this price for reaching the tip of the bow? Best Myriam :)

@SophieCViolin

3 ай бұрын

Hello Myriam! Thank you so much, I'm so happy you enjoy them. Great question. I actually do strive to reach the tip of the bow each time, so if you see that I'm not doing it, it means I need to work more on it. 😅However, it shouldn't be tense or painful for you to do so. Don't worry too much about it, though! It will come if you keep practicing open string and the transferring of weight from frog to tip (see my video for better tone production; it explains what I'm talking about in more detail). I struggled a lot (and still do) with using my entire bow, but it should not hurt you to do so. Ideally you can find an angle where you can use the full bow with no pain, and then work on getting more comfortable with that angle. Slow practice and being aware is key! Thank you for asking, and I hope this made sense. In summary, don't stress toooo much about it especially if it's causing pain. Working more on other things may help for now :)

Hi dear Sophie! I found your channel today!! What a gem!! I went through several of your videos with a pencil and a notebook. I have taken a lots of notes and looking forward to adding your tips to my practice sessions, following a planned practice routine as you recommended. I'm an adult beginner player, with small hands. I started playing on a full size violin, after a while I realized my left arm was getting tired quickly and having pain after practicing. I'm currently playing on a 3/4 violin but I noticed that when playing on the E string, I don't have the freedom on my right arm as I used to with the full size violin 😢 Any recommendations for this please? I humbly would like to ask you what size of violin you use, if you don't mind me asking this. Thanks for all the valuable information you offer to us and for being of a great blessing to me! P.S: Loved your video of you playing on the gondola (Amazing Grace!! What a beautiful rendition! ❤)

@SophieCViolin

10 ай бұрын

Wow!! This truly made my day to hear all of this! I play on a 4/4 violin, and I believe most adults do. It's really interesting-- you'll see people of all different heights and builds, yet everyone is playing on the same size instrument, whether it's a piano, cello, viola, trumpet, etc. Some people have a great advantage (like you mentioned, people with bigger hands might have a much easier time with octaves on violin, for example) in certain areas, but struggle in other areas (maybe the same people with big hands struggle with smaller intervals as the distance gets smaller on higher notes). I can't even imagine playing a trombone with my short arms haha. So, my point is, that it's ultimately all fair when it comes to what we can do with our instruments. We just have different battles to fight and different things to adjust to :). As for the pain you mentioned while practicing, that is not ideal! I'm glad you stopped before truly getting injured. I wish I could give more specific and personalized advice, but I have not seen you play nor can I tell exactly what the problem is. I suspect the pain might be more due to the posture, and less due to the size of the violin itself. But again, I can't be sure since I don't know the full situation! Do you have a private teacher, or are you learning violin on your own? I'm so glad you enjoy my videos, and I hope this response helped you with some of the questions you may have! Feel free to ask more anytime; I would love to be of assistance where I can. Best wishes! :)

@damarishead

10 ай бұрын

Hi dear Sophie! Thank you so much for taking time to reply! Appreciate your insight! I take private lessons and my teacher suggested for me to use a 3/4 size to avoid any discomfort. She said that I seemed to play more comfortable on a 3/4 violin. When I checked the different arm measuring charts on the internet, it seems like I could use a 4/4 size. I really love the sound of a full size violin! I pray everything works out well. Thank you Sophie! God bless you!!

@SophieCViolin

10 ай бұрын

@@damarishead Got it! Well, I think if your private teacher says 3/4 might be good for you, then that should be okay. But yes, definitely keep experimenting if possible to see what can suit you best and fit your needs. Full size does have a wonderful sound! My pleasure to be of any help. God bless you as well!! :)

I practice scales, but I haven't gotten beyond first position yet. 🙂

@SophieCViolin

7 ай бұрын

That's okay! Keep working hard :) you've got this!

Can you help me on the 3, 4, 5 position why they are so hard to bow, keep hitting the next strings and the bow slidding thank you

@SophieCViolin

10 күн бұрын

@@aliceackerman7451 hey! I totally understand. They’re hard! My best quick advice is to practice those positions while focusing on your right hand. It feels counterintuitive because all of our attention gets directed to the left hand when we play higher positions (it’s uncomfortable at first!), making us lose control of the right hand. Hope this can help!

could you explain what page numbers from the carl flesch scale system book you got these exercises from?

@SophieCViolin

3 ай бұрын

Hey! I just go by the scale book and play the single line scale, thirds, octaves, fingered octaves (kinda) and tenths. I don't think I could give a page # because they are all different keys but the same patterns. I play the double stop scales with the bare minimum ascending/descending, so it doesn't always match the music exactly. I hope that makes sense 😅 let me know if you need more clarification!

12:50 doble stops

what book did you learn the scales from? i don't know much about scales but i am interested.

@SophieCViolin

14 күн бұрын

Hello! I use a combination of Carl Flesch and Hrimaly currently, but when I started I remember my teacher just finding scales printed from online. The Carl Flesch can seem overwhelming at first, so isolated scales printed from various websites/practice books can be a great place to start. :)

Now that's one way to press the "Flesch."

@SophieCViolin

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

Hello, nice scales video, I have a question about fingering, how do you choose the fingering for scales? and even for pieces like whether I should choose open A string or A from the third string (D string), how do you determine that? Thanks !

@SophieCViolin

10 ай бұрын

Hi! I play my fingerings on scales based on the fingerings in the Carl Flesch scale systems (mostly, a few exceptions with special fingerings given by my teacher haha). For pieces, that's a great question! You choose based on what you think sounds best. What fits the color of that phrase? For example, is that phrase darker and warmer sounding? Maybe a lower string, higher position would be better. Is the phrase brighter and more brilliant sounding? Then open/higher strings might be more fitting. I hope this helps!

@dora9103

10 ай бұрын

@@SophieCViolin ah I see, now it does make sense to me , thanks so much !

@SophieCViolin

10 ай бұрын

@@dora9103 absolutely!! :)

@jjrussell

6 ай бұрын

Sometimes fingerings in orchestra is like a puzzle where you have to find the optimal way to get to all the notes. Then I look at my stand partners fingerings and realize there was a better way. I find trying lots of combinations helps find the best one.

@dora9103

6 ай бұрын

@@jjrussell Thanks for the information !

Do you have the sheet about this? Thanks!!!!!

@SophieCViolin

3 ай бұрын

Hi! I use the Carl Flesch scale system paired with the Galamian scale system. I believe you can google them for sheet music :) Hope this helps!!

For new learner pl Mention the notes you are playing in English.

@SophieCViolin

2 ай бұрын

Hi! You mean the note names like "CDEFGAB?" Is there any way I can help to clarify something here in the comment section?

Good job but that's so bored, I can't enjoying the practice

@SophieCViolin

2 ай бұрын

I understand 😅it definitely takes lots of time to build up to this point! Add in some things you enjoy to make things less boring :)