Thank you! As a brand new violin student (at 56 yrs old) I'm taking lessons but also like scanning KZread for tips. You have a very clear way of explaining the information and a calm presence about you. I will follow your videos, thank you again.

@eugeneysaye2685

Жыл бұрын

Hi， I started at 47, been ten years. Best thing in my life. Good luck

This really helped me understand bow grip. thank you!

mann, I am brazilian and my English level is not even hight, but I undestood all of the points. you're so good at that thing of, Idk, teaching, congrats!

Super helpful! Thank you!

Cool! Thanks. Been playing viola for 24 years now. This is helpful.

So helpful! Thank you so much. I am still struggling a bit but this really took off an enormous amount of pressure from feeling like i needed to do "this" or "that".

Thank you! I have been struggling with my Bohol for a year and a half! I can now see perfectly where I have been going wrong!

This is very helpful!! I've been struggling to practice spiccato and found that I'm better doing it with franco belgian bow hold

oh this is so helpful i already feel like its made playing easier

wow

I dont even have a violin yet and I learned alot. Well made

So well made!!

Thank u at last I understand what is the difference between the two

THANK YOU! That helps so, so much! I’m killing my aged fingers just trying to perform the Belgium-Franco Bow Hold. Keeping my fingers from locking up is stressful, and yet its a catch-22 situation, because in order to play the violin I must remain relaxed. I’m going to attempt the Russian Bow Hold instead since my pinky doesn’t default to the bend perch above the frog. In the meantime, I’ll work on getting that thumb into that incredibly awkward position and building motor skills and strength in order to pivot the bow weight on the pinky.

Whichever fits your anatomy. Every hand is different. Hold the bow in the least painful way.

wow, that is really new to me! I'm Russian, I've been taught in a Russian music school but I guess all the teachers used only the franco-Belgian!

Just awesome....❤️❤️❤️

So helpful! Thanks!

love it!!

Thanks a lot

awesome, Paul! :

Could you try your own left hand, so that you feel for the starters in real?

Love u paul _from iran

The first component of Russian bow hold is not about whole Russian school. Heifetz had such a right hand and his way of bow hold didn't catch on among most musicians. As I know, this method is handy for people who have big hands with long fingers but not for everyone. Even in Russia😁

#TeamRUSSIANbowhold since 1991. (Don’t judge)

Good

I would seriously question your statement that the Russian hold requires a high wrist. It's certainly not the way I play it, and I would argue that it's the cause of the rigidity you experienced. I've tried to model my style on Milstein, who uses a notably flat wrist. This allows the fingers to remain springy and responsive, but is still simpler with fewer moving parts than the FB: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o4RowayNYqatYLg.html Elman with a flat wrist: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWWprLZrea7ZgpM.html Haendel with a flat wrist: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZIiKlZmQddHJhrg.html Rosand with a flat wrist: kzread.info/dash/bejne/haJmxcioeqq4grQ.html Even Heifetz, with his extreme hold, mainly used a flat wrist: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJyDw7WYc9yej5s.html

@undergroundvirtuosos1873

Жыл бұрын

Required a high wrist for me, which didn't work as well as the other bow hold. Thanks for a thorough response.

@rosaliewerback6360

3 ай бұрын

Structurally, I “naturally” (thanks for the demonstration) lean toward Russian- I must say I am much shorter w/shorter arms, smaller hands, etc., and my pinky most of the time drifts off the bow; however, it has worked through experience and understanding my own anatomy and of course watching other’s perform. I do like your presentation by the way we continue watching you.

What about the quality of the instrument? If I decided to buy a cheap instrument just to get started, is it going to handicap learning because it's low quality? Should I spend a lot more money, to make a better sound as a beginner ?

@undergroundvirtuosos1873

2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, quality of instrument depends on budget and level of the player. I would definitely stay away from very cheap ones off Amazon. You don't need to spend more than couple hundred for beginner but it is important to upgrade when physically out growing it or level of playing improves enough that a new instrument would allow better technical practice.

@amandas.6500

2 жыл бұрын

@@undergroundvirtuosos1873 Ok, thank you!

Instead of the two extremes Russian or Franco Belgian, what if I take a happy medium and contact the bow with my index finger at exactly the middle joint (between the tip joint and the knuckle?)

@undergroundvirtuosos1873

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen bow holds like that and it works for some people. It all depends on the shape of your hand in the end. If you can perform various bow strokes without tension then it is okay!

@sololinist

3 жыл бұрын

@@undergroundvirtuosos1873 thanks for your comment Paul. may I book an online lesson trial with you? Any critique on my playing please? what can you help me with? kzread.info/dash/bejne/imeVwblxYMe2dpM.html

@undergroundvirtuosos1873

3 жыл бұрын

@@sololinist No problem. Please refer to the link in the bio which will direct you to San Diego Music Academy's website. From there you can book a online trial lesson for free! I've just listened to your video. You have a very nice sound. Overall I think I could help with improving the phrases to be longer through different color of sound and variety of vibrato to take the music to a higher level.

@sololinist

3 жыл бұрын

@@undergroundvirtuosos1873 thanks Paul what is your website please

@undergroundvirtuosos1873

3 жыл бұрын

@@sololinist You can find me here: www.sdmusicacademy.com/

Everyone of these videos neglect the thumb, which is the most important aspect of any style of bow bold.

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My last name is Sicard. Should I use the Franco-Belgian bow hold because of this???? LOL!!! I'll find the natural and effective hold, based on my physiognomy, as one should do. Yeah. Much closer to the Franco-Begian.

Мизинец круглый в русской Советской школе. Локоть высокий, а не такой прижатый. Речь идёт о старой Русской школе что-ли? Так в России сейчас не играют практически, у всех советская школа

Nope! You are strawmannirg this...exaggerating to extreme. You "Russian" style is like the extreme Tossy Spivakovsky's style. Event Heifetz was not that severe. Milstein was even more relaxed. Kavakos uses a Heifetzian-style hold and it is not that severe. Your examples are misleading. Most use something in-between. I studied with a student of Ysaye, and my style is very relaxed, but looks mostly like Milstein's hold. Look at this video to clarify that what you are showing is an "old russian" bow hold from Leopold Auer's era. Not Leonid Kogan, or David Oistrakh etc.

@eugeneysaye2685

Жыл бұрын

I am here. LOL!