VIVOLIN

VIVOLIN

Hallo!
My name is Vivien Hoffman and on this channel I am sharing what I learnt from my great teachers Ruggiero Ricci and Prof. Werner Scholz. Most of my videos are tutorials dealing with certain aspects of violin playing. Some of my videos are performances.
I hope you enjoy my channel and find it useful for your violin playing.

Thirds in first position

Thirds in first position

How to Practice Fifths

How to Practice Fifths

Ricochet for Beginners

Ricochet for Beginners

12 Key Bowings

12 Key Bowings

Shifting vs Pivoting

Shifting vs Pivoting

Automating the Left Hand

Automating the Left Hand

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  • @bahman1186
    @bahman1186Күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. You are very talented in both teaching and playing. I learn so much from your videos. Absolutely excellent! ❤❤❤ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin6521Күн бұрын

    Thank you very much! I am delighted that my videos are helpful. I was lucky to have great teachers and I see it as my mission to pass on what I learnt.

  • @bahman1186
    @bahman11864 күн бұрын

    It’s extremely grateful to you for sharing your invaluable knowledge and experience with us! Thank you so much!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 күн бұрын

    Thank you! It makes me very happy that my videos are helpful.

  • @edisrafehtable
    @edisrafehtable7 күн бұрын

    I find that without a SR the left arm gets tired fast. Is this normal and something that gets better over time?

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65217 күн бұрын

    Yes, your muscles have a bit more work to do without a SR. Just make sure you take enough breaks, as soon as you have built up your muscles your arm won't get tired so quickly.

  • @edisrafehtable
    @edisrafehtable6 күн бұрын

    @@vivolin6521 Thank you so much! ❤

  • @yunusgezgen
    @yunusgezgen8 күн бұрын

    😊😊

  • @jimbob5848
    @jimbob584817 күн бұрын

    Excellent advice. Thanks.

  • @bahman1186
    @bahman118617 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin652116 күн бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @bahman1186
    @bahman118618 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much for your excellent explanation and sharing your knowledge!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin652116 күн бұрын

    You're welcome! I am glad you find it helpful.

  • @johnf.7743
    @johnf.774321 күн бұрын

    I want to express my deep gratitude to your for the generous instruction that you provide through your video lessons. I can honestly say that they have greatly enhanced my ability and overall enjoyment of playing. I have taken private lessons from a very experienced and capable teacher for 10 years and made sure and gradual progress but your instruction, particularly the Sevcik opus 3 series, have made a world of difference in my bowing technique. In addition the practice strategies that you impart are invaluable to me. The journey to violin mastery is a long and challenging one and I want to thank you again for your guidance. To be a musician takes a special talent but the ability to teach music effectively takes a different sort of talent that is perhaps even more rare. Both of those talents you definitely possess and you are changing and enhancing lives with them. Brava!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin652120 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much! It fills me with joy to read that my videos are helping peoole improve their violinplaying. We are playing such a difficult instrument, being able to help is very meaningful to me. Best of luck and joy for your violinplaying!

  • @sm9846
    @sm984625 күн бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏🌹

  • @artistknownasssilas
    @artistknownasssilas26 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this lesson on improving one's tonal quality by breaking the spiccato movements of the right hand fingers. I think my own technique of spiccato is clumsy and stff.❤

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin652126 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Glad you find this helpful. You might find you can relax more easily once you get a feeling for allowing the bow to bounce rather than making it bounce.

  • @artistknownasssilas
    @artistknownasssilas26 күн бұрын

    @@vivolin6521 Thats what I am hoping for . I run through the MOTO PERPETUO by Paganini as part of my warm up and I've become complacent to the right hand fingers over the years.

  • @cool-jg2050
    @cool-jg205029 күн бұрын

    How do I keep my bow should leveled?

  • @sm9846
    @sm9846Ай бұрын

    Thank you very much 🌹

  • @user-fr4mv6is1m
    @user-fr4mv6is1mАй бұрын

    Goodtutorial

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin6521Ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @turbina5557
    @turbina5557Ай бұрын

    сева это ты?

  • @User-fc-4DR-71
    @User-fc-4DR-71Ай бұрын

    It is very funny!

  • @RockStarOscarStern634
    @RockStarOscarStern634Ай бұрын

    This is actually how Itzhak Perman plays the Violin, & he does that because he plays sitting down, which is because he got polio when he was 4.

  • @yunzhu7259
    @yunzhu7259Ай бұрын

    Thank you, my son will start to learn this song.

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin6521Ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching. Good luck to your son.

  • @sm9846
    @sm9846Ай бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏🌹

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin6521Ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @windalkaid7088
    @windalkaid7088Ай бұрын

    Wow! Thank you for sharing this wonderful and useful video ❤❤❤❤❤. Since I have been working in a university as a lecturer, I was stressed about my work. After a whole day teaching, the only thing I can do is dump to my bed. Everyday I found myself always struggling how to maintain the same amount time as I used to. But just happen one day in a week, I couldn’t do it due to my tired legs. Really a challenging issue to have the balance of the time😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin6521Ай бұрын

    This is what we all struggle with. It is so hard to find enough time to practice, I have the same difficulties. Try, if you can, to do five minutes. You will feel much better and after a few weeks you will notice that you are improving. And sit down to practice if you are tired. 😊

  • @windalkaid7088
    @windalkaid7088Ай бұрын

    @@vivolin6521 Thank you for sharing your experiences and opinions. All the best🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

  • @lemonprince3626
    @lemonprince3626Ай бұрын

    At min 6.35 you suggest to have a long note at the ends. Why? Can i do the whole bow from extreme frog to every end and back as well?

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin6521Ай бұрын

    Yes, sure you can. In repertoire we try to avoid staccato at the extreme frog because it is difficult to get it to sound good and to get it fast but practicing it there is fine.🙂

  • @lemonprince3626
    @lemonprince3626Ай бұрын

    ​@@vivolin6521 After only 2 days doing this. Bowing, sound, control got so much better. Ricochet and this are the best bowing exercises you thought me. Thank you so much. i guess you do this every session?

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin6521Ай бұрын

    ​That is great! Thank you for sharing this. It makes me very happy. If you like you can also practice this with the metronome, 4 notes to a beat and increase the metronome speed bit by bit over time. Staccato teaches so many things at once, that is why I like it so much. Yes, in one way or another I do staccato every session.

  • @lemonprince3626
    @lemonprince3626Ай бұрын

    @@vivolin6521 Did each off beat at tempo 60. 3rd day (plus Ricochet): Bowing feels like melted butter. Bow changes feel so much more controlled at the tip. Amazing!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin6521Ай бұрын

    That is so nice! The speed is not really important, you can speed it up but only if you don't loose quality. Staccato really teaches bow control and I also find it fun aswell.

  • @lemonprince3626
    @lemonprince36262 ай бұрын

    Good to have u back. What's the reason one starts with big movement and than smaller onces ( which u did not show in the video). Why not start with small sections and go into big onces?

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65212 ай бұрын

    Thanks! And thank you for the question! For warming up I have found it more effective to start with large movements to expand the range of motion before going on to the small controlled movements but if you find it better to start with smaller movements that is fine too. It is always best to find out what works best for you.

  • @carolajoeres1784
    @carolajoeres17842 ай бұрын

    Great exercises! Thank you for this video.

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65212 ай бұрын

    You're welcome! Glad you like it.

  • @sm9846
    @sm98462 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much ❤❤❤

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65212 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @windalkaid7088
    @windalkaid70882 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing such valuable video for us ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65212 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! Hope it helps😊

  • @joaorobertocantinelli8368
    @joaorobertocantinelli83682 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much for your instruction!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65212 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! I'm glad you like it.

  • @Maramyes
    @Maramyes2 ай бұрын

    Can u teach me

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65212 ай бұрын

    I do give online lessons. If you are interested you can contact me by e-mail so we can discuss the details. [email protected]

  • @Maramyes
    @Maramyes2 ай бұрын

    @@vivolin6521 I emailed you

  • @Maramyes
    @Maramyes2 ай бұрын

    @@vivolin6521 please reply

  • @Maramyes
    @Maramyes2 ай бұрын

    @@vivolin6521 I'm waiting for your reply

  • @Maramyes
    @Maramyes2 ай бұрын

    @@vivolin6521 please reply

  • @jervilopez1844
    @jervilopez18443 ай бұрын

    I think I know how to practice the last part of the left hand pizzicato of Malaguena. Thank you!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65213 ай бұрын

    That is great! I'm glad my video was helpful!

  • @bchill69
    @bchill694 ай бұрын

    ...we will definitely miss you. Enjoy your vacation.

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I'll be back, don't you worry🙂

  • @jamupjoey
    @jamupjoey4 ай бұрын

    I have been wanting to depend on the tuner but you talked me out of it. Thanks!!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 ай бұрын

    I am very glad about that! I know it is tempting but training your ear is better! Best of luck to you!

  • @08m
    @08m4 ай бұрын

    Love it!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @08m
    @08m4 ай бұрын

    Wasn’t specifically looking for this today, I was scouring your videos for help learning basic scales as I keep forgetting them when I’ve been progressing* through my beginner books - but this was great! I love how this follows the same logical approach to actually listening and focusing on building blocks. I’ll make this part of my practice routine. Thank you!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much! I am so glad you find this helpful and good luck with your violin playing!

  • @lemonprince3626
    @lemonprince36264 ай бұрын

    managed to do it on all the strings .also D and F. i guess i reached ur beginner lvl. :)

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 ай бұрын

    Anyone who managed to do this is not a beginner! 😊

  • @kennethbrush7300
    @kennethbrush73004 ай бұрын

    Three week challenge---> GO!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 ай бұрын

    Exactly! Go for it. I'm with you🙂

  • @sm9846
    @sm98464 ай бұрын

    You are an accomplished teacher , Thank you very much ! From Iran 🌹

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @amirhesen3679
    @amirhesen36794 ай бұрын

  • @BasimMatar
    @BasimMatar4 ай бұрын

    Thank you Vivien! I watched the whole video. it was helpful although the talk was higher than my level

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65214 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching! We are all on the same path together. I am glad this video was helpful.

  • @masterfilemusicdream
    @masterfilemusicdream4 ай бұрын

    🎻🎵🎶💪✨

  • @stringlover41
    @stringlover414 ай бұрын

    Even though I am a viola player, it helped me because they are almost similar instruments. I think this teacher teaches with great sincerity. It's short, but it has all the key points we need to know. If you already have a teacher, this video will help you review. It was very helpful for me to watch this video after class to learn and practice something more. thank you so much!😊

  • @dm-jz7se
    @dm-jz7se5 ай бұрын

    I love when you do these videos- I add bow work into my practice since watching your videos- they are amazing.

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    Thank you! This is great. I am so glad you find it helpful.

  • @sm9846
    @sm98465 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much for your efforts ! From Iran🌹

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @Jeremy-yr8yg
    @Jeremy-yr8yg5 ай бұрын

    I’m so going to sign up for your online lessons!! Adult beginner 51 tomorrow!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    Thats great! Welcome to Paganini's Secret. Looking forward to working with you!

  • @Jeremy-yr8yg
    @Jeremy-yr8yg5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for humbling yourself this way!!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    You're welcome! It was an interesting journey😊

  • @chrisma3256
    @chrisma32565 ай бұрын

    Totally love the way you teach this 😊 I got some different instructions for some parts but it's still quite helpful for the martelé. Thank you ❤

  • @chrisma3256
    @chrisma32565 ай бұрын

    This is great but it seems my sheet music is different as to bow technique on some parts ❤

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    Yes, I know. There is quite a difference in editions. You can't really go wrong in choosing which technique to use. Both sound good.

  • @chrisma3256
    @chrisma32565 ай бұрын

    @@vivolin6521 thank you ☺️ I'm honestly surprised I didn't come across your channel earlier!

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @BasimMatar
    @BasimMatar5 ай бұрын

    I'm practicing this one for this week. I noticed that you play it by heart! is it better to do so? if yes I need to spend more than usual on the Mazas etudes.

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    It is not really necessary to learn etudes by heart. Of course you would benefit from this but you would also benefit from moving on and studying more etudes. I would say, unless you really want to it is not necessary.

  • @windalkaid7088
    @windalkaid70885 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your experience with us. They are extremely helpful for all the strings learners❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching! This motivates me so much😊

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    Yes, he is right about that but I recommend double stops so early in violin training that they do have to be done with out vibrato at first. Especially fifths. They are hard to vibrate without loosing the intonation!

  • @lemonprince3626
    @lemonprince36265 ай бұрын

    Is vibrato a requirement before one starts 5th. When one starts fresh should on practice this without vibrato? According to Rodney friend " all intervals practiced should be played using vibrato.. it's is not important and can be even damaging to practice with a sound that cannot be used." This frightens me, one does not want to cause damage. Don't understand what he meant. Thanks for the video

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    Yes, he is right about that but I recommend double stops so early in violin training that they do have to be done with out vibrato at first. Especially fifths. They are hard to vibrate without loosing the intonation!

  • @dm-jz7se
    @dm-jz7se5 ай бұрын

    I will try this in my bow practice tonight. I must say that i am taking your Paganini program at Violin Lounge, and since beginning this program my violin skills has improved sooo much..❤ it is such. great program.

  • @vivolin6521
    @vivolin65215 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! I am very glad the Paganini program is helping your violin playing and I hope you enjoy adding ricochet to your practicing.