The Intervals
So far, all exercises used scale-like patterns. We went up or down, one note at a time. This chapter will address the issues with placing multiple fingers at a time, both on one string and across different strings.
Music isn’t linear, nor predictable, and a good understanding of intervals, and the ability to place them quickly with a beautiful sound and intonation, will help you learn more pieces faster and better.
This chapter starts small, but as we progress the jumps become bigger. A few little pieces have inserted between the exercises so you can experience them in a more musical setting.
Good luck!
THE THIRDS: Exercising Thirds across all four finger patterns
Violin: THE THIRDS Exercising Thirds across all four finger patterns (♩ = 40)
10:41This video is about Violin thirds
THE THIRDS: Exercising Thirds with String Crossings
Violin: THE THIRDS Exercising Thirds with string crossings Major third (♩ = 40)
05:49This video is about Violin thirds
Intervals in Practice – Dance by N. Laoureux
Here we put into practice all intervals we have practiced so far. This slow dance in 3/4 by Nicolas Laoureux is a beautiful little piece to show how it all fits together.
Violin: INTERVALS IN PRACTICE DANCE by Nicolas Laoureux(♩ = 40)
07:20This video is about Violin Intervals Waltz
THE FOURTHS: Exercise on placing Fourths
Violin: THE FOURTHS - Exercise on placing Fourths (♩ = 40)
08:46This video is about Violin Ch4 Intervals Fourths
Intervals in Practice – N. Laoureux
Here we put into practice all intervals we have practiced so far. This piece in 4/4 helps the student to apply everything they have mastered into another slow piece. Have fun!
Violin: INTERVALS IN PRACTICE THE FOURTHS Introduction (♩ = 40)
06:43This video is about Violin Ch4 Intervals Fourths
THE FIFTHS: Exercise on Diminished Fifths
Violin: THE FIFTHS Introducing the Fifths & Exercise on Diminished Fifths D and A strings (♩ = 40)
09:39This video is about Violin Ch4 Diminished Fifths
THE FIFTHS & SIXTHS Introducing the sixths and exercise on placing fifths
Viola: THE FIFTHS Introducing the Fifths & Exercise on Diminished Fifths G and D strings (♩ = 40)
09:16This video is about Viola Chapter 4 Diminished Fifths
THE SEVENTHS & OCTAVES Introducing the 7ths, Octaves and Arpeggios
Violin: THE FIFTHS & SIXTHS Introducing the sixths and exercise on placing fifths (♩ = 40)
11:22This video is about Violin Chapter 4 The Fifths and Sixths