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Hey Everyone,
New Member here! Heard about the blog posts so I figured I'd start my own! I'm currently at around 7-8 ish months of playing the violin and currently working on the 100 day challenge. Hoping to get through the first movement of Mozart No 3. within 100 days and try to do some sight reading as well.
Day 1 (7/13) is attached below. It is Mozart No. 3 (Measures 38-48)
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Day 2 (7/14) Mozart No. 3 (Measures 38-48) again and Zelda: Lost Woods. For some reason I had to upload two video.
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Great job, liliths! So happy you have decided to do a blog.
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Great progress, for 7 months, especially the vibrato, and learning to shift. I think you have really good arm and hand movement, and a very straight bow, great stuff.
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I agree. I still have bowing issues. Looks straight to me, and then I check and it isn't. Sounds cleaner when the bowing is correct.
Good job, liliths.
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Thanks, both! I appreciate it! I know it doesn't look like it, but usually I struggle sooooo much with bowing! I've been pretty much hyperfocusing on it for the last couple weeks to get some improvements. Mostly practicing in front of a mirror or camera and repeating scales, over and over : P
*Also unfortunately no videos for probably the next week. I'll be doing a bit of traveling, bit still getting some practice in. Hope to take a few vids and upload when I get back!
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@liliths -
Woo Hoo!
You are kick'n it!
Wish I had learned vibrato that early! Most music I play doesn't use it, trying to add it to tunes I have memorized earlier never feels right (except as an ornament), plus I don't practice it enough (shame on me).
You've got a great foundation, see if you can't find violin recordings you can slow down to play along with - can possibly help.
Like Andrew said (in the other thread) - do what you can now & expect to come back to it later as you learn more/improve techniques. I do it all the time.
Have fun!
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wow @liliths thats really good! And at 7months in amazing. great job! thanks for joining and sharing your progress!
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Welcome to the forum and great job for 7 months
Thanks for sharing your progress
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I loved everything about it- the sound straight arms , 4th finger, vibrato, posture. Amazing for 7 months. Well done 👍
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This is a very good start! Technique is excellent for 7 months; I especially like that you're keeping a consistent hand frame in your left hand.
In the Mozart, at the very beginning, I would recommend a different bowing. Lift the bow off the string after the chord, go back to the frog, and play the next note with another down bow. I believe that's the printed bowing in every edition I've seen. It's there for a reason. Namely, it will make your life a lot easier, because those 16th notes afterward will be more comfortable when played in the upper half of the bow, and you're a lot less likely to feel like you have to cut short the second note.
Also, may I suggest another fingering option? At the end of measure 46, I would shift to third position and use second finger on the E, and stay in third position for the rest of the phrase. By doing so, you can stay on the D string through the last several notes instead of crossing over to the A string and back. Shifting is not just for playing high notes, it's also often used on lower strings to make the fingering more comfortable or avoid awkward string crossings. The end of this phrase is exactly one of those situations where it's helpful.
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That's an excellent summary Andrew, and extremely good advice.
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@liliths Excellent! Looking really good at 7 months! 
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Thanks for the kind words everyone!!! 
So with this new one we're back on Suzuki book 2 and Mozart No. 3 (first movement) is on the backburner for now. My first teacher and I completed Bourree so with this new teacher we're starting on 'The Two Grenadiers.' Here's my best attempt from the first day of practicing this new song
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Incredible playing for one day's practicing very well done. Must say on a different subject, I love those doors in the room, very art deco, or possibly nouveau, and great taste.
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Thanks @stringy ! Prior to the posted recording I practiced first just trying the song out a couple times, then with accompaniment videos (violin+piano, and just piano) from youtube. A few times with violin included until I got the general rhythm and sound down and then a few with just piano to help with pacing and I feel like that helped immensely.
And thanks for the compliment on the background! The doors are a huge part of why l bought the house. They're the original doors of the house, which was built in the 30's. I feel super, super lucky that they're in still in wonderful condition.
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Like I said in my other post, you are well on the way to being a very good violinist.
I thought the doors were deco, great example of a movement which is under appreciated, I am really, really glad you didn't throw them away as some would have done, you are indeed lucky.
My greatest passion after music is architecture, and art. Me and the missus have just been to Bucharest to have a look at the communist legacy, bit weird but hey, lol
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Welcome back from vacation,
Nice playing, your doing very good.
Thank you for posting your progress
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That was great. You look so comfortable with your violin. Relaxed. I think that helps a lot when playing any instrument. You bring out a lovely sound from your violin.
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