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Sounded really good @Ilona! I think Bach can sometimes be unmelodic, but you did very well on that one! 

The old curmudgeon!

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@Ilona -

WOW! 

I'm impressed! 

Glad to see you are still hard at work on Bach! 

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@wtw I love the Prelude from Suite 2! I like the melancholy feeling that is in it. You did absolutely great job with it!! 👏❤️ 

And yes, my teacher always demonstrates everything and explains why it should be played like it. Also, when we practiced these menuets, we were talking about baroque dances and the time period when Bach lived. I love to create stories in my mind when I play, and all this kind of background info helps.

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This one is too easy to not guess right because I said the title of the piece right at the beginning of the video.

 

 

Pay no attention to those mysterious random string plucking sounds, because aliens.  Or something. wink

I seriously do need to work on my intonation though.  *sigh*

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Well done I thought that was really good!

thank you for posting 

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RDP

Coming along nicely,  keep up the good work.

Oh by the way we never stop working on our intonation it's a life long struggle with a fiddle.

Mark

Master the Frog and you have mastered the bow.

Albert Sammons

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Good job--You're doing good work on it.  Intonation is something you'll keep working on & get better at; just be sure to focus some time on it when you practice. smile

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@RDP -

YAY! 

Made it to your 1st Party! 

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for joining in! 

 

- Emily

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@Fiddlerman - 

Hope you don't mind I kinda forced you to join this Party, but figured - what better place to show what you are made of?  

Oops!  Gave away the name of the piece.

Think you definitely passed "The Tough Guy Challenge"

 

"Young Fiddlerman playing Bach Chaconne under hot lights"
AND, had to do it TWICE! 

 

AWESOME!  ...I'm totally blown away! 

- Emily

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It's fun that you not only watched it but you read the about part. :)

Yep, I was so relieved when I got through it so nicely the first time and then the videographer told me, sorry, technical difficulties with our syncing equipment, You'll need to do it again. 🤣

I was SOAKED!

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but the one who needs the least."

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I know it's not Bach's birthday month but I thought I'd add to the party anyway.

 

 

I think my intonation is better even though I'm off in this piece on the E string.  I'm having trouble with my hand creeping up the neck (Again!  I thought I'd fixed this already!) so my fingering isn't correct and it really shows up in the E string notes.

 

Still having troubles with double stops and my D string elbow position won't stabilize so half the time I'm on G and/or A when all I want is a good clear note on D.  It's maddening sometimes.

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https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/3275a319293945.562d7f3f5ec20.jpg

 

@RDP - 

Wonderful minuet! 

Keep up the the good work. 

You are making GREAT progress! 

Glad you joined the PARTY! 

- Emily 

 

Btw, it's probably just a camera angle thing, but you might want to check & see that your bridge is sitting 90° to the top of your violin - from my view, it appears it might be leaning toward the tail piece and that may cause you issues.

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P1000841.JPGImage EnlargerI'd literally like to play "name that Bach". This violin study is nice, but I can't find it anywhere in the violin or cello repertoires. I suspect it's originally for flute? Anyone recognise it?

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ELCBK said
@Gordon Shumway -

Gavotte in D Major - Play Along Violin Sheet Music

  

Thanks, but I was hoping for a BWV number.

It's BWV 1068

There you go, but I couldn't have found it without you!

This sort of book never has enough attributions. It annoys me.

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@Gordon Shumway -

Don't forget this is a PARTY THREAD. 

Btw, SiennaAViolin started a 'Gavotte' Party with that piece, if you're interested. 

https://fiddlerman.com/forum/p.....y/#p125418

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ELCBK said
Btw, it's probably just a camera angle thing, but you might want to check & see that your bridge is sitting 90° to the top of your violin - from my view, it appears it might be leaning toward the tail piece and that may cause you issues.

  

It's probably just the camera angle.  I check my bridge every time before playing because for some reason it changes overnight while in the case - always starting to lean forward - so part of my setting up is checking the bridge.

One of these days I'm going to add some graphite to the string slots on the bridge to see if that stops the overnight movement.  At least it's easy to reset even if it does make tuning up take longer.

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@RDP Good work on this--I can already see your progress!

RDP said

...Still having troubles with double stops and my D string elbow position won't stabilize so half the time I'm on G and/or A when all I want is a good clear note on D.  It's maddening sometimes.

Your left hand is collapsing a bit (palm is moving up to the neck).  If you move your palm back down a bit to straighten your wrist (good to check in a mirror), you may find it easier to get your finger positions and feel more stable. 
 

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RDP

Your making good progress,  keep up the good work.

Thanks for joining the party

Mark

Master the Frog and you have mastered the bow.

Albert Sammons

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SharonC said
@RDP Good work on this--I can already see your progress!

RDP said

...Still having troubles with double stops and my D string elbow position won't stabilize so half the time I'm on G and/or A when all I want is a good clear note on D.  It's maddening sometimes.

Your left hand is collapsing a bit (palm is moving up to the neck).  If you move your palm back down a bit to straighten your wrist (good to check in a mirror), you may find it easier to get your finger positions and feel more stable. 

 

  

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