Welcome to our forum. A Message To Our New and Prospective Members . Check out our Forum Rules. Lets keep this forum an enjoyable place to visit.
Currently working on errors from the latest (SimplePress) forum update. Many issues have been resoled and others are being worked on. Thank you for your patience.
Log In
Register
Topic RSS
(0 votes) 
Member
Offline
Ok, so I'm playing a piece by Vivaldi with my orchestra for the christmas concert, and this piece is very fast, and the 1st violin part is basically straight 16th note passages, I would like to know any techniques or tips that you guys have to play very quickly and in tune without tiring myself out, or maybe any warm up activities to get my fingers moving fast. Thanks in advance!
-NYC Violinist
Keep your fingers directly over the strings ( i.e. elbow to the right). (Watch most Fiddlerman videos for aggressive, fast playing examples.))
Honorary tenured advisor
Regulars
Offline
Offline
Wow, I can't watch those videos. I was sweating just from looking at the beginning, had to turn it off right away. My AC must have been broken when I did that. LOL
NYCV - Lift the fingers as little as possible and only the fingers that need to be lifted. With your right hand use very short bows. Using too much bow is the most common fault players make when trying to play fast. Concentrate on the opposite hand for coordination flaws, iow, if you are thinking about the right hand switch over and focus on the left and vice-versa.
Good luck with the Vivaldi. 
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
FM You mention using too much bow which slows things down. However in very short bow strokes (back and forth) how is it possible to maintain consistent pressure and bite on the strings. Forearm? Wrist? Shoulder? Other?
I often find myself "skating" over the fast passages barely sounding the strings and dropping volume where I really don't want to ????
Offline
Good question. Mostly by turning your forearm and hand as one putting more pressure on your pointer finger on your right hand. Keep that added pressure throughout the fast notes. Also if you are skating over the strings maybe you are not using enough flat hair or you are not bowing straight. Make sure to check those things Oliver.
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
