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Happy birthday sorry I’m late😅 but happy birthday!

4:18 oh yeah.

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Looks like your Viola got into the coke again, haha :P Looking forward to trying some of these exercises 🎻

Solid Gold! Thank You Mr. Houston! 🙌⭐️🏆🥇💛

Thanks! I found this video to day, practising left hand flexibility. Do you have some advice how to exercise stretching the 4th vinger on the viola (as f.e. some parts of schradick exercises demand)

Thanks for this very important video ❤ Rosin is kind of religion for some players - I nearly have a drawer full of it 😉. Here is my special tip, which I got from a professional violinist as a secret: BRUSHING THE BOW regularly. All needed is a new(!) soft tooth brush. Brushing the bow from tip to frog direction is kind of cleaning process and also removes to much rosin. First release the tension of the bow so that you can also reach deeper between the bowhairs with the brush. I never thought of bowhair direction. It is smoothly upwards to the tip and more grippy downbow to the frog. Because of that, downbows need a bit more energy against hair directions 😏 After the first preparations of my bow with rosin on the new bowhair I only apply rosin from frog to tip (3 strokes) to get it deaper into the hairs. I use Pirastro Oliv with Larsen strings. It creates a warmer sound. I'd like to try Andrea next time. May I ask what type you recommend for violin "piacere"?

Rockin' Ronald!!! 🙂

I almost feel guilty... I am getting lessons from a master, without paying conservatory tuition... WEEEEE-HAAWWWWWWW!!!!!

I'm a beginner. I'll add these concepts to my journey of discovery - THANK YOU!!!!!!

Really helpful and insightful tutorial. Do you follow the bowings on a particular edition? I really like them and would like to learn them, please. Thanks!

It is already sold out!

thankyou for explaining the advantages for using this particular chinrest... I would be twice grateful if you would recommend a shoulder rest that would have the same sopportive qualities for violin playing... thankyou Seán

Nice video. Can I get a version with aluminum or titanium attachment legs for hypoallergenic concerns?

They are pretty expensive. Can it be returned if it isn't comfortable?

Well done everyone. An excellent performance.

You very much remind me of John Lovitz 😂 thank you for your lessons! I needed a reminder to drill these excercises so my vibrato doesnt get weird.

Thank you❤. I will try this!

This is paying off. My thumb moves where it likes now and my hand posture is set only by the knuckle contact point and the left elbow. Here's what I've started doing to train my left elbow to stay forward: fascia exercises. I do a slow movement against imaginary resistance bringing my left elbow forward and back to reshape my fascia. At the same time I raise and lower my right elbow against imaginary resistance as if changing strings. It feels like hugging an imaginary viola to my heart. With my fascia reshaped play posture will be natural in a few weeks. That's the theory anyway.

Merci !

Thanks!

Thank you very much, this Video ist very helpful to me. I just stopped my Vibrato Practising because I realised I was gripping to hard with my thumb. Gripping causes tensity and stiffness. It is all about Flexibility, feeling comfortable and beeing as relaxed as possible. I am working on it now and hopefully making the progress I want to. Great exercise to be more relaxed with the thumb! 🎻💕

thank you~ ❤❤❤❤

Wow 저의 고민을 해결해주셔서 고맙습니다.👍

Thanks Ronald!!

This and learning to drop my arm's weight instead of digging was the biggest thing that improved my sound for sure.

I think the position of the thumb has to be flexible because we have to shift up and down the instrument, and need to operate the left hand when the thumb is in a lot of different places relative to the fingers. So this video is useful preparation because it talks about having a relaxed thumb which is comfortable forward and back when in first position. Thanks

Thank you so much for sharing your ideas, esp. the part after George Orwell, and consistency!

Some violists will stretch out their index or pinky finger now and then. Does that keep the hand loose too?

Two thumbs way up!

Thanks a lot again. Helpful to get the sound.

Thank you!

Thank you for the lesson. I love this piece. Do you think I am up to it if I have played Suite Hebraique and Schubert Adagietto?

Spirocore C-string sounds far better to me than Eva.

I love your videos, Ronald !! You've really got it together with your viola !!I've got to tell you that coming from a B,mus performance Sydney Conservatorium in classical guitar and having the violin as a second instrument, taking up the viola, while only one semi-tone difference on the staff, it really messes with my head after always or almost always (started at 5 on piano but stopped a decade later) playing on the treble clef. Why is it messing with me so much I don''t know, I really don't. I just think it'll take time. Time, the great giver. I really like the tone on the viola having that low C string makes a BIG difference and I'm only using a $1000.0au German viola so no great instrument but the sound is sooo different to what I'm used to - violin/guitar. TIME, just time.

la siento muy divertida, cómo se estudian los adornos y apoyaturas para que salgan así de exactas?

❤❤❤❤ thanks!!

Thanks ❤

Very clear and smart. Great advice about keeping fingers on the notes in the key (for one finger scales).. Do you recommend using vibrato to play scales? (I see you do when playing slowly). Or is it better for intonation to play without vibrato?

Merci monsieur Houston pour vos précieuses leçons ❤

This class is very useful and intelligent.

Thank you so much for producing these videos!

Great

Thank you Ronald for your precious lessons!!

Totally makes alot of sense 👏

It has always been said of the best musicians that they do the basics better than everone else.

These are always so very helpful as I get back into playing my viola!

Lots of simple practice techniques lead to incredible playing! Check out this video about interpretation! czcams.com/video/5dTsXwsKnLU/video.html