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The Secret of Practicing Part 11

by Steve Maus

Up to now I’ve been a little hesitant when it came to hints and tips concerning fingering and bowing since they are very personal and depend to a certain extent on our personal taste.
But I was asked about a particular passage in Bruch’s Violin Concerto that is much easier to handle with a different fingering [...]

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The Secret of Practicing Part 10

by Steve Maus

Today we’ll focus on the chords in Bruch’s violin concerto. We often come across those kind of chords in violin literature, so basically we can apply our practicing pattern there as well, no matter if we play Bruch, Vieuxtemps or Waxman.
Now let’s have a look at this:

At first glance a tohubohu of notes waiting to [...]

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The Secret of Practicing Part 9

by Steve Maus

Some weeks ago I was asked if I could provide some kind of operating instructions for Bruch’s violin concerto.
Well, it’s hard to do this, first because of the amount of information. If I wanted to write such an operating manual I would have to publish an entire book.
Second, because every violinist has different problems. Ideally [...]

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The Secret of Practicing Part 6

by Steve Maus

Recently I was asked if I could provide some example how to practice fast ascending passages. Well, sure I can.
Today we’ll have a look at some measures in Bruch’s Violin Concerto in g-Minor:

A few bars later we find a corresponding passage which we’ll have to deal with today:

A rather difficult part of the piece. The [...]

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