![]() ![]() Some children show a “want” regarding the violin but when we try to engage them they show no focus. If the child is eager to learn, and is showing an inquisitiveness, there is more likely to be immediate progress. The guide we recommend looking for is interest. What do we mean by that? You can start the learning process informally from a very early age - eg 3 years old, wait until 5 or 7 if you prefer. What’s the best age to start as a child?Ī child should start learning when they are ready. This guide is perfect for parents or adult learners themselves. We hope that you enjoy playing and working to continually improving these pieces, after all playing music should be less about the work and effort and more about the fun and enjoyment that it brings into your life.There are so many things to consider when you’re starting a new musical instrument, whether it’s the violin or the saxophone! It can feel a little overwhelming - what age is best to start, what accessories do I need, will I even enjoy this? We’re here to make the start of your musical journey a little easier - we know exactly how you’re feeling and it’s our pleasure to share our advice with you. The rhythms, bowings, and shifting positions are much more advanced than they are in Czardas. ![]() When you compare memorizing the pieces, it’s harder to memorize the Mendelssohn because of its length. The cadenza in the Mendelssohn Concerto is very long. The first movement of the Mendelssohn Concerto consists of several long passages, while Czardas only has a few. Now, if we were to compare Czardas to a very high-level piece, the Mendelssohn Concerto, we can tell that the Mendelssohn concerto is much more advanced for several reasons. In the early Suzuki book, you stay in first position all the time, you don’t do vibrato, and the rhythm and bowings are not hard either. If we were to compare this to a piece from an early Suzuki book, we can tell that Czardas is much more advanced. In this piece, you need to do: glissandos, very fast passages, vibrato, and harmonics. This piece requires much practicing and dedication. The third and final piece that we would like to talk about is: Czardas by Vittorio Monti. In this concerto you need to play Allegro at a brisk tempo, and Adagio at a slow tempo. Since the piece goes up and down the fingerboard, having the notes in tune makes the piece sound more sophisticated. This piece requires a lot of practicing, especially for intonation. Also, you need the skill to play spiccato notes. In this piece you need to play even more complex rhythms, go very high on the fingerboard, and play with a lot of power and conviction. The second piece that we would like to mention for an intermediate student is: Mozart Violin Concerto No. When you take the sheet music out of your way, you have more freedom as you can move around and play the piece with more passion. ![]() When you play with the sheet music in front of you, you have less freedom as you need to be looking at the music. One of the most important aspects in playing the violin, and certainly in this piece, is to make sure the notes are correctly in tune if they are not, it makes the piece sound amiss. Going from low to high register on the violin, you need to make sure that your intonation is accurate. The positions you need to play in stretches from first position to seventh position. You need to know how to read all these different rhythms and be able to execute them well. The range of rhythms in this piece encompasses quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, triplets, and sixteenth notes. In this excellent piece you need to apply various skills including the following: challenging rhythms, intonation in many different positions, memorization of a long work consisting of several pages and shifting through many positions. The first piece we would like to list for an intermediate student is: Accolay Violin Concerto No. Here are three violin pieces for an intermediate student. To be an intermediate student, you need to be able to do the following: play in different positions on the violin, be able to understand and execute more complex rhythms, bowings, and vibrato. Playing a piece in your level can help with your technique and can also help you to graduate from a lower level to a higher one. You can’t be playing a beginner piece (like in an early Suzuki book) when you should be playing a more advanced piece, and vice versa. Students need pieces fit for their level of playing. ![]()
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