Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
I played at a few "Thursday Markets" in Colorado Springs a while back. Some followers asked if I could vlog one of the days, so I did! I hope you find this kind of content interesting -- I'm a really introverted and private person (which might sound a bit odd since I post stuff online...), so vlogging probably isn't one of my strengths...
I found it especially helpful to run through all my music in more of a performance setting. I'll often practice a song over and over and over again trying to perfect a specific part, but I never really practice playing all of my songs straight through -- one after the other -- without stopping or repeating anything. It's hard to minimize mistakes the first time you play something "cold," but I think I've gotten a little better at it this summer. It really helps that most of my music is fairly straight forward to play. I think running through entire sets is really something that needs to be practiced as much as the individual songs, especially if you are a soloist...
Also, volume levels of both the violin and backing track have proven to be difficult to deal with when you are by yourself. I don't have a sound engineer to help me adjust the levels as I play, so I bought a foot pedal to turn down the volume of the backing track if a song starts off sounding too loud (the pedal cannot raise the volume, though...). It's hard to adjust the volume once you start playing because there isn't a free hand available, or a break in the music, to discreetly change anything! :o
I made a little journal with different volume levels for each song, but it only works if I have the volume of the violin set to the same loudness level for every gig setup, lol. I have yet to master balancing everything by myself, but I think I'm getting better! Someday I hope I'll be able to hire help with this kind of stuff. Until then, I'll continue to attempt flying solo! =)
Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a good weekend! =)
~ Katy
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Hashtags:
#Fiddle #MusicalPerformance #LiveMusic #TraditionalMusic #Violin #Music #FolkMusic #FiddleTune #Vlog #FiddleVlog
My album release links:
Amazon: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Amazon
Apple Music: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_AppleMusic
iTunes: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_iTunes
Deezer: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Deezer
Google Play: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_GooglePlay
Spotify: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Spotify
Napster: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Napster
Tidal: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Tidal
YouTube Playlist: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_YouTube
Software and equipment used:
Full list of all my basic violin equipment:
katyadelson.com/about/violin-equipment-and-recommendations
Violin gear:
Violin: 1899 Ernst Kreusler “Copy of Antonius Stradivarius” violin from Germany
Bow: CodaBow Luma
Strings: Evah Pirazzi Violin Strings (with a ball E)
Rosin: Salchow Rosin
Shoulder Rest: Bonmusica Shoulder Rest
Software used (for Macintosh):
Final Cut Pro for video editing
PicMonkey.com for the ending cards
Camera:
Sony RX100 V
I played at a few "Thursday Markets" in Colorado Springs a while back. Some followers asked if I could vlog one of the days, so I did! I hope you find this kind of content interesting -- I'm a really introverted and private person (which might sound a bit odd since I post stuff online...), so vlogging probably isn't one of my strengths...
I found it especially helpful to run through all my music in more of a performance setting. I'll often practice a song over and over and over again trying to perfect a specific part, but I never really practice playing all of my songs straight through -- one after the other -- without stopping or repeating anything. It's hard to minimize mistakes the first time you play something "cold," but I think I've gotten a little better at it this summer. It really helps that most of my music is fairly straight forward to play. I think running through entire sets is really something that needs to be practiced as much as the individual songs, especially if you are a soloist...
Also, volume levels of both the violin and backing track have proven to be difficult to deal with when you are by yourself. I don't have a sound engineer to help me adjust the levels as I play, so I bought a foot pedal to turn down the volume of the backing track if a song starts off sounding too loud (the pedal cannot raise the volume, though...). It's hard to adjust the volume once you start playing because there isn't a free hand available, or a break in the music, to discreetly change anything! :o
I made a little journal with different volume levels for each song, but it only works if I have the volume of the violin set to the same loudness level for every gig setup, lol. I have yet to master balancing everything by myself, but I think I'm getting better! Someday I hope I'll be able to hire help with this kind of stuff. Until then, I'll continue to attempt flying solo! =)
Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a good weekend! =)
~ Katy
------------
Hashtags:
#Fiddle #MusicalPerformance #LiveMusic #TraditionalMusic #Violin #Music #FolkMusic #FiddleTune #Vlog #FiddleVlog
My album release links:
Amazon: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Amazon
Apple Music: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_AppleMusic
iTunes: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_iTunes
Deezer: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Deezer
Google Play: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_GooglePlay
Spotify: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Spotify
Napster: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Napster
Tidal: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_Tidal
YouTube Playlist: katyadelson.com/TuneCollection_YouTube
Software and equipment used:
Full list of all my basic violin equipment:
katyadelson.com/about/violin-equipment-and-recommendations
Violin gear:
Violin: 1899 Ernst Kreusler “Copy of Antonius Stradivarius” violin from Germany
Bow: CodaBow Luma
Strings: Evah Pirazzi Violin Strings (with a ball E)
Rosin: Salchow Rosin
Shoulder Rest: Bonmusica Shoulder Rest
Software used (for Macintosh):
Final Cut Pro for video editing
PicMonkey.com for the ending cards
Camera:
Sony RX100 V
