Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Thanks for checking out my BestPractice series, where we look at ways of practicing smarter and building the artist's technique. I'm really excited to present my first Q & A video! There were so many great questions, and I hope you keep asking and sharing your thoughts. In the future, I will experiment with live-streaming! Next week I continue with my 15 Ultimate Vibrato Tips, so subscribe to not miss it. If you like my work, please consider checking out my Patreon page and becoming a supporter.
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00:00 Intro
00:47 What chinrest do you use?
01:56 Which violin do you play on?
02:48 How do you produce and edit your videos?
06:55 Which strings do you use?
08:16 How do you create long singing lines with the bow?
13:42 Can you suggest a good practice routine?
16:30 I heard you started violin very late...
18:53 How do you deal with lack of inspiration to practice?
22:43 Problems with hand frame and intonation for low-2 vs high-2 (Schradieck)
27:23 How do you start learning a new concerto/recital program?
30:32 How do you use the different intonation systems for violin? (Bach)
35:01 My detache sounds even, but legato/slurred sounds uneven! (Paganini)
39:00 How do I play arpeggios in tune? (Sibelius Concerto Cadenza)
41:46 How do I make my finger more flexible for vibrato?
43:03 What is a good way to practice scales in high positions? (Markov Scales)
45:21 My left hand pinky is tense/locks up!!
All of my Violin Masterclass videos:
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My New E-book is out!
64 Practice Hacks - Oblique Strategies and Lateral Thinking for Violinists
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"A comprehensive yet concise collection of practice methods for violinists. This master cheat sheet can be directly applied to all repertoire, etudes or scales."
🎻 Video Lessons with me ► email:
MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO
15 Ultimate Tips for Vibrato
Part 1 ► youtu.be/KT7gvjm9Zq0
Part 2 ► youtu.be/OSi3H676qAU
Exercise for developing sound production:
► youtu.be/dyioiqAUugw
Creative Process for violin
► youtu.be/ryNVcEtnwdo
Albert Markov Single Position Scale System
► bit.ly/2ZXjcVv
MachOne Chinrest Adhesive Pad
► swstrings.com/product/accessories/viola/CRC7
Check out my NEW ALBUM for the Orchid Classics label:
Rhythm & The Borrowed Past
►orchid-music.lnk.to/danielkurganov
Support the channel through crypto:
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🎭 RECENT PERFORMANCE ► youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjDCDd6U-QQ4gS0zHaWAULx1jJDQ1M9U1
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#violin #technique #classicalmusic #violintechnique #violinlessons #paganini #practicing #100daysofpractice #violinist #violintechnique #concerto #virtuoso #practicing #howtoplayviolin
Subscribe to my channel The Artist's Technique and hit the notification bell, so you don’t miss any of my new violin videos! Upcoming topics include how to master finger dexterity, 5 ways to speed up violin passages correctly, specialized exercises for mobility and strength for string players and techniques for musical development.
Thanks for checking out my BestPractice series, where we look at ways of practicing smarter and building the artist's technique. I'm really excited to present my first Q & A video! There were so many great questions, and I hope you keep asking and sharing your thoughts. In the future, I will experiment with live-streaming! Next week I continue with my 15 Ultimate Vibrato Tips, so subscribe to not miss it. If you like my work, please consider checking out my Patreon page and becoming a supporter.
► patreon.com/artiststechnique
00:00 Intro
00:47 What chinrest do you use?
01:56 Which violin do you play on?
02:48 How do you produce and edit your videos?
06:55 Which strings do you use?
08:16 How do you create long singing lines with the bow?
13:42 Can you suggest a good practice routine?
16:30 I heard you started violin very late...
18:53 How do you deal with lack of inspiration to practice?
22:43 Problems with hand frame and intonation for low-2 vs high-2 (Schradieck)
27:23 How do you start learning a new concerto/recital program?
30:32 How do you use the different intonation systems for violin? (Bach)
35:01 My detache sounds even, but legato/slurred sounds uneven! (Paganini)
39:00 How do I play arpeggios in tune? (Sibelius Concerto Cadenza)
41:46 How do I make my finger more flexible for vibrato?
43:03 What is a good way to practice scales in high positions? (Markov Scales)
45:21 My left hand pinky is tense/locks up!!
All of my Violin Masterclass videos:
►youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjDCDd6U-QQ4EdoSU8Tjgso1lvH7ggVfl
My New E-book is out!
64 Practice Hacks - Oblique Strategies and Lateral Thinking for Violinists
GET IT HERE ► payhip.com/b/tqEI
"A comprehensive yet concise collection of practice methods for violinists. This master cheat sheet can be directly applied to all repertoire, etudes or scales."
🎻 Video Lessons with me ► email:
MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO
15 Ultimate Tips for Vibrato
Part 1 ► youtu.be/KT7gvjm9Zq0
Part 2 ► youtu.be/OSi3H676qAU
Exercise for developing sound production:
► youtu.be/dyioiqAUugw
Creative Process for violin
► youtu.be/ryNVcEtnwdo
Albert Markov Single Position Scale System
► bit.ly/2ZXjcVv
MachOne Chinrest Adhesive Pad
► swstrings.com/product/accessories/viola/CRC7
Check out my NEW ALBUM for the Orchid Classics label:
Rhythm & The Borrowed Past
►orchid-music.lnk.to/danielkurganov
Support the channel through crypto:
ETH: 0x3880842448b74D306F5154b4B71181E0E03F9795
🎭 RECENT PERFORMANCE ► youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjDCDd6U-QQ4gS0zHaWAULx1jJDQ1M9U1
💿 PREVIOUS ALBUM ► hyperurl.co/5tbpdm
🌐 OFFICIAL WEBSITE ► kurganov.org
🤵 FACEBOOK ► fb.com/dkviolin
🎥 MY VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY ► overtoneartists.com
#violin #technique #classicalmusic #violintechnique #violinlessons #paganini #practicing #100daysofpractice #violinist #violintechnique #concerto #virtuoso #practicing #howtoplayviolin
Subscribe to my channel The Artist's Technique and hit the notification bell, so you don’t miss any of my new violin videos! Upcoming topics include how to master finger dexterity, 5 ways to speed up violin passages correctly, specialized exercises for mobility and strength for string players and techniques for musical development.
![Lera Auerbach - Violin Sonata No.3 [LIVE] | Daniel Kurganov, violin; Constantine Finehouse, piano](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/twWWVFJHCIE/mqdefault.jpg "Lera Auerbach - Violin Sonata No.3 [LIVE] | Daniel Kurganov, violin; Constantine Finehouse, piano
Sometimes the pain needs to be addressed in order to be freed and released...death, memories, violence, fear and hope, reaching beyond the frames of gravity, beyond the limitations of the everyday existence–reflections on the different faces of the Time we are living in.
Lera Auerbach - Violin Sonata No.3
i. Adagio tragico
ii. Allegro marcato
iii. Adagio peante
iv. Allegro assai
Daniel Kurganov, violin
Constantine Finehouse, pianist
One of the most widely performed composers of the new generation, Lera Auerbach’s music is characterized by its stylistic freedom and juxtaposition of tonal and atonal musical language.
Produced by Overtone Artists
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Filmed on March 24 at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in NYC
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![Viktor Ullmann - 3 Yiddish Folk Songs arr. for violin and piano [Kurganov/Finehouse Duo, live]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uSYSvSjB3ow/mqdefault.jpg "Viktor Ullmann - 3 Yiddish Folk Songs arr. for violin and piano [Kurganov/Finehouse Duo, live]
VIKTOR ULLMANN
Three Yiddish Songs
Drei jiddische Lieder/Březulinka Op. 53
arr. Kurganov-Finehouse Duo
Daniel Kurganov, violin
Constantine Finehouse, piano
Download the sheet music for 3 Yiddish Songs along with some research on Ullmann. For personal educational use only.
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Like such other assimilated German-speaking Czech Jews as Franz Kafka and Gustav Mahler, Viktor Ullmann lived a life of multiple estrangements, cut off from Czech nationalism, German anti-Semitism, and Jewish orthodoxy.
The Three Yiddish Songs, Op. 53 were composed during his imprisonment in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. He was later transferred to Auschwitz and was killed.
The songs are based on Yiddish folk tunes and poetry from the 1930s Jüdische Liederbuch collection. The works are more complex than they seem–rich with inner voices, syncopated rhythms, and discordant harmonies, reflecting contemporary musical styles.
Ullmann combines folksong and art song under the unifying theme of loneliness and longing.
1. Di Beryozkele - Berjoskele - Little Birch
A reflection within Yiddish music. Somber, longing. The singer asks a little birch tree to act as a mediator between herself and the divine by sending prayers to end her yearnings. Its a song about the estrangement of the poem’s narrator, a visitor to a village, whose prayers will not be understood by the local god. Facing the confusion of the modern world which disrupts the coming of age, the discovery of identity, and the decision to cross borders demanded by rites of passage.
2. Margaritkelekh - Margarithelech - Little Daisy
A young girl, Chavele, sings carefree in the forest, and enjoys the delights of nature and of a young man who visits her.
3. A meydl in di yorn - A Mejdel in die Johren - A Maiden No Longer Young
The story of a no-longer-young woman being left at the altar. The wedding celebration that never happened is characterized by syncopation. The text is a morality play meant to teach young women to choose wisely when deciding on whom to marry :)")
![How to Practice Violin Better [Brahms Violin Sonata No.3] - PART II](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uwi5a3g4RbQ/mqdefault.jpg "How to Practice Violin Better [Brahms Violin Sonata No.3] - PART II
Want learn how to take apart a difficult passage? Or how to find different kinds of sound colors, how to improve articulation, or expand our expressive possibilities in the practice room?
Welcome to Part 2 of my masterclass on How I Practice. Were going to cover Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata in d minor, op.108: movements 2 and 4.
Check out Part 1:
https://youtu.be/Nd1ZlXHRHbM
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Welcome!
01:16 Announcing my second Q & A
01:58 Excerpt 1 (Movement 4)
06:51 Excerpt 2 (Movement 4)
09:18 Excerpt 3 (Movement 4)
12:45 Excerpt 4 (Movement 4)
17:48 Excerpt 5 (Movement 2)
23:16 Excerpt 6 (Movement 2)
My 2nd Q&A is happening soon! Submit questions in the comments section.
Check out my NEW ALBUM for the Orchid Classics label:
Rhythm & The Borrowed Past
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#violin #technique #classicalmusic #violintechnique #violinlessons #paganini #practicing #100daysofpractice #violinist #violintechnique #concerto #virtuoso #practicing #howtoplayviolin
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![Violinist’s Complete Guide: Maintenance, Adjustment, Strings, etc [Beginner to Pro]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v7MIWngBpA8/mqdefault.jpg "Violinist’s Complete Guide: Maintenance, Adjustment, Strings, etc [Beginner to Pro]
I am very excited to present a violinists practical guide to instrument care, maintenance, acoustical understanding, tonal adjustment, proper string care and more. I am joined by renowned violin maker Andrew Ryan, who will share some tips and tricks from his many years of experience. You will also come away with a practical understanding of how the violin works, as well as important best practices every violinist should know!
Article on The Strad: https://www.thestrad.com/playing-and-teaching/a-violinists-practical-guide-to-maintenance-adjustment-strings-and-more/14118.article
Andrew Ryan, Violin Maker
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All of my Violin Masterclass videos:
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
02:16 - Handing the violin & avoiding damage
03:34 - Cleaning the violin
06:47 - Cleaning the strings
09:52 - Changing the strings
16:15 - Understanding the bridge
18:00 - E sting parchment
18:39 - The tailgut
19:26 - Fine tuner care
19:40 - The tailpiece bridge
19:51 - Understanding the bassbar and soundpost
21:53 - Open seams and fixing buzzing
25:43 - Where to look for cracks
26:33 - Humidity & temperature
27:32 - All about adjustments [WITH DEMONSTRATIONS]
29:14 - Understanding “C” and “A” modes
30:39 - Adjusting the “C” mode (wolf note)
32:51 - Adjusting the focus of the sound
33:00 - Soundpost position and effects
34:11 - Adjusting the “A” mode
37:26 - Bonus footage….
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🎻 VIOLIN LESSONS ►
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🌐 OFFICIAL WEBSITE ► http://www.kurganov.org
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🎥 MY VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY ► http://www.overtoneartists.com
Subscribe to my channel and hit the notification bell, so you don’t miss any of my new violin videos! Upcoming topics include how to master finger dexterity, ways to speed up violin passages correctly, specialized exercises for mobility and strength for string players and techniques for musical development.
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