Introduction
With
Simon Fischer
What's in the course
11 lessons (0h 42m) · 1 free
01. Introduction
You are here0:49
02. Four ways to approach the exercises
2:14
03. Five soundpoints
Free lesson4:39
04. The bow-hair and the string
5:18
05. Bow-pressure & pitch
0:48
06. Bow-pressure & string length
2:13
07. The tilt of the bow
4:14
08. About Resonance
3:15
09. Not following the line of least resistance
2:24
10. Quality of sound: upper partials
2:14
11. Proportions
14:04
Lesson transcript
Understanding the Bow and String Interaction
Before we come to the actual exercises, this section of the film looks at how the hair of the bow acts on the string and other aspects of the instrument and bow.
Key Takeaways
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Beautiful Tone: The truth is, you don't need to know any of these things to be able to make a beautiful tone on the string instrument.
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Natural Feel: In the end, it isn't a matter of knowledge, but a natural feel and sense of touch, as well as:
- The desire for a particular sound
- Good listening skills
Options for Learning
You can skip this section and go straight to the actual exercises in Part Two if you want to. Just do them! However, if you choose to skip it, do come back to this section afterwards.
Why This Matters
It really does make a difference to know certain things about the instrument, and the principles are all very simple to explain, even to children.
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Simon Fischer enjoys a distinguished and wide-ranging career as a performer, educator and recording artist.
He has performed worldwide as a recitalist, and committed three Brahms Sonatas to record, a recording that received high praise in Gramophone Magazine.
Simon is recognised as having a place amongst the world's elite teachers. He is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music, and has held positions at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Wells Cathedral School and the Purcell School, and for 15 years was a visiting professor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. Having studied in London with Yfrah Neaman, and in New York with Dorothy DeLay, Fischer's approach unites the best elements of the French, Russian and American violin traditions.
Fischer's published work greatly influences the teaching of the violin. Having written for The Strad magazine since 1991, his monthly articles have attracted a worldwide following. Published by Edition Peters, his technique books Basics and Practice (translated into Korean, Italian and German), Scales and The Violin Lesson, and the DVD The Secrets of Tone Production (now available to stream via MusicGurus), have become standards on many continents. His book and DVD Warming Up was described by The Strad magazine as "23 pages of pure technical gold".
In 2014 Simon Fischer was awarded the European String Teachers Association prize "In celebration of a lifetime contribution to String Teaching".
In his four-part Secrets of Tone Production course, Simon guides you through getting to know your instrument and then working through his fundamental tone exercises step by step, so you can produce a richer, more controlled and more beautiful sound on the violin.
