Violin Lesson #15; Tone Production Techniques

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[thinkreddie]

Thank you so much for the video! I'm a violinist at UNC and I have the privilege of Studying under Mr. Fuchs! I'm going to take these tips to the Frasier practice rooms, and hopefully I can get Mr. Fuchs off of my case about my tone!

[professorV]

Hi thinkreddie, Good luck and be sure to tell Mr. Fuchs that I said hello!

[YasashiiMerodii]

You are a wonderful teacher!

I'm sorta in between violin teachers at the moment,

my reg. is out of state,

and I'm in orchestra

which is helping to develope my skills,

but there are little things I have a hard time doing,

so you just made that loads easier for me.

And question.

When you play higher notes, is it better to put lighter pressure on the bow?

[professorV]

Hi Yasashii, Thank you for the nice comment.

When you play up high, you need to add a little more weight to the bow to create a full tone. Try pulling a little closer to the bridge and slowing the bow speed down a bit. Good luck!

[DiesIrae676]

I go to UNC :-) I am not a Violinist tho... just a Horn Player :-P

[professorV]

So are you a student of Ms. Hesse? Her sister was one of my best friends in high school.

[BenChanViolin]

I like your explanations because they're very technical. I also like how you're extremely particular about where on the string the bow goes- I tend to think more abstractly and forget to explain the basics. I enjoyed watching this and will probably watch more of them. Is it ok if I point some of my violin friends to your profile?

[smoothielova]

Thank you for doing this! It is much appreciated!

[olmmbill]

Hi, I just reviewed this older video. Very helpful. Thanks.

[weirdo5405]

Hi, Todd, I just have some questions for you. Do you change the amount of strength that you applied on the bow while the bow is moving on the strings? Do you release the strength while you're approaching the frog?

And if you need to play a long beat, and moving too slowly while exerting force on the bow will crust the sound, do you do two different bowings or you reduce the amount of force?

Hope you can help me with my problems. Thanks. Good lesson by the way!

[joaqin018]

si hablara español :/

[vaitamin]

I greatly appreciate these videos and admire your teaching abilities. I live in the Phoenix area and am looking for a teacher. I am a beginner and 40 yrs. old! Do you know of someone in my area to recommend?

[speedmetaldemon666]

wow dude your analogies are sooooo

well, awesome

[mahelalover]

U r just aweeeeeeeesome thanx a ton!!!!

[pine121]

Thank you for all your video. It helped me improve my violin playing techniques. What violin are you playing anyway?

[violinmaster85]

Thank you for this video!! I have a few adult students (and younger ones) that have problems with tone and was running into a road block as to how else I could teach it. I know that I can always count on you and your videos for your arsenal of tips, imageries and metaphors on teaching various techniques. Thank you again!!

[Donutseeds85]

Love his metaphors. :)

[highflyer]

You're a great teacher yourself, thanks for the videos.