"With Nicky" - Back to More Basics - Left Hand Part 2

We’re back! After a few very busy weeks practising lots of notes (which I’m still practising!), I’m excited to share with you Back to More Basics Left Hand Part 2.

Before you watch this week’s video, I’d really encourage you to revisit Back to More Basics Left Hand Part 1 as this week is a continuation from what we were talking about in that video.

As usual, please show me some trust and some patience as I take you through these exercises - we’re going to be adding the bow to Schradieck No. 1. It’s important to try and have organisation in your bowing when you approach exercises in order to stay focused on the left hand.

We will also be looking at a counter exercise to the widening and expanding movements and remember that yes, it might seem boring, but very quickly, and with concentration, you will see your playing getting better...I did and it’s SOOO worth it!

The videos have been generously supported by ESTA UK, MiSST – The Andrew Lloyd Webber Programme, and Oasby Music Group and I am very grateful for their support.

Huge thanks to our media partners Classic FM, The Strad, The Violin Channel, WQXR and Charanga who will be sharing the videos with their audiences each week when released.

Finally, these videos wouldn’t have been possible without an amazing team: Scott Jaeger, our film maker, Laura Gardiner, our Education Director, Rebecca Driver, PR Manager and Hannah King, Online Media Manager. A huge thank you to the four of them.

Film produced by www.jaegerfilm.com

Link to Schradieck Exercises:
http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imgl...

00:00 Welcome Back
00:36 Being Organised When Adding the Bow
03:07 Playing Fast: Velocity Requires Flexibility
04:55 The Form of Your Hand
07:58 Applying the Exercises to Repertoire