Paganini Caprice No. 5 Tutorial Series | DAY 2: Scales, Arpeggios, Shifts | Lynn Kuo, violin

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Paganini Caprice No. 5 is one of the most challenging pieces for violin (due to the ricochet bowing).

In this Paganini 5 Challenge course, I break this caprice down step by step into its fundamental violin techniques.

You can use the technical concepts in this tutorial series in not just Paganini Caprice No. 5, but in ALL your violin repertoire!

TIME STAMPS:

0:00 Download the free Paganini 5 Challenge Practice Guide
1:23 Dr. Lynn’s free Facebook Group: Dr. Lynn’s Practice Ninjas
2:05 Practice Technique: Practicing Slowly (Enough)
2:57 A minor arpeggio, Shifting mechanics, Same-finger shifts
4:15 Understanding the arm bones for shifting: ulna and radial bones
5:59 The role of audiating in shifting
7:10 Improving intonation in shifting - do you use a digital tuner?
7:48 How to get a shift the same every single time?
10:23 Do you play an audible slide when shifting?
11:43 How do you make a shift clean?
13:01 How to build speed in shifts (The Note-Missing/Note Before)
14:21 Descending scales & how to shift down (Guide Notes)
16:05 Exchange Shifts
17:11 Double Stop Opportunities (DSOs) to build hand frame
18:26 How to train good hand frame
20:17 Shifting down without a shoulder rest
23:03 The role of the arm, wrist, and hand in shifting
24:32 How to move your fingers in high positions in scales?
26:47 How to play in tune up high when your fingers are big?


📣 Look for all 7 videos in the Paganini Caprice No. 5 tutorial series:

⭐️ DAY 1: BUILDING BULLETPROOF INTONATION
   • Paganini Caprice No. 5:  Tutorial Ser...  

⭐️ DAY 2: MASTERING FOUR-OCTAVE ARPEGGIOS & SCALES

⭐️ DAY 3: BUILDING SPEED & ACCURACY

⭐️ DAY 4: LEFT-HAND SECRETS (FOR SMALL HANDS)

⭐️ DAY 5: RICOCHET BOWING

🎁 BONUS 1: DAY 6: PAGANINI CAPRICE NO. 5 MASTERCLASS
https://youtube.com/live/PaY7eI-O4AQ

🎁 BONUS 2: PAGANINI CAPRICE NO. 5 RICOCHET TUTORIAL (Stay Tuned!)
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