'With Nicky' - Back to More Basics - Left Hand Part 1

This week, we are going back to more basics focusing on the left hand. We have covered lots of things to do with freedom of motion with the exercises in the first Back to Basics video which we hope has helped you to get a sense of comfort and familiarity with your left hand.

In this video, I’m going to take you through one of the most sacred, basic and life changing exercises for me: Schradieck Number 1. It’s not the fact of the exercises, it’s about the approach and application of it. I’m going to take you through it slowly and in lots of detail, so please be patient and trust the exercise – it’ll be worth it. It was one of a few things that helped absolutely transform my playing after which everything became easier.

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. I want to say a huge thank you to all four of them.

Film produced by www.jaegerfilm.com

TIME CODES:

00:02 - Left Hand Part 1
02:50 - Schradieck Number 1
04:23 - Extreme Work for a Condensed Period of Time
12:24 - Context and Realistic Goals to Avoid Disappointment
13:44 - If You’re Trying to Change Something Basic, Play Less, but With More Focus

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