Level-up your Violin Practicing with “Contrasts” Technique

Discovering the benefits of slow practice is already wonderful, but its true potential is realized when you use it as an opportunity to explore contrasting sensations, thereby activating different facets of your awareness.

Especially when the piece is brilliant and strong in nature, using this contrasting approach will enable you to notice far more details about the quality of your playing.

I will be the first to say that most of once practicing should be in forte with clear sound, no matter what the music is. However, adding this altered state of perception where loud is soft, aggressive is careful, and vice versa will ultimately help you achieved effortless and balanced playing.

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00:00 Slow play-through
01:29 Anticipation and Context
02:55 Accuracy without Force
04:00 Fast play-through

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[darlenerivest]

I'm really looking forward to this class. Thank you so much 🙏

[nekarr_charnec]

I say you are the worl widw best violin player in the world!!!

[pablopardo_]

Thank you again for another video Maestro Kurganov. 😊😊

[aMaudPowellFan]

The description that you give for the contrast practice is helpful but tantalising. I am eagerly looking forward to more context and demos in the full version. ❣🤯❣

[КсенияСамсонова-рю]

Look forward to the full version! Very interesting

[bliss]

Thank you thank you thank you very much!!! 💐🌷 It's answering the mystery all this time.

[augustinechinnappanmuthria]

Super super super lovely playing fantastic
Augustine violinist from Malaysia

[thecatofnineswords]

I see you playing along with TomPlay for some of your pieces, I've not heard of them before now. Are you able to talk about your experience with it as a practice/learning utility?

[stephdan]

Thanks for sharing Daniel. That was awesome! Loved the bow floating and catching the string articulation bit. Perhaps can share a bit about the the bow index finger doing its part there.

[amiralikhalili]

When will you release the full version?

[hwnrueh]

Thank you! whose beautiful piece you're playing?

[omarmoramariachi]

Very nice video thank you, may I ask wich e string do you prefer?

[peterbaxter]

I didn’t really notice what your contrasts technique was in this post.