Paganini Caprice No. 5: Tutorial Series | Day 5 | Lynn Kuo, violin

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Day 5 is all about the ricochet bow stroke.

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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 Intro
1:08 Four Variables in Ricochet (and Off the String Bow Strokes: Spiccato/Sautillé)
1:16 1. Height of Bounce
1:47 2. Middle Zone of Bow
3:57 3. Tilt of the Bow
5:18 4. Contact Point”
7:17 Paganini 5 Ricochet
7:58 Step 1: “Wild Bounce”: Down-Up (a la spiccato)
9:51 Step 2: 2 bounces Down-Down-Up (2 sixteenth + eighth;)
11:49 How to find relaxation in your bow arm in spiccato/ricochet
13:20 Step 3: 3 bounces: Down-Down-Up (triplet) 13:20
14:24 How does contact point affect ricochet?
16:14 How to keep the arm relaxed in ricochet?
18:50 Step 4: Down-Down-Down-Up
20:49 Lynn talks about her bow
21:32 Step 5: Practice ricochet in open strings & scales
23:24 How to practice more effectively and listen more attentively in the practice room
26:26 Do you give bow energy to each bounced note or just the first bounce?
29:21 How does bow tension affect ricochet?
30:55 How do you change dynamics/crescendo in ricochet/spiccato?
33:02 Recap of 5 Steps to Paganini 5 Ricochet
34:04 How to play ricochet with string crossings?
38:22 Which parts of the arm are used in ricochet/spiccato?
39:16 Does bow hand finger shape or height change when doing spiccato?

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

⭐️ DAY 1: BULLETPROOF INTONATION

⭐️ DAY 2: 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

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

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[DrewPilant]

As a long time percussionist posing as a two year violin newbie, I particularly appreciate this lesson! I take a stick, and bump it into something that vibrates: drum head, string- both make cool sounds that change with micro adjustments in the system. 😊 Thanks for another great lesson Dr Lynn!

[hazinyay]

This was the lesson video I was looking for. Thank you teacher! Richocet is very important! ❤