10 Mistakes Violinists & VIOLISTS make everyday - Fix these BAD HABITS ❌

0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Mistake 1
1:59 - Mistake 2
2:28 - Mistake 3
3:00 - Mistake 4
3:34 - Mistake 5
4:02 - Mistake 6
4:27 - Mistake 7
5:01 - Mistake 8
5:23 - Mistake 9
6:02 - Mistake 10

[MathMith]

I don't know if you guys realize how lucky we all are to live in a universe where one of the best soloist in the world is also a Youtuber. It's like having Mozart streaming weekly stuff like 10 best tricks to write a catchy masterpiece. This is truly the best time to start learning the violin! Thanks so much Ray, also, Tonic is awesome.

[ansonwong]

3:16
The greatest violinist at all time😂
15 “notes” per second

[Crispy_nuggets]

Me, a non-musician : I'm gonna need this for my next life

[allthethings]

I've played violin for 24 years and I never knew about violin placement! Teachers would sometimes remind me to hold up my violin, but that was it. Knowing WHERE to place your violin is vital for streamlining your playing and preventing injury. And yeah, one of my teachers (the best one, of course) had me spend quite a bit of time dropping my right shoulder in order to play string crossings cleanly and effectively. Thanks for such nuggets of wisdom!

[karlwinkler]

Including the World’s Fastest Violinist in the “eyes open” lineup cracked me up! Thanks for the valuable tips!!!

[johnknox]

Thanks Ray, 64 and my first lesson is this Sunday.

[kittychan]

I love how Ray has such a coherent, organized and precise way of conveying his thoughts and advices. This is so easy to follow and a lot to learn for a video this short! Thorough efforts on Ray, the camera and also the editing work

[RayChenViolinist]

Let me know what other things you're having trouble with and would like me to create videos!

[Lord-Davester]

Ray, my kids (8 & 11) love you! We saw you on your birthday when you played with the BSO. They’ve been playing violin for 4 years and these are all key techniques that they practice constantly. Even if they ‘beat’ a bad habit, it can sneak back in a year later. We’re constantly tweaking our practice to address whatever we need to. We love practicing the same phrase or song that needs work, and using that to also focus on a given technique. The repetition really helps! 🎻

[yingyangmapper]

Gotta love these educational videos, as a beginner I really appreciate them, thanks Ray ❤

[RayChenViolinist]

Let me know which of these 10 mistakes you've made and how many hours you needed to practice to undo them!

[clonebin]

3:16 "the greatest violinists of our time"...shows the 15 notes/second guy haha

[vivianguo]

Ray, thank u so much for making tonic!

[MoonMan]

This was very enlightening and helpful. Thanks for helping a 68-year-old beginner.

[smithmusicstudies]

I feel more confident in my teaching! I teach all these things! ❤

[mehraneahmadi]

Thank you Ray ..these series of videos that you're making are so HELPFUL 💙🙏

[dsouther]

I’m loving these tip videos. I’m an adult learner and have been playing violin for two years. I definitely have a bad habit of holding my violin too low, when I adjusted it to where you said, it was so much easier to keep my bow where I want it. My daughter has been learning for almost a year now on a 1/8th violin, she is also benefiting from your tips. Also, she says, if she keeps practicing and practicing she’ll get better and better and when she’s older she can play as good as you and even Hillary Hahn.

[Viola_Player]

Thank you so much for these tips! I didn’t know that I was doing these bad habits until you mentioned them! Your a life saver 🙏

[chrisma]

Love that you featured your mom 😊
Thanks for the advice!
Left shoulder and tension are something I'm often working on and falling back into bad habits when practicing lots.

[jonathanurbano]

So true! Been happening to me and still doing my best to rectify. Great tips! Thanks a lot!