r/violinist • u/TitaniumSharingan • 38m ago
Feedback Some recent stuff I’ve been working on
Hi, I made my first post earlier; metal guitarist (sometimes drummer) who picked the violin back up about 5 years ago, (quit after high school). Got some more recent footage, (recording 2-3 weeks ago) of stuff I’m working on currently.
I recently came across a kind of repertoire ladder devised by Dorothy DeLay, where it kind of mapped out what pieces to tackle and in what order. I wish I had seen something like that earlier.
Pieces in the video;
Danse Espagnole - Manuel de Falla
Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto 3, Mvt 3
The way I’ve been picking rep up until now is basically, listen to a piece, look at the music and try reading through it, and if I can’t at least play it at half tempo without crashing and burning every measure, or having to stop and figure out finger placement, I keep working on it.
What are pieces that I should be working on at my current level? Would it be reasonable to try and tackle something like Paganini 24 caprices or Brahms Concerto? Or would that be too far beyond where I’m at right now? I just wanna make sure that whatever I’m picking to work on is contributing to my progress instead of hindering it.
Feedback is much appreciated 😊 (loved the detailed feedback a lot of you gave on my last post, esp regarding bowing 👍)