Re: Minimizing squeaks in VL Et. 1 middle section

On May 19, 12:33 pm, Andrew Schulman <abaca...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 19, 12:41 pm, Matanya Ophee <m.op...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> Yes. Not in any publication that is currently available in print, but
those of us who dig in libraries, do find interesting stuff sometimes.

I'm curious to know if the reference who have found is the same as the
Carlevaro technique.

Since I am sure there are people here curious to know what I am
referring to, here is a description of the shifting exercise that
Carlevaro taught in the 2-week masterclass I took with him in NYC in
6/76:

Say, for example, you are playing a C major scale, starting with the
2nd finger on the 5th string 'C', 2nd position, and you are going to
shift from the 'g' on the 4th string with your 4th finger, to the 'a'
on the 4th string with your 1st finger. When you have played the 'g'
pause a second, then lift the LH fingers off the string, straight up,
about half an inch. Make sure you don't get a string noise when you
lift. Then, move the hand very slowly and precisely along the 4th
string until the 1st finger is directly above the spot you want to
play the 'a', IOW, just behind the 7th fret, fourth string. Then,
slowly and carefully bring that finger straight down, and play the
'a'. Continue the scale and do this technique at every place there is
a shift.

This is a very simple but effective exercise. It is important that
everything is done precisely, slowly, and with a relaxation of the
hand when lifting. When you play scales do this at every shift
location. Then, after doing this shift technique play as normal, IOW,
enough repetition to do it both ways on each scale. After time you
will be able to make precise and fast shifts with a complete lift, and
you will be better at adjusting the touch in shifts where you can't
make a complete lift.

I found that this eliminated a lot of bass squeaks from my playing.
Of course the trick is evaluating in a piece to what extent you can
actually play by shifting with a complete lift, when you can't, etc.
And generally speaking clear nylon trebles won't squeak. This is why
I suggest keeping 1 & 4 down and lifting 2 & 3 in V-L Etude 1.

Andrew

Thank you. I'll work on this exercise. As for Etude 1, as you know,
the last two notes before each shift in that section are with 2 & 3,
and it seems hard not to cut off these notes with this technique.
Perfect practice makes perfect?

.

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