Thanks! I enjoyed this one. :)

Yeah, I’ve really enjoyed the faster tempo. I’ve actually usually heard it faster still than even this tempo, and I made a new recording that clips along even quicker.

I see the question mark, but no question with it. Was there something you were hoping to ask?

Thanks! I’m hoping to do more of these videos, too. How to practice effectively by understanding body, brain, etc is such a cool topic. My students probably get sick of me talking about it. 😆

When I was recording this one, I didn't like the martelé stroke as I felt there was more room for musicality by eliminating the accents and percussiveness. In the future, I might experiment more with martelé and see how I can still create the beautiful lines that are possible with this etude.

Thanks for watching! Not sure I understood what you meant. Perhaps you could clarify?

Hi Dan. The reason was that I only had PowerPoint to use when I made this video many years ago, so fades were less predictable than with video software. It took several hours to try and sync up my changes with the music, and I originally only made this as a quick reference for my students. Thanks for noticing some of the quirks with this old format; I I intend to re-record the duet and remake the video sometime in the next year.

Thank-you for the reply. Appreciate your efforts. I'll just commit the page turns to memory in the meantime. haha.@@rohwermusicstudios

Just finished the new recording and video for this duet: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbyKg7CKp6rck3k.htmlsi=hyS2Mka7dYcHgynw I tried to make it much more friendly for playing alongside. :)

Much better! Thank-you! What fun little piece.@@rohwermusicstudios

@@danjackson5989Thanks! Glad it could be useful for you. :) The rest of these Duets by Mazas are on the IMSLP: really great resource for finding public domain sheet music.

Thanks! The Etudes in Book II of Wohlfahrt's 60 etudes are excellent for developing shifting, and you have to shift almost every set of octaves in this one. Really challenging, but really fun!

Well, thanks for listening either way. :)

Thanks! Definitely a lot of work went into it. :)

It's the relative minor of D Major, B Minor. :)

@@rohwermusicstudios oh alright. thanks

This one was a fun one to arrange! I'm excited to have my students start working on it. I've had a few students already enjoying working on it before Halloween. :)

Thanks! Oh man, this one was a lot of work! Lots of practice time for this: all of those accidentals...

Me too! I enjoyed arranging it a while ago, and I enjoyed recording and editing it more recently. :)

Thanks!

Thanks!!

Oh man, this one took some practice. :)

Sei il benvenuto! :) I love these duets, and I'm hoping to record them all in the future.

Thanks!

Thanks for the comment. I’m not sure I understood: were you saying that you used from 16 seconds in for personal use? Or were you asking if you could use it for personal use? Let me know if you could use the recording: I’ve got the MP3 of my original recording I could send.

Oops sorry for the confusion, I was using the time stamp in order to skip the first 16 seconds to practice the rest

@@143Waiting Ah! That makes sense. :)

Thanks! This is one of the ones I've been debating on re-recording. I love these duets, and Mazas in general wrote a lot of great violin repertoire.

Thanks! This one ended up really beautiful. :)

Yeah, it was fun to have her sing this one for me! :)

Thanks! I really enjoyed this duet. :)

That would be me. :) I recognize it's not perfect as far as the technical aspect goes. My goal has been to create a reference recording for my students and others who are working on these and other etudes. It's also been a great way for me to expand my own technical abilities, too. :) Thanks for watching!

You are welcome! I'm hoping to create a video series on other Finale topics. Finale is amazing software, but not always as user friendly as I would like. Let me know if there is a specific topic you'd like to learn about! :)

Hey Naomi, Thanks for your comment. If you'll notice the title of the video, this is "Video 5." That means that there are 4 more videos before this that might answer your question. I'm not sure that I understand what you would like some help with. When you say "where it is," what are you referring to? And when you say "How to create" what were you hoping to create? Perhaps I can put togehter a follow up video or help out if you can clarify a bit more.

I'm hoping to do some further tutorials with the newest version of Finale. Is there a particular topic that you would find helpful for these? Let me know! :)

Thanks, Sweetie!! :)

Thank you! I love these duets by Mazas. I'm writing a series of duets for young students and trying to pattern mine after these.

Oh yes! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

Thanks! This was a fun one to write. :)

Thanks! Those fast notes are really hard to do on this one, but for an odd reason. The tendency is to tighten up as you play them, and it takes so much mental energy to keep loose enough to play them well.

You are very welcome! These duets and others written by F. Mazas are superb! I found these on the International Music Scores Library Project, or IMSLP, which is an amazing website. Here is a link to F. Mazas pieces found on the IMSLP.org: imslp.org/wiki/Category:Mazas,_Jacques_F%C3%A9r%C3%A9ol

Thanks, sweetie! :)

Thanks! I love this Etude. Such a great exercise, but also beautifully written. :)

@@rohwermusicstudios see the no. 30

@@diegomicheledefraga3623I've attempted No. 30 in the viola edition, but I struggle with left hand pizz. My goal will be to record all of these etudes on both violin and viola, so I'm going to have to brush up on my left hand pizzicato skills. :)

Yeah! I've started having my students work on it. While it's not too rhythmically challenging, there are some great challenges throughout that I'm excited for students to start working through. I'm hoping to also look through Beriot's other works because the duets in this collection are excellent.

@@rohwermusicstudios I hope your students enjoy playing it! I’m trying to learn it with a friend right now and it’s actually a really fun piece to play!

That was the goal! :)

Thanks! :)

I really liked this one too!

Thanks, Sweetie!

Thank you! It’s been a great project to record these and other etudes.

I definitely liked this etude. I hope you enjoyed it as well! Thanks for watching. :)

Starting from the top note, 4 | 3 | 2 | 2. Bottom two notes are a perfect fifth apart, so you'll have them on both bottom two strings, the third finger on A-string will feel like a whole step above the 2nd fingers, and the 4th finger on the E-string will feel a half step above the 3rd finger.

If you don't mind shifting into 2nd position, you could also do 3 | 2 | 1 | 1

I must admit that I have not yet done the variations on this one. I'm excited to try, as they look challenging!

Yes! I would go with the shifting that is in measure 24 and stay in 3rd Position. If you stay in third position, it's easier to get to these notes. On measure 25, the fingering is 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3, and you'll want to make sure and have close half steps between 1 & 2. If it's tricky playing in 3rd position, slow work (and maybe writing in the finger references - let me know if you need the sheet music) can help. If it's tricky getting the intonation, I would start with slow work listening that the notes are in tune, and then break down the measures into quarter note sections at a faster speed to get the feel of finger distance at that fast speed. Did this answer your question? Let me know if you've got other questions as well!

Thank you! What was it about this video that was helpful?

Thanks! I'm hoping soon to put together some more professional looking tutorials based on my "Silly Song" series, as I will soon be publishing the 2nd edition of this book for beginners.

Da Nada! I'm glad it has been helpful in your practicing. :)

Thanks! I've really enjoyed these etudes. :)

Oh dang! You are right! It’s measure 33 that I play an F# instead of an F-natural. I really liked the feel of that bar as D major chord, but was supposed to be a D Minor chord.

Thanks for letting me know: I may want to re-release the video with correct note.