#100 DAYS PROJECT

 

This practise project is inspired by its originator Superstar Violinist Hilary Hahn . This is done via Instagram on my account viveioviolin and will feature each day a short clip of practise from me.

Day 30

This #fugue is absolutely driving me nuts. But I love it! #hardwork #notgivingup #bach #violinsonata #violin #bachviolinsonata #100daysofpractice #100dayschallenge #day30

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Dec 14, 2017 at 4:49am PST

Day 29

Continuation of #bachfugue With the quadruple stops now and then and the difference voice balancing, no wonder #bach Never goes out of style with practise. #ultimatechallenge Sorry about having to flip your phones for this one. In my haste I brought out my electric violin instead so had to borrow one from the centre and wasn’t planning on using the video footage for posting and filmed it landscaped. This is a Belcanto professional series BV5000 for those who are interested in a sound test. #100dayschallenge #100daysofpractice #day29 #bachviolinsonata

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Dec 6, 2017 at 11:01pm PST

Day 28

This section of the Fugue is really challenging because of the quadruple stops and the latter part where there are contrasting dynamics. 😿🙀😥😓I actually practised 10 times more after this video was taken! Cos it is just this hard. #day28 #violinist #violine #violon #100dayschallenge #100daysofpractice #bachviolinsonata #fugue #jsbach #bach #dontgiveup #keepgoing #thankseveryone

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Dec 4, 2017 at 11:00pm PST

Day 27

Continuation of #bach #sonata 2 now on Fugue. Took some time off to catch up with some errands after my students’ concert, now good to go with #100daysofpractice #100dayschallenge again. This Fugue is difficult as it is long and arduous. And one has to be careful with keeping the end of each phrase soft (which isn’t at the end of the bar but at the beginning most of the time.) #day27 #violin #bachviolinsonata #violinist

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Dec 4, 2017 at 1:00am PST

Day 26

Last practice for the Bach Sonata 2 Grave #100dayschallenge #100daysofpractice #violin #practicemakesperfect #practice #practisesession #nextchallenge #done #grave #bach #bachviolinsonata #violinist #day26

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Nov 23, 2017 at 2:07am PST

Day 25

Still working on section E of Wieniaswski, for the the accents, I've purposely stopped after those emphasized notes. And some other ideas of practice on this technically challenging section include playing a whole section of successive notes with pretty much the same fingering as an entire quadruple stop. #practicehard #practicemakesperfect #violin #violinconcerto #wieniawski #100dayschallenge #100daysofpractice #day25 #viveioplaysconcerto

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Nov 22, 2017 at 1:21am PST

Day 24

Continuation of Bach's grave. Prob just one more part to go and can move on to the super long fugue. #bach #violin #violinsonata #bachviolinsonata #violinist #viveioviolinplaysbach #100daysofpractice #100dayschallenge #day24

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Nov 21, 2017 at 12:50am PST

Day 23

Continuation of Wieniawski's second violin concerto, this is the part where there is the 1-3/2-4 fingered upward octave scale progression, and I've made a video on how I'm practising this really challenging bit! Just swipe to your right. First find the correct intonation in super slow motion, then change rhythmic patterns, here I've done "long-short-long & short-long-short" #violinpractice #violin #violinist #wieniawski #viveioplaysconcerto #🎻 #100daysofpractice #100dayschallenge #day23 #octaves

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Nov 20, 2017 at 2:18am PST

Day 22

Continuation of the Bach sonata 2 grave, really hot here, you can see part of my fringe plastered to my face 😅. #violin #100daysofpractice #100dayschallenge #bach #bachsonata #violino #viveioviolinplaysbach #revision #day22

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Nov 15, 2017 at 6:59pm PST

Day 21

Continuation of Concerto practise #wieniawski #100daysofpractice #100dayschallenge #violin #violine #violon #practicemakesperfect #day21 #viveioplaysconcerto

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Nov 13, 2017 at 8:23pm PST

Day 20

Restarting sonata 2 of #bach violin solos after one month of not practising this piece, before I transition to the Chaconne I will be going through the entire Sonata. Stay tuned!#100daysofpractice #100dayschallenge #violinist #violinista #day20 #viveioviolinplaysbach

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Nov 12, 2017 at 8:39pm PST

Day 19

Working on Wieniawski's Violin Concerto. Been putting off learning this Concerto long enough. I've actually never heard this piece on any recording except some excerpts on Instagram so this is new to me to be learning a Concerto I have never heard off. Surprises at every advancement of the piece as it unfolds to me. So far so good 😅 now at the centre of the 1st movement after a week. #violinpractise #noshortcuts #violinist #violin #wieniawski #100dayschallenge #100daysofpractice #day19 #viveioplaysconcerto

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Oct 25, 2017 at 9:49pm PDT

Day 18

If you haven't practised your violin for a long while due to any reason (this is my longest without practise for 2 weeks) you should start with good old #scales. Here I'm playing an E major scale in fixed fourth position. Make sure you do a crescendo as you go up the scale that helps a lot as we tend to pipe down in the higher registers. #violinpractise #100daysofpractice #100dayschallenge #violintips #violinist #violinista #day18

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Oct 6, 2017 at 7:07pm PDT

Day 17

Getting some backstage #Bach #grave practise for next week #bachsonata #viveioviolinplaysbach #violin #violino #100daysproject #100daysofpractice #cello #violinista #violinist #🎻 #day17 #backstage

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Aug 27, 2017 at 5:53pm PDT

Day 16

Practising #Brahms #sonata 1, focusing on enabling fluidity for longer phrases. Brahms has a genius way of writing music like there are no Bar lines. Still not gotten back my usual violin but this has to work for now! Just one more week to visiting my Professor after 2 years! #day16 #violinist #violin #violinist #violino #violine #violon #violin #100daysofpractice #100daysproject #brahmssonata @gillianhu hope we can play this again soon xoxo

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Aug 24, 2017 at 4:30am PDT

Day 15

Trying to whip this very delicate and exposed introduction of #beethovenviolinconcerto together before I send my violin in next week to solve a bridge issue. #beethoven #violin #violinist #100daysofpractice #100daysproject #day15 #violon #violine #violino

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Aug 17, 2017 at 3:45am PDT

Day 14

This morning's warm up was to focus on getting a good sounding point. Practising an old favorite #bachpartita #preludio #bach #violin #violinist #viveioplaysbach #100daysproject #100daysofpractice #day14

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Aug 13, 2017 at 8:23pm PDT

Day 13

And chords…#100daysproject #praeludiumandallegro #100daysofpractice #violin #kreisler #day13

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Aug 9, 2017 at 7:17pm PDT

Excerpt from my morning warm up to get my fingers moving from a good holiday. #praeludiumandallegro #kreisler #100daysofpractice #violin #amazingmusicians #100daysproject #day13

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Aug 9, 2017 at 7:11pm PDT

Day 12

Excerpt on #Bach practise today at a more #andante pace, trying to get even less movements between string crossings and next will work on phrasing. 👀 are too tired so I'm wearing glasses #workinprogress #violin #violinist #music #musician #classicalmusic #classicalmusician 100daysproject #100daysofpractice #day12 #bachsonata #viveioviolinplaysbach

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Aug 8, 2017 at 1:49am PDT

Day 11

Excerpt of some of Beethoven practice today. This opening theme comes out twice more in the movement so it's worth getting it right. #beethoven violin conceto 3rd movement #100daysproject #violinist #violin #violinmusic #beethovenviolinconcerto #100daysofpractice #day11

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Aug 4, 2017 at 3:11am PDT

Day 10

I absolutely love love love the ending of this piece. #balakirev #violin #violinist #beautifulsongs #russianmusic #100daysofpractice #talentedmusicians #100daysproject #day10

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Aug 3, 2017 at 5:38am PDT

Day 9

Exercises for finger pressure. Sometimes I tend to press too hard on my strings so I find that from time to time doing this helps me to get the right pressure. It also helps me with controlling the speed of trills. #trills #100daysofpractice #100daysproject #violin #violinist #violintips #violintechnique #fingerexercise #day9 so glad I got my whole self in the frame by the way….finally!!! 😁😁😁

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Jul 28, 2017 at 1:57am PDT

Day 8

Revisiting #praeludiumandallegro by #fritzkreisler #kreisler. This passage is only achievable for me if I'm completely relaxed. The moment I tense up I get all sorts of bad intonation. #relaxed #violin #violinist #amazingmusicians #day8 #100daysproject #100daysofpractice

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Jul 26, 2017 at 2:08am PDT

Day 7

A melody from the heart- This is the first song that I played with Professor Zhao (赵惟俭）from the Central Conservatory of Music. Brings back warm memories 😅#russianmusic #russiancomposer #balakirev #violin #day7 #100daysofpractice #100daysproject

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Jul 25, 2017 at 12:46am PDT

Day 6

Practise #day6 after exercising today, my mind is quietest then, playing #andante #bach in a slower meditative mood concentrating in keeping minimal movement of bow between strings #violin #100daysproject #100daysofpractice #violonist #bachsonata #viveioviolinplaysbach

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Jul 21, 2017 at 1:02am PDT

Day 5

This is what happens when I try to practise with my toddler around. He lands up moving the camera stand all around… and tried to talk to me and dances around me. Practising #Beethoven violin concerto 3rd movement but without much success really 😅😂#day5 #100daysproject #100daysofpractice #violin

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Jul 20, 2017 at 6:45am PDT

Day 4

Warm up to get a smooth sustained note with a moving note #doublestops, exceptionally difficult with a baroque shape bow. #day4 #100daysproject #100daysofpractice #scales #technique #violin it would be better to take it at an even slower tempo

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Jul 13, 2017 at 12:07am PDT

Day 3

Enjoying my more acoustically balanced violin with one of my old favorites #bachsonata #adagio #bach #day3 #100daysproject #100daysofpractice #violin Also trying to get used to control and amplification. It is louder than ever! #viveioviolinplaysbach

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Jul 11, 2017 at 8:33pm PDT

Day 2

#day2 video of today's #practise is #bachsonata #fuga. Trying to get the 3/8 | 2/8 | 3/8 phrasing and delicate ends by stopping in between phrases. #100daysproject #100daysofpractice #violin the outcome of this is absolutely rewarding! 😅😀😁#viveioviolinplaysbach

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Jun 30, 2017 at 10:23pm PDT

Day 1

A good decision to start this #100daysproject if anything as a diary of learning for me and accountability 😊 #day1 practising #bachsonata #andante focusing only on the melody line but playing on the left hand the accompaniment and fingerings as written and planned. #100daysofpractice #violin #viveioviolinplaysbach

A post shared by Belcanto Violins (@viveioviolin) on Jun 28, 2017 at 7:50pm PDT