11 Quick Tips for Playing in tune in Higher Positions on the Violin
Do you struggle with knowing how to play in tune in higher positions. Does your intonation seem to go pretty wonky after third position?
Well, you are not alone.
Many violinists have a very difficult time playing high notes in tune and don’t now how to get better.
This post is for you. If you implement all 11 practice ideas into your daily sessions, I promise you will have improved intonation in the higher positions on the violin. Your high notes will start to get more and more in tune.
Stay mindful and play on.
1.Practice without vibrato and when adding vibrato use narrow vibrato.
2.Play an octave lower to get the pitches in your ear and then play as written.
3.Hold fingers down at all times and know your finger relationships.
4.Know your positions and where you are at ALL times.
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5. Know your pitches, Laser focus on pitch – Listen and feel how it affects your ear.
6. Know where you are shifting from and where you are shifting to.
7. Know the fingerboard as a grid.
8. Compare to open strings, constantly play an open sting for a drone.
9. Don’t jump to the new position – stay in contact with the fingerboard.
10. Practice etudes specifically in higher positions.
11. Practice Scales going across the instrument not only up the instrument.
Let me know in the comments below how these tips helped you play in tune in higher positions.
Happy Magical Practices,
LEARN SEVEN POSITIONS IN EIGHT WEEKS!
Seven Position Study on the violin in Eight Weeks with violinist, Heather Kaye. Traditionally it can take 3 – 5 years to learn what is taught in this programme in 8 weeks.
Heather is a classically trained concert violinist performing with the Yambol Chamber Orchestra, Bulgaria. She received her BM violin performance degree from CU-Boulder, studied with top teachers including Rachel Barton Pine. Heather has held leadership positions with multiple orchestras in the Greater Chicago-Milwaukee area. She has instructed millions of violinists globally via Youtube videos, online academies, group coaching and one on one sessions. Heather’s students have won multiple awards, concerto competitions, held concertmaster positions in orchestras and even performed in Carnegie Hall. Heather is an advocate of a holistic violin lifestyle – putting one’s mind, body and spirit as a violin journey priority.
Please share in the comments below your ahas from the blog post and how you plan to apply this into your daily practices sessions.
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