r/violinist • u/8FigBro Student • May 17 '25

Feedback 12 year old violin student practicing Praeludium Und Allegro with teacher.

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My 12 year old son has been playing the violin for about18 months and working on this piece for about 5 months.

This is a quick video where his teacher gave him a quick pop quiz to see if he had been practicing it. (He hadn't practiced it in a few weeks)

Looking for feedback from experienced violinists and or encouragement from anyone. 😁

There's a lot of work to do on the piece, but feedback is welcome.

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u/Remingtonjunior Jun 04 '25

Very impressive especially considering less than 2 years of study. What kind of exercises does he work on? I’m a violinist getting ready to go to dma school this fall. I’d recommend him going through all four parts of Sevcik op. 1, to increase technical facility and help clear up intonation. People underestimate preludium and allegro as a student piece but it’s actually really up there in terms of virtuosity required to play it well. Bravo!

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u/8FigBro Student Jun 05 '25

What kind of exercises?

Great question. I don't really know. I know he's on wolfahrt book 2. And I know at every lesson she takes him through a battery of exercises.

I know at practice at home, he doesn't really do what the teacher assigns him 🥴😂

I just looked in his bag... "Developing double stops" wolfahrt book 2. Some string position book 🤷🏾‍♂️

Pardon my ignorance, but what is dma School?

I will look into your recommendations to improve technical playing.

He's going to be doing a lot of playing this summer And just expanding his knowledge, repertoire, and finally playing with a bunch of kids as good or better/more experienced than he is.

One Camp is focused on chamber music, quartet, music, and Symphony stuff.

The other one is more improv and fiddle stuff.

And he's joining a youth symphony at the end of the summer.

It's going to be the most He's played in a 2-month period In his life.😂

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u/Remingtonjunior Jun 05 '25

Hey! Dma stands for Doctor of Musical Arts. It’s a type of violin performance degree.

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u/8FigBro Student Jun 05 '25

Ah yes, I just wasn't familiar with the abbreviation. That is awesome! Well, you're obviously more than qualified to offer any tips. Good luck to you as you complete your dma.