Violin Tutorial | Puzzle Plank Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy 2)

 Here is a song from Super Mario Galaxy 2. I didn't know this song, but one of my students brought this song to learn, so I made a tutorial for it. Hope you'll enjoy!

I strongly believe that learning and playing the music you are enjoying listening to is one of the most effective way to get better and stay motivated for violin playing. It doesn't always have to be violin music, either. When you listen to music with the intention of wanting to play it on the violin requires your a lot of imagination. And it strengthen your musicality and gives you deeper understanding of music. 

Reality Check?! Practicing scales? Do it the right way!

 

 

 [written version]

I want to talk about the importance of practicing scales.

Well….., 

You might have heard that a million times.

And yes, it IS important to practice scales. 

BUT, 

I want to tell you about a danger that comes with it.

If you practice a scale a million times with wrong intonation, 

Your ear will get used to the wrong intonation.

 

This actually happened to me.

After years of not taking lessons and practicing on my own,

I took a lesson from a person who is a notable violinist whom I respect very much.

He told me straight up, my intonation is off on this note and that.

And I didn’t notice right away.

I went back home and had to listen to the recordings, and I realized that he was right.

Then, I realized that I played the note out of tune so many times

That I couldn’t perceive it as out of tune anymore.

This was a big reality check for me.

And I’m not the only one here,

I’ve witnessed from years of freelancing that

this happens quite a lot among string players.

So, I highly recommend you do a reality check for yourself sometimes.

 

How?

I do that by practicing scales with play-along tracks. 

You can tune in to the play-along’s reference pitches which is a great way to train your ear.

I recommend all my students to practice scales with play-along tracks that I have in this channel. It’s all available for free.

So, please check them out and practice with it and let me know how it goes.

Happy playing!

 

NEW: Playalong videos on the YouTube channel

Dear my students and the readers of this blog;

I hope you are all safe and healthy in this COVID-19 pandemic.

I have been teaching online exclusively since this March and had to do some adjustment to my teaching method. It was necessary to do something about it to make it as productive as when we were doing in person.

I found it extremely useful to have some play-along videos available online so that my students can listen to them and play along at home. So, I created some videos and posted on my YouTube channel. I will be making and posting more, so subscribe and stay tuned!

There are no advertisements on these videos, so no wasting time for you and are safe for kids to watch. 






If you are interested in taking lessons with me online, please contact me via the contact form and I will be in touch with you shortly.


Happy practicing!