From a Resolution Comes the Resolution

I was struck by an interesting thought, just now. You’ve got to GET resolved before you CAN resolve.

For the past several days I’ve been wading into some pretty deep waters, technically speaking. Specifically it’s a brew of Paganini Caprices; V, VII, XI, XV, XVII, XX, and XXI, to be specific.

Yes, I’ve gone through these before, a couple of them in considerable depth. But this time I’m looking to raise the bar a couple of notches.

It’s also said, by the way, that necessity is the mother of invention.

A few days ago it became clear that my body needed better direction from my brain. The input my hands were getting wasn’t sufficient to get the job done with some of this stuff.

Greater powers of resolution were called for.

So I ramped up the fires of my resolve and began SUB-dividing every beat as I played. Even whilst playing FAST. And as I do this I’m being quite decisive about it, let me tell you. There is no question that my hands will not know what to play, and when to play it. Period.

Sometimes counting just the beats isn’t enough. The hands can ‘get lost’ in the in-between notes. So you’ve got to get right in there, at a cellular level, and tell them what you want. And with some Energy behind it.

Go ahead, kick a little rear-end.

If you’re working with one of my courses presently you already know how much stake I put on this. Now I’m encouraging you to ‘ramp it up’, for even greater results.

All the best,

Clayton Haslop

P.S. Now, some of you have a question in your mind as to where you fit in with my various courses. Kreutzer for Violin Mastery is best suited to players beginning to get into the upper positions – fifth and above. Violin Mastery’s Allegro Players is for those becoming familiar with the lower positions. And the Violin Mastery Beginners Circle is for those beginning, or who are familiar with first, and maybe third position.