Chorus from "Judas Maccabeus" - Suzuki Violin Book 2 Lessons

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In this video we'll be learning the first piece from Suzuki Book 2, Chorus from "Judas Maccabeus". This piece was written by George Frederic Handel, originally to be sung for a chorus of voices. It tells the story of a conquering hero, who has just won an epic battle to save the kingdom.

The main focus for us in this piece is bow division, using a variety of rhythms and slurred notes. All throughout Book 2, we are going to be developing the expressiveness of our bow arm. This piece is a great way to start that development with broad, long melodious notes.

Part 1: Getting to know the song
@0:00 Hello
@0:40 Quick listen
@1:46 Sing-along

Part 2: Play-alongs
@3:59 Slow play-along
@6:23 Medium play-along
@7:57 Fast play-along

Part 3: About the song
@9:35 About Handel, the composer
@10:39 About the piece

Part 4: Learning the song
@13:05 Main focus: Bow division
@15:10 Exercise for bow division: Scale patterns
@16:15 5x per day for measure 13-14
@18:03 Phrase 1
@21:42 Phrase 2
@22:57 Phrase 3
@23:58 Phrase 4
@25:46 Phrase 5
@26:08 Phrase 6

Part 5: Extra credit
@27:30 Vibrato
@28:45 Dynamics

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