Product Review Videos
Zlata reviews violin bows, cases, shoulder rests, chinrests, tuners, books and much more
After running a violin shop for over 10 years, she loves to give you honest advice
How to Mute Your Violin or Viola? Which Mute to Choose?
You might want to mute your violin for several reasons: You want to play 'con sordino' in an orchestra You don't want to bother your neighbors while practicing at home You want to protect your hearing from the sound of your violin. Different situations require...
4 tips for free metronome iPhone apps for musicians
A seperate metronome device is not needed anymore, when you use these free metronome apps on your iPhone and you will always have your metronome with you! There are many more, but I would like to share 4 metronome apps with you. The first app is Metronome App. You can...
Play Comfortably with Gelrest
A gelrest can help you in playing more comfortably. This will lead to more practicing and better results (and no pain or red mark from your violin). Zlata uses a gelrest herself for over a year and in this video she tells you what she thinks. Maybe the Gelrest can be...
5 Tips for Free Tuner iPhone Apps for Musicians
Update 2022: I recommend using my free online violin tuner. Go here to use it! There are many free tuner apps available. With these apps you don’t need to buy a separate tuner device anymore and you will always have your tuner with you! The first app is Accu Tune....
How to Unfold and Fold a Music Stand?
Unfolding and folding a music stand can be quite difficult. Lots of people struggle with this, but they might feel asking about is is stupid… Therefore, I have made a video about how to unfold and fold different types of music stands. To unfold a music stand you...
Handy and Free iPhone Apps for Musicians
There are some handy apps you want on your phone as a violinist Specifications of the cheap violin in this video: 1. Brand: Glarry 2. Model: None 3. Size: 4/4. but available in all sizes 4. Back/Side/Face Material: Matte Spruce Wood 5. Top/Violin Bridge Material:...
Where to buy your first violin, viola or cello?
In my work I have met a lot of beginning players who bought a violin, viola or cello which they thought was payable and playable. After some months they discovered that the instrument isn't adjusted in a good way, cannot be tuned and sounds like a cigar box. Most of...
How does the adjustment make your violin, viola or cello sound and play good?
What is adjustment?And why is it important? In this video I walk you through the most important details in the adjustment of a violin, viola or cello, which make an instrument playable and sound good.The chin rest and shoulder rest should fit your body. Otherwise, you...
Why do strings matter?
Strings are important, but lots of string players forget about this. In this video I explain why they are important and demonstrate the difference between good strings and bad strings.Strings are important for the colour of your sound, but also for your intonation. I...