by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Mar 15, 2019 |
We often think that technique is just a trick you learn, while musicality is the artistry that can’t be taught I think it’s exactly the other way around Playing technique is sometimes looked down upon As musicians should be artists and not mechanics, we...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Mar 11, 2019 |
Where do the rules about violin hold, bow hold and other technique come from? Should you follow them even when they don’t work for you? After running a violin shop for over ten years, I’m surprised on a regular basis what some violin teachers see as...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Aug 6, 2013 |
Something that you might not know about me, is that I am a reiki master. I have always been sceptic about this woo woo stuff and the first reiki course I attended was a total coincidence. Some years ago I was interested in meditation to relax and to focus, so I...