Do you feel your violin playing has reached a plateau? Are you afraid that ‘this is all’ and that you lack the talent? It was in the fourth year of conservatory that my playing only seemed to get worse It was even worse than getting stuck. After spending...
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...
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...
You Can NOT Learn to Play the Violin from YouTube Yes, this is coming from a YouTube violin teacher… Why I respectfully disagree with the Online Piano and Violin Tutor If there is ONE thing I have my violin skills to thank for, it’s not talent…...
