Jan 2, 2014 | Bowing Technique, Play in Tune
How To Train Your Pinky to Play Violin and Viola (left and right pinky) [Pinky Training Program] Do you have difficulties with playing the fourth finger? (your left pinky) Do you have difficulties with smooth bowing, because your pinky is to weak to do the work? (your...
Dec 4, 2013 | Play in Tune
Playing in tune is one of the biggest challenges a violinist or violist faces (beginner, intermediate, advanced, professional, we all coop with this on our own level). In this video I will share 5 tips with you to improve your intonation (play in tune): 1) Learn to...
Oct 26, 2013 | Play in Tune
On one side your muscle memory should get the chance to develop and learn the right positions… Lots of teachers put stickers on the finger board of their student’s violin or viola, so they’ll know where to put their fingers. In the beginning it is very difficult...
Oct 14, 2013 | Play in Tune
How can you know if you are in tune our out of tune? How to train your ears and play in tune on the violin or viola. Today I got another question from Peter: Hi Zlata, I have another question. I hope its okay that I ask you something so often. I am slowly learning how...
Sep 4, 2013 | Play in Tune
How to Get a Strong Left Pinky for Violin Playing? Violin Lounge TV Q&A about training your left pinky: “What can I do to have a more flexible pinky? Exercises maybe to make it stronger, instead of just tapping it down repeatedly as a 4th finger while...
Aug 16, 2013 | Play in Tune
Why does your violin suddenly sound out of tune when you are playing together? You have practiced very hard on a piece and have had great results… This week I received a question from one of my students who noticed that her violin suddenly sounds out of tune...