Create a Beautiful Tone on the Violin
Learn all about tone production and make a gorgeous sound on your violin
Free violin lessons that teach you to create the rich and warm tone your desire as a violinist
How to Get a Clean Sound Without Tension in Your Left Hand
You need to hold your violin or viola in a relaxed way. You need to keep your left arm under the violin or viola in a relaxed way.
Your left hand fingers however need to be very strong and sporty. In this way your left hand will be relaxed, your finger tips won’t hurt and your intonation (playing in tune) will be more accurate.
How to Hold Your Bow when Playing with Weight
In this video I will explain how to combine the principles of ‘Weight vs Pressure’ with your bow hold. This video is an answer to a question from viewer Marisa. Hi There,Could you please post a video on "bow grip" and "weight vs. pressure" combined? There are YouTube...
How to STOP Your E String from Whistling, Squeaking or Scratching
Lots of violinists find it difficult to get a beautiful sound when playing on the E-string. A good bowing technique, bowing straight, making clear string changes, choosing the right E-string and keeping your strings clean will prevent weird sounds of your E-string. In...
How to Play ‘In the String’ with Weight and without Tension
Rae-Ann writes... Dear Zlata, I am a subscriber to your violinloungetv program. As an adult beginner on the violin, with no previous musical experience, I have now been studying for about 10 years. For the past 3 years, I have been taking lessons from a wonderful...
4 Ways to Play Soft or Loud on the Violin or Viola
Can you play as soft and loud you want on the violin or viola? How to do it? Do you know there are 4 ways to play soft and loud on the violin or viola? How and when to use them, so you can use dynamics in every way you like and find most suitable for the piece you are...
What if you use a lot of bow, but you still don’t get the rich and warm tone you desire?
You want to make a nice full sound... so you use more bow... but it doesn't work. If you are cooking a tasty dinner... than don't just use salt to make it tasty! To make a tasty dinner you should use several herbs and experiment with using them. (I know nothing about...
6 Tips to Improve the Tone on Your Violin
Hello Zlata. My name is Wendy. I’ve been playing violin for 19 months. Now I’m kind of lost because I don’t know what should I practice to improve the tone. I think I didn't press the bow and my bowhold is relax too. Overall I think I'm bowing right, I have watched...
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[Video] 3 Tips To Improve Your Tone As A Beginning Violinist Or Violist
Hello Zlata. My name is Wendy. I've been playing violin for 19 months. Now I'm kind of lost because I don't know what should I practice to improve the tone. If you have time to take a look at my video and give me some advices I'll be really appreciated. Thank you! In...
Less effort, more tone
Tone is already there in your violin, you just have to release it... don't force it!Just yesterday I had a private student. She started to play violin at the age of three and was pressured from the very first lesson. As she was talented and worked hard she managed to...