Improve your Bowing Technique on the Violin
Master your violin bow and create a beautiful sound.
Free violin lessons that teach you how to bow smoothly, make fluent bow changes and master different bowing techniques, so you can play the music you love beautifully.
Seamless BOW CHANGES on the VIOLIN: Do’s and Don’ts | Violin Lounge TV #382
Practice tips, common mistakes and tricks to make silent bow changes and get a great sound on the violin:
How to Practice FAST STRING CROSSINGS in Seitz Student Violin Concerto op 22 no 5 | Violin Lounge TV #380
Tackle those fast string crossings with these practice strategies. I use the string crossings in Seitz concerto no 5 as example:
20 Tips to NOT Hit Other Strings and Sound Scratchy on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV #377
Extensive video violin lesson filled with tips and exercises to get a great sound. Discover what problems keep you from a good tone and learn to solve them:
Notation of Violin Bowing Techniques in Sheet Music | Violin Lounge TV #371
What type of violin bow stroke to use when? In this video I explain how 24 violin bow techniques look like in sheet music:
Switch between SPICCATO and SAUTILLÉ Violin Bow Technique | Violin Lounge TV #360
Transition fluently between spiccato and sautillé when the tempo of the music demands it. In this way you can have a good jumping bow technique at any speed.
6 Bow Technique Tips for Harmonics on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV #355
Do you harmonics sound ugly? With these tips you can make them ring and sound good even if you’re nervous in a performance:
24 Different VIOLIN BOWING Techniques | Violin Lounge TV #353
With the violin bow you’re an artist painting with sound colors. In this video I explain and show 24 different bowing techniques for you to play with:
How to Practice Dynamics in Legato with guest teacher Vivien Hoffman | Violin Lounge TV #351
Using the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s Spring sonata, Vivien helps you improve your tone and practice dynamics in legato with Ševčík’s 40 variations
9 Tips to Stop Violin Bow Shakes or Unwanted Bounces | Violin Lounge TV #349
Learn how to stop your bow from bouncing or shaking when you don’t want it, so you can control your violin bow during a performance when you’re nervous.
3 Tips to Cross Multiple Strings on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV #339
How to skip a string without noise or hitting the string in between? For example when going from a G to an A string or E string (a big string crossing).
Hooked Bowing, Portato or Broken Slurs on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV #332
In this video I explain the one bowing technique known as hooked bowing, portato or slurs and how to do it in a smooth and easy way:
4 Differences between Spiccato and Sautillé on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV #326
Learn the violin bowing techniques spiccato and sautillé and how they differ in tempo, sound, bow hold, control and more:
3 Violin Exercises to Automate Smooth and Straight Bowing | Violin Lounge TV #317
How to get good enough at bowing so that you can concentrate on intonation and not have to worry about bad bowing sounds while practicing a piece:
The Secret to Silent Bow Changes on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV #312
Improve your sound quality and violin bow technique with the two short and simple exercises for smooth bow changes in this video:
Control the Whole Violin Bow | Violin Lounge TV #308
With the quarter bow exercise, you train the different functions of your fingers in your bow technique and gain control over the whole bow.
Improve your Violin Bow Control | Violin Lounge TV #305
The Thibaud exercise helps you improve the fluency and control in your bowing. By training the movement in your wrist and fingers you get a better sound.
3 Ways to Play Accents on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV #301
In this video I share 3 different techniques to play accents on the violin
They all have their own sound effect and can be combined with each other
Up Bow or Down Bow: What Violin Bow Direction to Choose? | Violin Lounge TV #300
If there’s no indication of up bow or down bow in the sheet music, what’s the rule to follow?
In this video I explain how to choose between up bow and down bow:
How to Play Tremolo on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV # 298
Do a good sounding tremolo in your orchestra without getting a tired right arm. In this video I show you exactly how to do it effortlessly:
3 Tips to Stop your Hand from Sliding up the Bow | Violin Lounge TV #295
You know you need to relax your bow hand and move your wrist and fingers along with the movement of the bow, BUT you also want to have control and maintain a good bow hold. Isn’t that conflicting? Watch my video for the solution: