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How to Play the Beauty and the Beast Theme | Violin Lounge TV #273
In this video I help Violin Lounge viewer Westley in a video exchange lesson about the Beauty and the Beast Theme. This violin lesson is about playing in tune, bowing technique and dynamics.
Gigue from Bach’s Partita in E Major – Video Exchange | Violin Lounge TV #259
In this episode I do a video exchange with Anne about the Gigue from Partita nr in E major by JS Bach BWV 1006.
The lesson is about bowing and bow division to sound better and cleaner.
Lullaby by Brahms – Video Exchange with Frances | Violin Lounge TV #257
How to play Lullaby by Brahms on the violin? In this video I do a video exchange lesson with Frances. Click here to download the sheet music. Interesting video to watch: How to Bow Comfortably and Fluently (click here)[bctt tweet="How to play Lullaby bij Brahms on the...
How to Turn Pages in an Orchestra | Violin Lounge TV #236
3 tips to turn pages in an orchestra smoothly or avoid it all together
How to Play the Theme from Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto | Easy Tutorial + Sheet Music | Violin Lounge TV #220
For the purists amongst you this must be horrible. I’ve done my best to make an arrangement of this melody that is as easy as it possible can be for beginner violinists. It’s just for fun!
How to Play Schubert’s Ave Maria on the Violin | Violin & Viola TV #216
Get a free download of the sheet music and I will walk you through this beautiful piece in the video.
How to Play ‘Oh Holy Night’ on the Violin | Violin & Viola TV #213
Don Lockhart from Cumberland (Maine) has requested this tutorial on ‘Oh Holy Night’ on the violin.
Click here to download the sheet music.
Watch this video and I will walk you through this piece.
How to Play ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ on the Violin | Violin & Viola TV #212
This is a tutorial on ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ on the violin, a very popular Christmas song. Click here to download the sheet music. It’s very easy to play, also for those of you who don’t play the violin very long.
How to Play the Vltava Theme from Smetana’s Homeland on the Violin | Violin & Viola TV #211
Here’s an easy to play tutorial and sheet music to play the Vltava (Moldau) Theme from Smetana’s Homeland on your violin.
Click here to download the sheet music.
How to Play Air from Suite in D by Bach | Violin & Viola TV #207
You can learn the rhythm by feeling the pulse of the piece on the eighth notes and by writing ‘count lines’ into your sheet music.
In the video I play the piece and stop to explain how to play it. Sheet music included!
How to play the PEARL FISHER’s DUET by BIZET on the Violin?
In this video I teach you how to play the Pearl Fisher's Duet by Bizet very easily on the violin. It can all be done in the first position. Will you play along with me? Enjoy! Click here to download the sheet music. Judex asks: Hi Zlata ! I just bought your Violin...
How to play MAY IT BE by ENYA on the Violin? (from Lord of the Rings)
In this video I teach you how to play 'May it be' very easily on the violin. It can all be done in the first position. Will you play along with me? Enjoy! Judex asks: Hi Zlata ! I just bought your Violin Lounge TV 2013 DVD box. I want to learn to play very well 20...
How to play SHENANDOAH on the Violin?
In this video I teach you how to play Shenandoah very easily on the violin. It can all be done in the first position. Will you play along with me? Enjoy! Click here to download the sheet music. Judex asks: Hi Zlata ! I just bought your Violin Lounge TV 2013 DVD box. I...
How to play the LARGO from Dvorak’s NEW WORLD SYMPHONY on the Violin?
In this video I teach you how to play the theme from the Largo of the New World Symphony by Dvorak very easily on the violin. It can all be done in the first position. Will you play along with me? Enjoy! Click here to download the sheet music. Judex asks: Hi Zlata ! I...
How To Make that Boring Piece Sound Like Beautiful Music?
Do you have to practice an etude or piece that you find boring? Do you almost fall asleep after the first bars and do you get annoyed by playing it? Let me give you some tips to make that boring piece sexy and make it sound like beautiful music! 1) Know that you can...
How To Play ‘I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS’ on the Violin?
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Violinistic 2014! I wish you a merry Christmas on the violin This is a special episode of Violin Lounge TV in which you will learn to play ‘I wish you a merry Christmas’ on the violin. I will walk you through it and show you how to do...
How To Play ‘JINGLE BELLS’ on the Violin? (playful pizz and bow version)
Easy version for beginner violinists... Practicing Jingle Bells... Hi there, this is Zlata Brouwer and you are watching a special Christmas edition on Violin Lounge TV, where you learn how to improve your violin or viola playing with joy. In this episode I am going to...
Why Can’t You ‘Just Play Something’?
Are you having nice progress playing the violin or viola? When a friend or family member asks you to 'just play something'... does this scare you? Do you doubt what to play and how to play it? Do you have no clue what to answer to that question or what to do? Maybe...
What to Play at a Solo Violin Gig?
When you are asked to play the violin at a party, wedding or birthday... solo... do you know what to play? Watch this video and learn what I play when I have a solo gig and how YOU can learn to give a successful solo performance too! UPDATED: Click here to see my...
4 Tips on Bach’s Gavotte and Rondeau
Hi Zlata, I enjoy your violin education clips on youtube. Will you please take a look at my playing and give me some critique? Thank you sincerely, Li Child 4 Tips on Bach’s Gavotte and Rondeau Another question that I am happy to answer: Hi Zlata, I enjoy your violin...