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[Video] How to Play Soft without Bow Shakes | Violin Lounge TV #252
The root cause of the shaky bow problem can be a couple of different things. In this video I explain four possible causes and how to solve your specific problem. After this video you can play soft with a beautiful tone and without bow shakes.
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!
5 Tips to Maximize the Results from Practicing the Violin or Viola
90% of the time you are holding your violin or viola you are practicing. From beginner to professional player, practicing is what you do most.
Should You Stand Up or Sit Down when Playing the Violin or Viola?
Should you ALWAYS stand up straight when practicing the violin or viola? Is it bad to practice sitting down?
[Book Tip] Stage Fright, it’s Causes and Cures in Violin Playing by Kato Havas
This episode is all about the causes and cures of stage fright. I always want my videos to serve you best. After a survey it appeared that the thing most of you struggle with is confidence... playing with confidence. It’s about playing for your friends and family,...
The Confidence Paradox
In this episode I share with you my personal (embarrassing) experience with the confidence paradox. I hope you can learn from my mistakes. Just before I went to study at the conservatory I played quite some gigs here and there. I often played all alone without...
3 Tips To Play Together From the Heart
In this episode of Violin Lounge TV I answer a question from one of our viewers Maddy. She writes: Hi, I think you should do a video on not just learning how to play the notes in a piece but to really put passion or some umph into it. My whole band and I struggle with...
Why Your Teacher’s Playing Always Sounds Better Than Yours…
Isn’t it sometimes frustrating that your teacher’s playing always sounds better than yours? My colleague Clara (who I met at a ‘Yoga for musicians’ course) is also a violin teacher and suggested me to make this video. She says students ask her all the time why they...
How to play OVER the RAINBOW on the Violin?
In this video I teach you how to play Over the Rainbow 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...
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...
What on Earth are You Supposed to Practice for 5 Hours???
Valyncia asks... I see every so often to practice 5 hours daily... what exactly are you supposed to practice for 5 hours??? Good question! I can imagine that practicing for 5 hours sounds like a mission impossible. First I will give you a kind warning... When you are...