Practice Tips to for Fast Progress on the Violin
Practice makes perfect? Nope, it just makes permanent…
Fast progress on the violin is achieved with good quality practice.
Watch these free video violin lessons for tips:
Violin Practice Tips to get Fast Progress in Little Time | Violin Lounge TV #480
Follow along my daily violin practice routine as a violinist. I discovered a new way of practicing violin that saves me a ton of time:
Wow, I didn’t know THIS about Vivaldi’s Four Seasons! | Violin Lounge TV #465
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is a violin technique treasure trove! Improve intonation, bowing, sound, shifting, double stops and much more:
FINGER BOWING: no 1 exercise to improve your violin sound quality | Violin Lounge TV #446
Practice bowing with just your fingers to learn smooth professional bowing, play fast runs with ease and sound great on the violin:
Trying out Maxim Vengerov’s Violin Bow Exercise | Violin Lounge TV #441
This exercise can improve your bow control and sound quality, but when done the wrong way it can be very dangerous for your violin playing.
Watch me Practice – Vivaldi Autumn | Violin Lounge TV #439
Join me in my practice room for half an hour to work on the Autumn violin concerto from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
7 Levels of VIOLIN ETUDES
Violin etudes help beginner, intermediate and advanced violinists close the gap between technique and music, so they can make progress:
Watch Me Practice – Brahms Violin Concerto | Violin Lounge TV #434
Real, raw and unedited practice session of a violinist on the Brahms violin concerto. Get inspired for your practice!
Vibrato and Double Stops in Louré from Partita in E major by JS Bach | Violin Lounge TV #429
Tips and tricks for the vibrato, double stops, rhythm and sound in the Louré from Bach’s violin partita no 3 in E major BWV 1006
5 Steps to Apply SMOOTH BOWING to your Violin Repertoire | Violin Lounge TV #421
Doing some bowing exercises, but are they not helping when playing pieces? Here are the steps to apply smooth bowing to the music you play:
Chords and Melodic Lines in Bach’s Chaconne (opening) | Violin Lounge TV #407
Tips on the chords and melodic lines in the opening of the Chaconne from partita no 2 for solo violin BWV 1004 by JS Bach:
String Crossings in Preludio from Partita in E major by JS Bach BWV 1006 | Violin Lounge TV #402
Tricky string crossings in close up, from all sides, in slow motion and effective practice strategies to get them up to speed.
Violin BOW HAND WARM UP for Flexible Bowing and a Great Sound | Violin Lounge TV #386
Take 5 minutes for the 8 best bow hand exercises for developing flexibility in your bow hold, so you can bow smoothly with a good tone.
FREE Violin Lesson #12 Daily Warming Up Practice Routine for BEGINNER Violinists
Play the violin better by doing this effective warm up routine before you practice! You’ll learn bow hand, sound and scale exercises.
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:
4 Ways to do PIZZICATO on the VIOLIN (+when to pluck how) | Violin Lounge TV #375
How to pluck the strings on the violin? In this video I explain four ways to do pizzicato and which way of plucking you should do when:
VIOLIN G STRING LESSON: Get a beautiful sound, a good vibrato and reach all notes | Violin Lounge TV #373
Do you struggle with reaching all notes and getting a good tone from the G string? This lesson is ALL about vibrato, positions and sound on the G string:
Getting back to practicing violin after injury, quarantine laziness or… life! with Vivien Hoffman | Violin Lounge TV #370
Motivation, warming up exercises, how to polish up your technique, how to choose repertoire and more in this interview with concert violinist Vivien:
Watch me PRACTICE VIOLIN – Professional Violinist’s FULL Daily Routine | Violin Lounge TV #361
What does a classical violinist do exactly in those many practice hours a day? Practice violin with me and learn how to practice effectively yourself:
How to play a piano accompaniment on YouTube at any speed
Practicing with a backing track is useful and fun! Here’s how you can slow down or speed up piano accompaniments, so you can practice along in any tempo: