Mar 25, 2016 | Play in Tune
This video is about how to practice double stops and play them in tune. A double stop is when you play two notes (or more) at the same time on the violin or viola. These notes can be fingered or open strings. Here are 3 steps to practice double stops: Practice the two...
Mar 16, 2016 | Start to Play
Some time ago I came across this interesting article where the science behind bowing technique and tone production on the violin is explained. Read it here! It’s a very interesting article and I do use it myself, as a violin teacher, to explain to students more...
Mar 15, 2016 | Start to Play
In this episode of Violin Lounge TV I discuss the mysteries of talent… Before I do this I want to share with you the outcomes of a research by the Swedish psychologist Anders Ericsson. He researched three groups of conservatory students and tried to link their...
Mar 8, 2016 | Learn Vibrato
There are many ways to learn vibrato and most of them work. The key is to do a lot of them consistently to develop a good vibrato. Vibrato is considered the holy grail by a lot of violin learners and this video is about one of the things that can help you get it. If...
Mar 4, 2016 | Play in Tune, Position Play
This video teaches you the first 3 octave major scale that you can learn on the violin and the viola. On the violin this is the G major 3 octave scale starting on the open G string and on the viola this is the C major 3 octave scale starting on the open C string. In...