Oct 27, 2015 | Bowing Technique, Play Comfortably
In this video I will give some advice to one of our viewers based on the photo’s he sent me. First a little disclaimer: I’m just a humble fiddler and not a doctor. This is general advice, not specific advice for your individual situation. If your doctor tells you...
Oct 13, 2015 | Start to Play
In this episode of Violin & Viola TV I answer a question from my Violin & Viola Academy student Ryan. He asks… I am having trouble keeping space between my index finger and the fingerboard when playing on the lower two strings. Any tips? The assumption...
Aug 13, 2015 | Play Comfortably
How To Position Your Left Thumb and Relax Your Hand on the Violin and Viola In this episode I’m going to answer a question from one of our viewers: Hi Zlata!I have just bought your Violin Lounge TV DVD box and it’s fantastic – I’ve learned a LOT already and the...
Aug 4, 2015 | Start to Play
Lots of people think that you have to play violin first, before they can play the viola. The reasons why they think this are: Viola’s are not available in fractional sizes You need to have some basic skills on the violin before you can start playing the viola Both...
Jul 24, 2015 | Music Theory
Results for "bow hold" In this video I share with you how playing the piano influenced my violin play. Also it answers questions around it you should learn to play the piano first or not. Oh, and you will hear me playing the piano… isn’t that...