Nov 3, 2015 | Start to Play
How Long Should You Practice the Violin or Viola? | Violin & Viola TV #206 This video is about how much and how long one should practice the violin or viola. As you might know, it takes 10.000 hours to master something, but I don’t know if that’s what you want...
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...
