Nov 27, 2014 | Learn Vibrato
Bernard writes… “I can use my pinky pretty confidently, but I have to avoid it on longer notes. Sometimes I have trouble getting a pretty vibrato sound with my fourth finger. It’s odd, because sometimes I get a good vibrato, but sometimes it sounds dead. Could...
Nov 19, 2014 | Music Theory
When you play a note that doesn’t sound good, there are three possible causes: it can be out of tune it can be a wrong note the note can have a bad tone The solutions to these three possible problems are very different. To be able to correct yourself you need to know...
Oct 16, 2014 | Maintenance
Oh No, Kittens are Killed for Violin Strings! – the Truth about Catgut Some say that violin strings are made out of catgut… In this video I will show you the truth about catgut. Just to reassure you… violin strings are not made out of the guts of...
Sep 25, 2014 | Interviews, Start to Play
There are hundreds of violin method books in the market and it’s almost impossible to find something that is really really new and different. Although there is so much high quality material available, violin teacher Emily Williams noticed some gaps: People who are...
