May 9, 2014 | Maintenance
What is Zlata doing with a vacuum cleaner in this video? A lot of hairs, dust and dirt gather in your violin case when using it. Vermin (wood worms) can get into your violin and eat it alive! If you don’t want your violin to be eaten by wood worms, you might consider...
May 1, 2014 | Play in Tune
Double stops can be difficult. Sylviane writes: Hello Zlata, Have you made a movie/video clip about double stop and chords? If not, would you put that on your list for next movie? I am currently playing some songs that require so many double stops, oh my goodness,...
Apr 8, 2014 | Maintenance
Take good care of your little musical friend! In this video I will show you how to clean your violin or viola: This is what you should do daily: Clean your strings with a dry cleaning cloth Clean your violin or viola with a dry cloth This is mainly to remove the rosin...
Mar 26, 2014 | Bowing Technique, Play in Tune
Keep your pinky round, your teacher might have told you a hundred times. A round left pinky will improve your intonation. A round right pinky will improve your bowing and tone production. It’s easier said than done as your pinky needs strength (muscles!), flexibility...
Mar 18, 2014 | Maintenance
How (much) To Tighten Your Violin or Viola Bow In my violin shop I need to throw away violin and viola bows very often. They are not useable anymore and worthless. Why? Because people tighten their bow too much when they play and lots of times forget to loosen it when...
