Jan 9, 2014 | Maintenance
How to Increase the Lifetime of Your Violin or Viola Strings? 4 tips to maximize the lifetime of your violin or viola strings! What is the normal lifetime of a string? I replace my strings every 2 months. If I use them for 3 months the intonation is bad and they don’t...
Jan 8, 2014 | Practice Tips
Hello there, little couch potatoes! If you are a couch potato, but you would also like to be a very good violinist or violist… this video is must-watch for you! Do you feel like you don’t have enough time to practice the violin or viola? How many hours a...
Jan 2, 2014 | Bowing Technique, Play in Tune
How To Train Your Pinky to Play Violin and Viola (left and right pinky) [Pinky Training Program] Do you have difficulties with playing the fourth finger? (your left pinky) Do you have difficulties with smooth bowing, because your pinky is to weak to do the work? (your...
Dec 31, 2013 | Bowing Technique, Start to Play
Why should you bow straight? What is the difference in sound it makes? What is straight bowing? When you play the violin or viola, you should keep your bow perpendicular to the strings and parallel to the bridge. This is called straight bowing. Your bow should form a...
Dec 27, 2013 | Beautiful Tone
4 Ways to Play Soft or Loud on the Violin or Viola Can you play as soft and loud you want on the violin or viola? How to do it? Do you know there are 4 ways to play soft and loud on the violin or viola? UPDATED VERSION: Click here to watch my video with 7 different...