Dec 2, 2013 | Music Theory
Many people think that you can’t start learning a musical instrument when you can’t read notes. I want to learn how to play the violin or viola, but I cannot read notes yet. Is that a problem? It is definitely possible to learn how to play the violin or...
Nov 29, 2013 | Play Comfortably
Harold asks: My left thumb hurts after playing. Especially with the viola. What should I do? I’ve been playing violin for almost 2 years and viola for six months. In this video I will share 4 tips to solve this issue and play without pain: 1) Check the size of...
Nov 27, 2013 | Learn Vibrato
Lam asks: I have seen many soloists like Silvia Marcovici who has a wide vibrato and Hilary Hahn who has a much narrower vibrato. Please make a video on whether to have a wide or narrow vibrato. Should I have a narrow or a wide vibrato? The vibrato is one of the...
Nov 25, 2013 | Bowing Technique
Do you play with the right part of your violin or viola bow? Jeremias asks: I saw your video on selecting bows and it got me thinking. My music teacher always says that when I’m playing I’m playing in the wrong part of the bow. I play my violin on the top...
Nov 20, 2013 | Play Comfortably, Start to Play
Marcus asks: Is there any physical attributes or lack of certain physical attributes that might make violin playing more difficult to learn? For example is having longer slender fingers a benefit and having shorter thicker fingers a detriment? And lastly what is the...
