Nov 13, 2014 | Bowing Technique
pinky In your violin or viola lesson your teacher might have instructed you to make your pinky round and set it on top the bow. This is easier said than done. Loads of violin and viola players struggle with this. Pamela writes: I am learning to play beginning violin...
Oct 23, 2014 | Practice Tips
In this episode of Violin Lounge TV I answer a question from one of our viewers Maddy. She writes: Hi, I think you should do a video on not just learning how to play the notes in a piece but to really put passion or some umph into it. My whole band and I struggle with...
Sep 11, 2014 | Bowing Technique
In this Violin Lounge TV episode I answer a question from one of our viewers: Dear Zlata, I have trouble playing pieces where there are multiple staccatos in a row. My bow usually ends up jumpy and I find myself tensing up a lot. I am confused about the motion used to...
Aug 21, 2014 | Play Comfortably
In this episode of Violin Lounge TV I answer a question from a viewer. Mike Pearson writes as a comment on my video ‘What to do if your shoulder hurts when playing on the G string’: How important is it to rotate your shoulder forward when playing on the G...
Aug 15, 2014 | Practice Tips
Isn’t it sometimes frustrating that your teacher’s playing always sounds better than yours? My colleague Clara (who I met at a ‘Yoga for musicians’ course) is also a violin teacher and suggested me to make this video. She says students ask her all the time why they...
