When Does Your Pinky Leave the Bow?

When Does Your Pinky Leave the Bow?

You might hear all the time that your pinky should remain on the bow all the time… nicely curved. However… when you look at performers playing, you see the bow hold changing in every bow stroke and you see them playing with the pinky off the bow. In this...
How to Move Your Hand and Fingers while Bowing

How to Move Your Hand and Fingers while Bowing

In this episode we answer a question from viewer Sarah: Hi, I am realizing that to bow straight, your wrist, fingers and arm do things as you bow from tip to frog and visa versa. On most videos, you don’t get to see what the hand is doing – especially when the...
How to Read in a Different Clef with Ease

How to Read in a Different Clef with Ease

Peter plays violin and viola and writes (freely translated from Dutch)… Is there are trick or a donkey’s bridge (we call mnemonics ‘donkey’s bridges’ in Dutch) to read in different clefs or is it just a matter of practicing? I hope you have a handy tip for me....