Mar 12, 2014 | Practice Tips
Practicing daily? Should you really? Yes! Why do you have to practice daily? Automated movements When you start playing you need to learn a lot of automated movements. If you want to program these in your brain, you have to repeat them a lot so your brain can process...
Feb 19, 2014 | Play in Tune, Position Play
Position play is something that lots of violin and viola players find difficult and sometimes scary. How to ‘get’ that high note in tune confidently? In this video I share with you 9 tips to make your position play more confident, more in tune and less...
Feb 4, 2014 | Practice Tips
Shirley writes: Hello! I am a violinist and now retired violin teacher. I have a friend who has been playing about 10 years and is not progressing as she feels she should. I have seen her play and have given her some advice as her request on bowing. For some reason,...
Jan 30, 2014 | Bowing Technique, Play Comfortably, Start to Play
What to do if your bow jumps or shakes when you don’t want it to? What to do if your bow jumps or shakes when you don’t want it to? Having trouble to create a steady sound when bowing on the violin? You’re not alone. In this video we show you how to stop your bow from...
Jan 30, 2014 | Music Theory
Music education is much more than just learning the skill to play an instrument. Music education touches many areas in your life and your development. What if music education was the base of any education? During my violin methodology exam I came across this question....
