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Learn how to hold your violin and bow, learn to play in tune and master this beautiful instrument with these free violin lessons:
FREE Violin Lesson #1 for Beginners | VIOLIN HOLD
The first step to learn to play the violin is to have a proper and relaxed violin hold. Watch this online violin lesson:
How to HOLD the VIOLIN (from all sides) | Violin Lounge TV #368
Learn how to hold the violin properly and play with a great sound! This video shows your full body posture: feet, knees, hips, spine, arms and hands
3 Violin Practice Tips to Save Time and get Faster Progress | Violin Lounge TV #280
Practicing for many hours can be useless or even counterproductive when you’re doing it wrong.
In this video I share 3 tips to get faster progress in practicing on the violin and save time:
Violin Bowing & Beautiful Sound Tips for Beginner Violinists | Violin Lounge TV #265
Get rid of your beginner sound is soon as possible: Learn to bow smoothly and create a beautiful tone on your violin
Interview with Marijke about learning to play the violin as an adult | Violin Lounge TV #260
Yes! You can learn to play the violin as an adult.
On her popular YouTube channel, my client Marijke shares her experiences and progress as an adult beginner on the violin.
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[Video] Video Exchange with my Online Violin Student Blair
In the Violin Lounge Academy I teach dozens of students worldwide to play the violin beautifully.
I do this through in depth step by step video courses, video exchange and live 1 on1 violin lessons via Skype. I live in Holland (Europe) and my online student Blair lives in Georgia (USA).
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[Video] How to Correct a Mistake while Practicing Violin | Violin Lounge TV #243
Is there a mistake that you just keep making all the time in your violin playing? A difficult run perhaps?
In this video I’m going to give you some practice strategies to correct this mistake.
What to do if you find Something Different on the Internet than what your Teacher Tells you | Violin Lounge TV #240
In this video I give you 5 tips to end the confusion if you find something different on the internet than your teacher tells you in your private lesson. It might clarify some things to you and end some frustration for teachers.
How to Play in Tune Right from the Start | Violin Lounge TV #232
Practice makes permanent.
If you play on the whole fingerboard without minding the intonation (playing in tune), than you will not only NOT learn the right technique, but you will learn a wrong technique. You’ll make the wrong spots and the out of tune notes permanent.
This is why it’s important to try to play in tune right from the start and to be very precise while practicing.
How Often to Repeat Something while Practicing | Violin Lounge TV #231
This episode is about how many times you should repeat something while practicing the violin. We all know practice makes perfect. Did you know in some cases too many repeats can make your playing worse?
How to organize your sheet music | Violin Lounge TV #230
We live in an age in which you can download most of your sheet music for free. That’s wonderful, but all those loose papers can become a big mess. Sometimes I think the earth just opens up, swallows a lot of sheet music and then closes again. To avoid loosing your sheet music, I’ve got some tips for you:
Violin Size Guide | Violin Lounge TV #226
The violin, viola and cello are available in different sizes. Smaller sizes are made for children (3/4 size and down) and adults for which the standard size is too large (like a 7/8 violin or cello).
Why is the violin so hard to play? The REAL no 1 reason…
Some time ago I came across this interesting article where the science behind bowing technique and tone production on the violin is explained. Read it here! It’s a very interesting article and I do use it myself, as a violin teacher, to explain to students more about bowing and tone (if they are interested).
How do You Know if You are Talented for the Violin or Viola? | Violin Lounge TV #224
In this episode of Violin Lounge TV I discuss the mysteries of talent…
Before I do this I want to share with you the outcomes of a research by the Swedish psychologist Anders Ericsson. He researched three groups of conservatory students and tried to link their level of playing to the number of hours they had practiced.
How to Place Your Second and Third Finger Close Enough Together | Violin & Viola TV #217
In this video I’m going to explain something a lot of beginners struggle with: placing your second and third finger close enough together to play the semitone in tune. A lot of beginners play the second finger too low or the third finger too high or both.
How Long Should You Practice the Violin or Viola? | Violin & Viola TV #206
This video is about how much and how long one should practice the violin or viola. As you might know, it takes 10.000 hours to master something, but I don’t know if that’s what you want with the violin. To spend your 10.000 hours as effective as possible, I share with you 4 tips:
How to Keep the Space between your Index Finger and the Neck of your Violin | Violin & Viola TV #203
The advantage of supporting your violin also with your left hand is that it’s stable, comfortable (you don’t strain your neck too much) and your intonation will be better (research says).
Viola Size Guide: What Size Viola is Ideal for You?
It can be really confusing what size viola to choose. This video will help you find out which size viola is ideal for you.
Can Your Child (or You) Start Playing the Viola without Playing the Violin First?
First I want to point out that the choice of your instrument is crucial for the joy you’ll have (or won’t have) in making music.
Is Your Left Hand a “Centenbak”?
What we mean by playing with a ‘cent container’, is when you collapse your wrist and hold your violin in the palm of your left hand. Almost like you hold up your hand to receive some cash.