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Improve Your Violin or Viola Playing with a Toilet Roll
Do you know you can improve your violin or viola playing with a toilet roll? You can do various exercises with one and I use it a lot when teaching my private students.
How to ReStart Playing the Violin or Viola and Get to Your Old Level as Fast as Possible
When you just picked up the violin or viola again after a long time or you are planning to restart playing, this is the right video to watch!
3 Tips for Violin or Viola Players who Feel like a Beginner Every Day
One day you have practiced and you got some great results. The next day you pick up your violin or viola and when you start playing the amazing results you got the day before are gone! Here’s what happened…
No 1 Mistake in Practicing the Violin or Viola
This episode of Violin Lounge TV is about the No 1 mistake people make in practicing the violin or viola... People don’t really know what practicing is and because of that... they don’t really practice. I will give you some tips to make your practice time more...
A Parent’s Guide for Violin or Viola Playing Children
You might be watching Violin Lounge TV not because you play the violin or viola yourself, but because your child is a young violinist or violist. You have a very important task as a parent. In this episode I give you some advice what you as a parent can do to maximize...
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[Video] Violin vs Viola: What is Ideal for You?
In this week’s episode of Violin Lounge TV we see unique footage of the battle between the violin and the viola. My boyfriend asked me what recreational drugs I took before shooting this video... Yes, it involves talking instruments growling at each other! A viola is...
Interview with Emily Williams: Violinist, Teacher and Author of ‘The Beginning Violinist’
There are hundreds of violin method books in the market and it’s almost impossible to find something that is really really new and different. Although there is so much high quality material available, violin teacher Emily Williams noticed some gaps: People who are...
How Hard is it to Start to Play the Violin as an Adult
You might have heard the violin is the most difficult instrument to play…
However, if you start to play the violin and put in the work, you can get beautiful results as an adult beginner
The First Notes and Scales You Learn on the Violin (why those sharps?)
Peter asks... Hi Zlata 🙂 I have a question connected with reading scales. I've learned for example G, D, A - major scales and each of this scales has 1,2,3 sharp keys/notes at the beginning of the piece. I know how to play each scale but how do I learn to...
What To Do if Your Fingers are Too Stiff to Play the Violin or Viola
Do your fingers sometimes feel too stiff to play a certain piece of music? Maybe when playing some fast notes? What if your fingers are too stiff to play the violin or viola? A lot of adult beginners or people who grow older and want to pick up the violin or viola...
What is Practicing the Violin or the Viola?
To play the violin or viola beautifully, you will have to practice... a lot. Lots of violinists and violists don’t know what practicing exactly is. Repeating the same piece over and over again is not the most fun nor most effective way to practice. In this...
How to Stop Your Violin or Viola from Squeaking
How to stop your violin or viola from squeaking How to stop your violin or viola from squeaking Our viewer Genesis asks: “I’ve been playing the viola for about 7 months. I’ve seen many of your videos and was wondering if you can make a video about how to prevent from...
How to Stop Your Bow from Jumping
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...
How Much Pressure to Use in Violin or Viola Playing?
Violin or viola playing (and especially violin) is learning to do less instead of to do more. How to get more with less on the violin or viola Today we are going to talk about a question that lots of violinists have: how much pressure should you use in your bowing to...
15 First Steps on the Violin or Viola
Your dream is to play the violin and/or viola... but where do you start? What are the first steps? Taking the first steps in order to learn how to play the violin can be difficult. In this video, I guide you through the very first steps I take with beginner violinists...
How To (and should you) Bow Straight on the Violin or Viola?
Why should you bow straight? What is the difference in sound it makes? What is straight bowing? When you play the violin or viola, you should keep your bow perpendicular to the strings and parallel to the bridge. This is called straight bowing. Your bow should form a...
Are You Guilty of ‘Smoesjes’ for Not Playing the Violin or Viola?
'Smoesjes' is a strange Dutch word for 'excuses'. Over the years I have seen people holding themselves back from playing the violin or viola for the wrong reasons. This is a pity, because those people could get so much pleasure and fulfillment of playing the...
Is Your Body Suitable for Playing the Violin or Viola? Find Out!
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...
How to Hold Your Violin or Viola in a Comfortable and Relaxed Way?
How to hold your violin or viola? There are some very basic skills you should know when it comes to violin or viola playing. One of them is the correct way to hold your instrument. In this blog, I will therefore explain you everything you need to know on how to hold...
How to Hold Your Violin or Viola Bow?
How to build up your own bow hold! I’m making a few videos on the basics of violin playing. In this video I will explain how to build up your own bow hold. Make sure that you keep your bow straight and you use your left hand as a help hand. The easiest way to do it is...