Nov 20, 2017 | Beautiful Tone, Bowing Technique
In this episode I teach you how to make fluent bow changes, how to bow smoothly and create a beautiful sound on the violin by a technique I call ‘jellyfish bowing’. A bow hold can better be called a ‘bow movement’, because to bow smoothly you...
Sep 20, 2017 | Repertoire
In this episode I do a video exchange with Anne about the Gigue from Partita nr in E major by JS Bach BWV 1006 The lesson is about bowing, string changes and bow division to sound better and cleaner. Anne has asked me how to avoid hitting open strings that don’t...
Jan 10, 2017 | Bowing Technique, Play in Tune
In this video I explain how you combine your bowing technique with your left hand technique in string crossings and how your fingers can prepare for the coming note. Preparing your fingers helps you to make smooth string crossings and allows you to play with more...
Dec 6, 2016 | Bowing Technique
How to play soft on the violin without tensing up and getting a shaky bow? Stephen writes: Hi Zlata, Thank you for all the videos on youtube – they have been very helpful. I have a question that I was hoping you could help me with. I’ve recently been...
Nov 1, 2016 | Bowing Technique
Should you push out your wrist when playing at the extreme tip? One of my Violin Lounge Academy students asked me this question in the online student community we have. He told me that another teacher told him that the wrist should be straight all the time and that...