Jun 9, 2015 | Start to Play
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. Use a toilet roll to learn to bow straight. You can hold the toilet roll on your shoulder or hold...
May 25, 2015 | Bowing Technique
Have you been trying to learn spiccato, but didn’t it work out exactly as you expected? Or do you want to improve your spiccato? Lots of people develop a spiccato that is too jumpy. The bow is in the air most of the times and you don’t really hear a bow stroke....
May 13, 2015 | Bowing Technique, Play Comfortably
Can you have your elbow or shoulder too low when playing the violin or viola? In this episode I’m answering a question of one of our viewers. Nicola writes… Hi Ms. Zlata! Can i ask something?Is there such thing as OVER-DROPPING my elbow or shoulder?Or rather the...
Feb 19, 2015 | Bowing Technique
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...
Feb 5, 2015 | Beautiful Tone, Bowing Technique
How to Hold Your Bow when Playing with Weight This video gives you some tips to stop that superficial sound on the violin and create a beautiful full tone instead: In the video I show you the difference between Weight and Pressure first. If you want to know more about...
