Apr 25, 2017 | Play Comfortably, Play in Tune
Large viola’s have a full and deep sound, but it might be difficult to reach all notes with your left hand. This video teaches you how to position your left hand and thumb, so you can easily place your fingers on the right spots. Don’t worry that your arms...
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...
Jul 27, 2016 | Start to Play
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. The practice mistake lots of people make is that when something goes...
Jul 15, 2016 | Bowing Technique
This episode is about the exercise ‘finger bowing’. It will help you bow more smoothly en make a beautiful sound on the violin! Beginners tend to bow mainly with their lower arm without much movement in their wrist and fingers creating the typical beginner...