by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Apr 24, 2019 | Bowing Technique |
The Thibaud exercise helps you improve the fluency and control in your bowing By training the movement in your wrist and fingers you get a better sound Sometimes your bow just doesn’t seem to do what you want it to do Maybe you get a bad sound, a crooked bow or...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Mar 13, 2019 | Bowing Technique |
In this video I share 3 different techniques to play accents on the violin They all have their own sound effect and can be combined with each other Accent 1: Push with your index finger For this way of playing accents, it’s important that you can move your index...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Feb 13, 2019 | Bowing Technique |
Do a good sounding tremolo in your orchestra without getting a tired right arm. In this video I show you exactly how to do it effortlessly: How do you recognize tremolo in sheet music? Tremolo is indicated by tree lines through the stick of the note. It indicates...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Jan 23, 2019 | Bowing Technique |
You know you need to relax your bow hand and move your wrist and fingers to bow smoothly, but… you also want to have control and maintain a good bow hold Yup, that seems conflicting! In the video below I share 3 tips how to combine: Does your hand move up the...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Sep 26, 2018 | Beautiful Tone, Bowing Technique |
In this video I teach you how to bow smoothly like a professional violinist, create a gorgeous sound and make seamless bow changes 1) Have a flexible and relaxed bow hold Bow holds can look very different. The most important thing is that you keep your fingers...
