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...
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...
Nov 6, 2014 | Maintenance
You might be wondering why some violinists and violists have one fine tuner, others two and some even four. What is the difference? What should you choose? Which tailpiece should you pick? I’ve just discovered shortly that the choice of fine tuners and tailpiece makes...
Jun 4, 2014 | Maintenance
In this weeks video I’m going to teach you how to replace the tailpiece of your violin or viola. But first… Why should you replace the tailpiece of your violin or viola? If your tailpiece is broken (duuuuh) If you want a tailpiece with four integrated...
Feb 19, 2014 | Start to Play
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...