Oct 29, 2013 | Start to Play
Playing viola as an addition to playing the violin… or playing the viola instead the violin can have many advantages. The viola looks a lot like the violin. Why would you want to play the viola as an addition to the violin, or instead of the violin? The...
Oct 26, 2013 | Play in Tune
On one side your muscle memory should get the chance to develop and learn the right positions… Lots of teachers put stickers on the finger board of their student’s violin or viola, so they’ll know where to put their fingers. In the beginning it is very difficult...
Oct 9, 2013 | Bowing Technique, Start to Play
What is the difference between a toddler who paints and a painter who paints? If bowing is like painting, do you bow like a toddler paints? If you are playing the violin, I think it matters more how you play than what you play. If you play something very difficult but...
Sep 24, 2013 | Learn Vibrato
In this episode I comment on a video sent in by a viewer who wants to improve her vibrato as a beginner violinist I’ll teach you how to loosen up your wrist, so you can create a beautiful sounding vibrato and control it’s tempo tarting with vibrato A lot of students...
Aug 25, 2013 | Start to Play
Can you Learn to Play on an Electric Violin, Viola or Cello? In this video I answer a question from Valyncia. She writes… “What do you think about electric violins for beginners? I am the one whose sound post fell down and its been in and out of the shop...
