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...
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...
Sep 1, 2016 | Bowing Technique
This video is made to end the confusion you might have when you see all the possible different bow holds when you Google bow hold. You might have read that there are French, German, Belgian, Russian, American bow holds, combinations of those and more. Bow hold is not...
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...