Jun 9, 2015 | Start to Play
Do you know you can improve your violin or viola playing with a toilet roll? You can do various exercises with one and I use it a lot when teaching my private students. Use a toilet roll to learn to bow straight. You can hold the toilet roll on your shoulder or hold...
May 25, 2015 | Bowing Technique
Have you been trying to learn spiccato, but didn’t it work out exactly as you expected? Or do you want to improve your spiccato? Lots of people develop a spiccato that is too jumpy. The bow is in the air most of the times and you don’t really hear a bow stroke....
May 1, 2015 | Play in Tune
This episode is all about how to play semitones in tune on the violin or viola. To make this video tutorial accessible for players of all levels I use the first semitone you learn on the violin or viola as an example. The first fingering you learn is a tone between...
Apr 9, 2015 | Play in Tune
This video is the third and last of three videos about playing in tune on the violin or viola. In these three videos I give you the 12 most important tips to play in tune. One could probably write books for of information about this topic and create loads of DVD...
Mar 26, 2015 | Play in Tune
This video is the second of three videos about playing in tune on the violin or viola. In these three videos I give you the 12 most important tips to play in tune. One could probably write books for of information about this topic and create loads of DVD boxes. In...
