by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Feb 2, 2016 | Play Comfortably |
In this episode I’m going to give you some tips for adjusting your shoulder rest in answer to a question from Dorothy: Zlata, could you do a video on shoulder rests? I mean, like how to adjust it to each person’s best fit, what is the best one and how to...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Jan 27, 2016 | Play in Tune, Start to Play |
In this video I’m going to explain something a lot of beginners struggle with: placing your second and third finger close enough together to play the semitone in tune. A lot of beginners play the second finger too low or the third finger too high or both. In the...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Jan 5, 2016 | Play Comfortably |
I’m giving my opinion in a very dangerous discussion here: whether to use or not to use a shoulder rest. Some people think you can’t play the violin comfortably without a shoulder rest. Others say that shoulder rests ruined violin playing. The discussions...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Oct 13, 2015 | Start to Play |
In this episode of Violin & Viola TV I answer a question from my Violin & Viola Academy student Ryan. He asks… I am having trouble keeping space between my index finger and the fingerboard when playing on the lower two strings. Any tips? The assumption...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Jul 31, 2015 | Play Comfortably, Product Review |
This videos is about the alternatives you have when raising your shoulder rest isn’t the solution to your pain problem. Our viewer Anne wrote me an e-mail and asks: Hello Zlata, I very much enjoyed the Weight vs. Pressure Workshop and learned a great deal....
