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 | Jun 30, 2015 | Start to Play |
I know from my ground school days that playing on the street can be quite lucrative. To get some extra cash you can put down your open violin case in front of you. This is where the term ‘playing with a cent container’ comes from. I translated directly from Dutch, so...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Jul 31, 2014 | Play Comfortably |
Play Comfortably This episode of Violin Lounge TV is about the pain your can experience when you ‘twist’ your arm around the violin. People try to twist their arm to reach the positions on the string with your fingers. I’ve received a very vulnerable e-mail from Dot....