by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | 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...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Apr 6, 2016 | Music Theory |
This is the episode a lot of violists have been waiting for! Do you annoy yourself on the fact that so much beautiful music is available for the violin and that you can buy every song in sheet music, but for the viola you can’t find it? This video explains...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Aug 18, 2015 | Play Comfortably, Start to Play |
It can be really confusing what size viola to choose. This video will help you find out which size viola is ideal for you. With violins it’s a bit easier. Violin sizes start with 1/16 (or sometimes smaller) up to 4/4. Everything smaller than the adult size 4/4 is...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Feb 12, 2015 | Music Theory |
Are you a violinist and would you like to play the viola? Do you struggle with reading in the viola clef? In this video I explain all about reading in the viola clef. Sheet music for the violin and the viola is written in a different clef. The violin uses the G-clef...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Dec 15, 2014 | Music Theory |
Peter plays violin and viola and writes (freely translated from Dutch)… Is there are trick or a donkey’s bridge (we call mnemonics ‘donkey’s bridges’ in Dutch) to read in different clefs or is it just a matter of practicing? I hope you have a handy tip for me....
