Week in my Life as a Twin Mom, Violinist and YouTuber | Violin Lounge TV #337
My first vlog with a peek in my day to day life 🙂
Hi! I'm Zlata
Classical violinist helping you overcome technical struggles and play with feeling by improving your bow technique.
I’m Zlata, the person behind Violin Lounge, mom to a newborn twin girl and boy, professional violinist and full-time YouTuber.
This is a peek into all the blessings of my life. You’ll see a recording day with my pianist, a Dutch cheese shop, my eye bags without make up, a Latin Mass in Amsterdam and hear my back cracked.
I hope you like my very first vlog!
Wooow, you are such a sweet mom, running around, caring, feeding, playing and still a passionated violinist. Although you are busy you look so happy and energetic! And if you need a break you can always count on Bach… 🙂
Thank you!
Dear Zlata, I salute you! What I have just seen left my mouth wide open – I am exhausted for your sake and yet, you just smile along! Congratulations for keeping up a very busy Schedule at home as a staying at home mom, a professional violinist and teacher, Going to mass on Sundays as a family, having family over for dinner, looking after your own health by attending gym and getting help from your chiropractor AND THEN YOU STILL HAVE A SMILE WHEN YOU TALK TO US! Zlata, you are surely blessed with a wonderful husband and two healthy babies! T hank you for all your Youtubes, videos and then of course your fabulous Bow Like A Pro online lessons!
Yay, thanks so much, Eugenie, have you seen my answer to your question in this video?
Hi Zlata! Thank you for giving us a peek into your busy life. Thank you also for the violin tips, helps, and videos! A little over a year ago I decided to go for a search online for help to improve on the violin as I have felt kind of stuck and not feeling like I was improving. (In one of your videos I think you said something like this “that a person might be doing better then they think even though they don’t feel like they sound better”.) As well as wanting to improve my own violin playing, my niece had just gotten a violin and I was going to start teaching her. So, I was looking for something to help in teaching her the best way. I needed information that was inexpensive, but not cheap in the quality. I had taken lessons for about 5 years; but during some of that time, I was trying to fix bad habits in hand placement that I picked up early on. I have used your beginner course for my niece. It was a great help in getting her started right. We have both used a couple of your music pieces for our learning. I have done a couple of your mini courses for myself and have watched many other of your video clips to help me improve as well as help my niece. Thank you! It is has been a great help to have your professional insights.
Welcome to both of you and good to read it’s all been helpful!
interesting to know, thanks for sharing. Can you use some points on my blog, i will credit you
Great, thank you, let me know when you’ve done so :).
All you have to say is…twins! Yes practice videos would be great; would help this new subb’er to know how to get back in the swing of things. I’ll probably be practicing while my tot is napping or sleeping. Thank you Zlata-you’re amazing!
Great, I also have some strategies on how to play with distractions (haha, I’ve got experience!). I was thinking about it and came to the conclusion that it will be a whole video series on practicing. Coming up soon! (but probably after Easter as there are a lot of videos in the pipeline)
Wow
You’re so strong.
I’m blessed I am :).
Very charming, Zlata. Thank you for this little gem. Give my regards to St. Agatha.
Thank you, Mark!
Wooow, you are such a sweet mom, running around, caring, feeding, playing and still a passionated violinist.
Thank you 🙂
Hi Zlata! Thank you for the video. I really like your realism and vulnerability/ authenticity with your life :). I’d love videos of your practice sessions. I’m a violin player if only two years and I love it. I’m also 66 years old and have a challenge with my left hand third finger knuckle which I broke a few years back- but I don’t jet that hold me back. I’m just learning vibrato and would love to be a better bower and player on the violin.
Thank you so much!
Sonia
You’re welcome, Sonia! 🙂
Hi Zlata,
I recently came across your channel and it was exactly what I was looking for. I am an orchestra teacher at a middle school and, since violin is not my primary instrument, (I’m primarily a flutist) I am so happy to see all your wonderful lessons on the basics. You are able to explain these basic skills in such a good way that is easy to understand by younger students. I hope you don’t mind that I am using many of your suggestions in my orchestra classes. I particularly liked your mini-series on introducing 3rd position. I hope to use these exercises to strengthen their shifting skills. Actually, I’m planning to get permission from the principal to show this mini-series to my class. I hope that’s ok with you. If not, then I won’t do it. At any rate your videos are helping me to tune my teaching methods to better fit the way kids learn.
Thanks for all your work in providing these wonderful videos. Some of my students actually watch them at home on your channel. You are helping so many.
Hi Howard, thanks for you compliments. I’m very happy that your young orchestra members find them helpful. Please use them as much as you like in any way. All the best, Zlata