Learning and Practicing the Violin
From the monthly archives:
As we have seen in this post most people will need a help to support their violin hold, mostly because their neck is simply too long to keep the violin between shoulder and jaw bone.
So you are shopping for a shoulder rest. Almost inevitably you will come across two major brands: the Canadian Kun and [...]
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As we have seen in the post of previous week it is essential for us to practice small parts to make sure we are able to repeat the notes without any mistakes.
If we have to play sixteenth or even faster notes we should try to practice them in groups of four or eight. Often they [...]
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Have you experienced this? You have been practicing for weeks but the piece doesn’t get better. Your intonation is not good, you play wrong notes, perhaps you’ll have to perform a concert two weeks from now and you are getting a little concerned.
In this series we’ll try to shed some light upon this phenomenon to [...]
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In Part 3 of our series about the vibrato I posted some photos how the fingers should look like during the vibrato. Recently I was asked about pictures of the third and fourth finger because some modifications might be required when it comes to geometry.
Let’s start with the third finger. Here we see the basic [...]
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It’s hard to believe that another New Year has just begun.
I wish you happiness, good health and whatever you chose as good things for you.
Thanks very much for your support in 2008!
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A weblog created for people who are keen on playing the violin - of course not only for Canadians! Written for people who want to improve their skills on this great instrument.
If you have any comments or questions feel free to contact me!
Have fun!
