From the monthly archives:

July 2009

The Nasty Scales Part 2

by Steve Maus

I hope you made good progress with your scales, which are a little dry, I must admit. But they are excellent exercises to improve speed, precision and intonation.
Today we have a look at the remaining part of the scales on one string. Let’s start with the thirds:

This time we have four notes on one bow. [...]

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The Nasty Scales Part 1

by Steve Maus

Actually I planned to post an article about the bow hold. But in the past weeks there have been several questions about practicing scales. So, here we go.
A couple of years ago one of my teachers told me something like this:
Everybody who wants to have at least a little success on the violin is supposed [...]

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Review: Stay in Tune 1.3 for iPhone

by Steve Maus

Have you got an iPhone? Did you ever have a look at the vast array of applications, the so-called apps downloadable from the iTunes store?
There are thousands of applications coping with all imaginable tasks, starting from a simple to-do-list to scientific calculators, from project planning to entire dictionaries.
Of course there are various musical apps as [...]

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Canada Day 2009

by Steve Maus

Despite the fact that this is a blog with many readers coming from various countries it’s nevertheless the Canadian Violin Blog.
Today, on July 1, 2009 Canadians celebrate the 142nd birthday of their nation, the so-called Canada Day.

So, no matter if with or without your violin -
Happy Canada Day!

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