Difficult to play like this

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Anybody out there with an upcoming viola or violin concert? Always check your tailpiece prior to the performance… Share and Enjoy:

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The Secret of Practicing Part 4

To show you some more practicing techniques we carry on with this concerto. Let’s focus on the first ascent: This one is really difficult if we want to play it well. A certain intonation quality should be present already. If not, have a look at this technique again and concentrate on practicing interval by interval [...]

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The Secret of Practicing Part 3

Let’s summarize what we have seen so far. If we really want to get better on our instrument, if we want to save time to achieve the utmost precision we must not merely play through over and over again, particularly at the beginning of the learning phase of a new piece. We must avoid practicing [...]

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Wolf or Kun?

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 [...]

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The Secret of Practicing Part 2

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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 [...]

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The Secret of Practicing Part 1

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 [...]

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The Vibrato on the Violin Part 10

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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 [...]

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Happy New Year 2009!

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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! Share and Enjoy:

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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas to all of you, folks! Enjoy the time with your friends and family – and don’t practice too much! Share and Enjoy:

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