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Arco This is going to be a simple guide to playing the A string on your violin. I want you to experiment with both methods of sound production: pizzicato and arco. Make sure you are familiar with the proper technique and form for this, because we’re about to put it to use! Now that you’ve […]

Pluck it up Next in our journey we are going to learn how to pizzicato. This one is pretty simple, so this article won’t be long. Remember that Pizzicato is when you pluck the violin strings with your bow hand instead of using the bow. In practical applications, most songs you will play will not

Use to improve To follow our last article on how to bow, we want to learn a few bow games to hep us practice and improve. These are just a few of the games we play in my private lessons, but they each do something different and beneficial to your technique. Flip it and fix

The stroke starts here Welcome back friends! In this article we are going to discuss the form and action required to perform a good bow stroke. I’m going to give you an in-depth analysis and some fun ways to remember the key points of bowing. Let’s go! The elbow The elbow does the lion’s share

Commit the violin strings to memory Learning and memorizing the names of the strings on the violin is an important step in our learning process. It’s simple, its fun, and it’s absolutely necessary to our ability to tune, our ability to play, and our ability to improve our skills on the violin. Whether you’re playing

For the violin, it all starts here Step 1, day 1. This is where it all begins, friends! If you’re a right handed violinist, you will hold your instrument with your left hand, on the left side of your body. It is going to sit on top of your shoulder and your chin will sit