Why Suzuki? The Suzuki Violin method is a group of books containing songs/pieces of educational significance. As with any method, it starts out very simple and works it’s way up from there. I personally have found a great deal of merit in using this method under the right conditions. However, I will start out by […]
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We need to talk So you’ve got your fiddle, your music, your music stand, and you’re about to dive head first into a practice session. You think you’re ready. Nay. You KNOW you’re ready. You’re going to walk out of that room playing like the result of a mad scientist’s efforts to combine Paganini and
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Hi everyone! This is part of our Let’s Play series where I play songs slowly for you to be able to play along easily. This is for after you learn the piece, but before you have it polished and at full speed. Please, pay no attention to the terrible thumbnail. The piece we are playing
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A Violin Bow Buying GuideSo you bought your violin outfit. You’ve been playing for a while now and you notice that your bow just isn’t producing the sound you want. You notice that the bow is on the heavy side, that you’re not moving as nimbly as you see other violinists. Perhaps you are making
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Playing second fiddle The violin itself is what most people talk about when anyone speaks of actually playing the instrument. This is with good reason. However, the violin bow is almost of equal importance! While the violin is the main consideration in the sound and quality of the sound produced, the bow you are using
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One size does not fit all In teaching the violin, I get a lot of questions. Some of them it’s best not to repeat here on the internet(funny, but not appropriate). However, one that Im more than willing to share and talk about is: How do I know which size violin is right for me(or
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The next step In our first article about scales, we had JUST gotten into intervals, which are made up of half steps and whole steps. We also briefly talked about how scales are made up of eight(8) pitches. We also mentioned the “formula” for scales. Don’t look now, but there’s more to the formula. Lets
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Music scales shouldn’t be confusing What are we talking about here? Tips for scales on your violin! Well, I just wanted to grab your attention, because we’re going to talk about something that’s been complicated by many a music teacher(maybe even myself in my early days). I’m going to give you some tips for scales
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A continuation… This article is an off shoot of the parts of the violin article. This article is aimed at identifying the extra parts of the violin that are either not immediately noticeable or are detached. To be sure, the world of violin accessories is ever-expanding, but this is a great round up of the main
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We are going to dive into the parts of the Violin Bow and it’s individual components. I decided it would be easier on the eyes and the reading to divide this from the “parts of the violin”. Recommended Article: Parts Of The Violin This should help you out and continue to help you on your journey to master the violin!
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