by Lora | Sep 9, 2018 | Adult learners, Bow hand technique, Expressive playing, Violin tone
Let’s think about driving a car for just a second: You have driven for so many years, you don’t think about all the complicated things that you do each time you drive. It’s just part of your “driving instinct”. Good drivers have amazing...
by Lora | Sep 9, 2018 | Adult learners, Bow hand technique, Expressive playing, Violin tone
Did you realize that LOUD does not equal INTENSE? Once you realize this fact, you are well on your way to achieving the subtlety and nuance that makes the violin speak with greater inflection and expressive range. When I first start to teach my students how to play...
by Lora | Jul 19, 2017 | Adult learners, Ear training, Memorization, Uncategorized
Playing by ear is indistinguishable from ear training….they are mirror images of each other….with memorization stuck somewhere in between. Here are a few tips to help you dive right into playing by ear. 1) Most important for playing by ear is EAR TRAINING...
by Lora | Jun 20, 2017 | Adult learners, Ear training, Music tips, Uncategorized
Playing tunes by ear is just one of the many benefits of ear training. People think ear training is a big mystery, and they have no idea how to go about doing it, so they don’t. But it’s simple. Here are 5 steps you can take to put your ears through boot...
by Lora | Jun 1, 2017 | Adult learners, Ear training, Memorization, Music tips
How to learn a lot of tunes really fast YES, I have this down to a science! I regularly have to cram 50 new fiddle tunes into my head and fingers, to sit in with a new band, or playing in unfamiliar circles. I try not to cram classical music as blatantly, but I have...
by Lora | Apr 21, 2017 | Adult learners, Practice Tips, Uncategorized
I don’t eat animals. So why am I telling you to try cold turkey? The concept of “cold turkey” does not translate well into other languages, so let’s first define what this figure of speech means. Google defines it thus: “in a sudden and...
