by Lora | Sep 10, 2015 | Adult learners, Left hand technique
A student asked if it was possible that she was too old to learn to do vibrato on her violin. She described her hand convulsing into all sorts of unnatural positions, fingers poking out in all directions, tension, and just plain frustration that her hand did not seem...
by Lora | Jul 26, 2015 | Adult learners
The present moment is the PERFECT time to pick up violin! Next year is too late. Tomorrow is too late. TODAY is the PERFECT day to begin! 🙂 One thing that makes me sad and irritated all at the same time is when I hear people insinuate that there is a certain...
by Lora | Jun 2, 2015 | Adult learners, Left hand technique, Violin practice tips
Whether you are working with an in-person teacher to learn vibrato, or are trying to learn violin vibrato online, watch out for this common problem. The problem: “Clustered Fingers”. The solution: learning to maintain a little air space between all...
by Lora | May 26, 2015 | Adult learners, Left hand technique
Callouses are normal for violinists, and to some extent they are beneficial, otherwise we would have sore finger tips all the time! However, there is such thing as excessive callouses which actually can impede our playing. Callouses are normal for string players, and...
by Lora | May 9, 2015 | Adult learners, Memorization
In our previous posts in this series about tips for memorizing music, you learned about the different types of memory. You learned about singing. And you learned about listening and analyzing. Now we’ll talk about tips for enhancing the visual memory. This is...
by Lora | May 5, 2015 | Adult learners, Violin practice tips
A frustrated Mom (I call them co-learners or heroes, depending on the day) writes: My 8 year old daughter has been playing violin, Suzuki method for 3 years. She loves to play! Our struggle has become the constant focus on playing review songs. Once she passes off a...
