Independent Fingers vs. Block Fingers on Violin

Independent Fingers vs. Block Fingers on Violin

What is block fingering? It is a fingering method where you place groups of fingers down together. You place the primary finger PLUS any fingers of lower number down together. So if you play a 3rd finger, you place 1, 2, and 3 down together. If you play a 2nd finger,...
5 Ways to Fix a Collapsing Pinky

5 Ways to Fix a Collapsing Pinky

Violin students’ pinky fingers can be problematic on BOTH hands mainly due to weakness and the shorter length of this finger. This problem is VERY common, and easy to fix! Hooray! This article will focus on solutions for the LEFT hand pinky, but #1 below can...