by Lora | Oct 12, 2024 | Practice Tips, Technique
Image by Brent Connelly from Pixabay If I told you that practicing two simple things on your violin could reliably improve your intonation, would you do it? The only catch is that you have to practice them consistently, and you have to pay attention as you do it. If...
by Lora | Jan 21, 2020 | Adult learners, Left hand technique, Practice Tips, Uncategorized, Violin practice tips
Violins do not have frets. We don’t’ have black or white keys. This makes it extremely easy to play out of tune, and extremely difficult to play IN tune. Lucky for us, our hands are like little brains that memorize the distance between notes. If we train...
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...
by Lora | Feb 5, 2017 | Adult learners, Practice Tips, Technique, Uncategorized
Ahhhh, that is the secret sauce, isn’t it! Is it enough to simply practice the notes of our etudes until we can play through them? Well, that is a fantastic start, and you will boost your playing by the simple act of playing and practicing etudes. This is...
