Category: violin competition, audition, exams

ASTA-CAP Level 3 E Major scale, d minor scale, D Major scale

- February 26, 2021March 15, 2021 - Kay

This is a preparation to play two octave D Major scale using the 3rd position. Example of the scales E Major (one octave), d minor (one octave) and D Major (two octaves).

Online Music Competitions

- February 2, 2021March 3, 2021 - Kay

Question: Is there any small music competitions? Due to the pandemic, so many competitions started to take place online. It is unfortunate that performers cannot have live communication with audience and judges, but many opportunities could find even though it is online. Advantage is that you do not need to travel. King’s Peak International Music […]

Mitchelle – Motives and Other Distractions, practice aid

- July 3, 2020January 13, 2021 - Kay

A=441, quater note = 160

Kosciuszko Foundation Wieniawski Violin Competition goes Online

- June 19, 2020January 13, 2021 - Kay

Under the circumstance, the Kosciuszko Foundation Wieniawski Violin Competition is going to be online. I found the Khachaturian International Competition 2020 (violin): https://khachaturian-competition.com/en and 2020 Klein International String Competition: https://www.californiamusiccenter.org/ were held online as well. I watched some parts of the competitions. The participants performed wonderfully. However, it looked very strange for me to see […]

ENKOR International Music Competition

- May 22, 2020January 13, 2021 - Kay

Some of my students participated in the past and had good experience. They kindly reminded me the due is coming soon, so I wanted to post the information here. The application deadline for the 7th edition of ENKOR Int’l Violin Competition is approaching quickly. Deadline is May 31 2020 ENKOR provides your students with the unique […]

Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition 2020

- January 29, 2020January 13, 2021 - Kay

The Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition (Boca Raton, Florida, USA), took place during January 14 through 26. 19-year-old Julian Rhee (USA) won first place. Congratulations! 🙂 Second place was Jun Min Choi (Korea), age 25 Third place was Igor Khukhua (Russia), age 27 Another finalist, Vikram Francesco Sedona (Italy), 19, was awarded Honorable Mention. Of […]