This is my own experience: I have had a tennis elbow on my right (bow arm) elbow twice, and now I face tendinitis on my left wrist. t was told in the past that my hand may not be good for playing the violin as my hand width is narrow, but the fingers are long. […]
For us, violinists, there is a way which is very easy to remember . 🙂 Look at the violin strings. There are four of them, from the lowest to highest, G sting, D string, A string, and E string. The major key with one sharp is G Major. The major key with two sharps is […]
I encountered this Youtube video: I also witnessed that Jonathan is experiencing a “beautiful world” for the first time, which touched my heart. The work of a “teacher” in any field can instill a great influence on students which can change their life. My violin life was also tremendously affected by my teacher. He was […]
“Here, you see cresc. (crescendo) .What does it mean?” “Get louder !” “Correct ! then, how? Suddenly get louder? or…” “Gradually.” “Right ! That is very important. “When you see cresc. it means still soft. You just prepare in your mind it is going to get louder, but with a steady gradual increase. Of course, […]
Merry Christmas ! At the end of the lesson the other day, I handed you a small gift which made your big beautiful smile come out. You are 14, a freshman in a high school, rather quiet and a little shy. Since you are usually busy with your school and other activities, you are very […]
You read the music very well, and intonation is good, too. In order to make things better, let’s think of four things: Trills has to be better controlled. The number of your trills are slightly different based on how comfortable your hand is at the moment. However, trills should be the same number consistently, […]
You played nicely 🙂 However, what position are you using in order to play the high C on the second measure? “The second position !” Yes. Actually I can tell that is how you think from the way you played it. If you just focus on that note, C with fingering 4 on it, it […]
“Teacher! Some musicians came to our school the other day and played for us. There were violinists and they were shaking their left hands like this while they were playing. What was that? Do you do it, too?” (an 8 year old beginning student) That is wonderful observation ! 😀 Does what you are talking […]
The term Allegro appears very often in music. I asked many of my students “What does Allegro mean?” Then, most of them answered “fast ! “ However, why is the term Allegro interpreted as “fast” ? In Italian, allegro means lively or cheerful. In English, it can mean merry, joyous or lively. It s a […]
There are so many different kinds of violin strings available today and it is even hard to choose. There are basically three types: nylon strings, steel strings, and gut strings. I will not take time to explain about them, but in short, I often recommend Dominant strings from Thomastik to start with, because I think […]