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Going forward with violin book 2 need help
July 28, 2009 / Book 2, Violin
not have great focus or stamina. Despite all he plays violin reasonably well…he has very very strong muscle memory and…than the bare minimum and he is like this in violin too…he will play what he wants to play and…care. I finally asked him if he wants to continue violin or if he wants to stop after we finish book…honestly DS is never going to be an athlete and violin is the only extra curricular activity he really shines in… Read more
Conference Performance Videos
November 8, 2016 / Conference, Performance, Videos
this Video Flute Ensemble Concert Purchase this Video Kendall Advanced Violin Performing Ensemble Purchase this Video Madsen Guitar Concert Purchase this… Read more
Gripping violin with head
November 3, 2012 / Violin, Working with Students
pupil. I’m trying to stop her from gripping the violin too much with her head. She grips it so much…to swing her arms, put toy tea cups on her violin but it still happens. Any ideas how to stop this…Almost Dropped It Game.” Being allowed to almost drop a violin is usually enough to rivet their attention. The rest is…you. -1 Put your hands under, but not touching the violin to catch it in case of accidents. -2 Ask her… Read more
Converting a violin to a viola
August 5, 2011 / Injury Prevention, Instrument Size, Viola, Violin
How do you change a violin to a viola. My son (3 1/2) wants to…to figure out how to convert a 1/10th size violin to a viola. What size strings would we need to…can do. The most practical is to take correctly sized violin strings, and move them all over a space- take the…G spot rather than an E so the re-strung violin would have two G strings. The little Sabatier violas sound… Read more
News from Alfred Music, September 2016
November 1, 2016 / News, Pam Phillips
Suzuki Method Books! As you know the revised edition of Violin Volume 8 has been released and is in the stores…Moments. It includes fourteen beautiful and melodic pieces for solo violin and piano that inspire peaceful meditation and are perfect for…many occasions, that is a must-have for every professional violin… Read more
Very frustrated, I can't seem to hold my violin right...
August 29, 2008 / Violin
My daughter (4) will be starting Suzuki violin lessons in a week or so—I have had 3…next week before she starts. I can’t get my violin hold right, however, and the teacher said she really hoped…long enough or something, I just can’t get the violin where it is supposed to be. I am overweight, so…instead of the standard one that came with the rental violin) but that doesn’t help. My jawbone just hits the… Read more
Alfred Music Update
October 17, 2016 / Music
Suzuki Method Books! As you know the revised edition of Violin Volume 8 has been released and is in the stores…Moments. It includes fourteen beautiful and melodic pieces for solo violin and piano that inspire peaceful meditation and are perfect for…many occasions, that is a must-have for every professional violin… Read more
News from the Suzuki Association of Utah
November 1, 2016 / Chapters, News, Newsletter, Suzuki, Stacy Garner
Lake and Davis County regions both held “Star Wars” themed violin activities, called “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Wars.” Students learned pieces…their cello teachers dressed up as Suzuki Pieces! Southern Utah violins, violas and cellos will soon gather for a weekend workshop… Read more
Frustration with left thumb on violin
April 17, 2014 / Violin
months now), and she is finishing up Etude. She plays violin. We practice a lot, so so far she was progressing…she used to love practices), and wants to give up violin. (It doesn’t help that she has a twin sister…position, gives the student a tangible way to hold the violin neck. First hold up your left hand without the violin…where the left hand would normally go to play the violin. Make a straight line from the elbow up through the… Read more
Suzuki Violin Bowing & Fingerings
July 12, 2012 / Bow, Fingering, Violin
the ‘right’ fingerlings and bowings, one must remember a professional violin…Tiffany! Great post! My only comment is that “a professional violin…a registered Suzuki teacher. Dr. Merietta Oviatt Suzuki Specialist Viola/Violin Instructor Aber Suzuki Center, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point www…composer’s intent” very much. — Dr. Rafael Videira, DMA Violist—Violin and Viola Instructor—Conductor www.RafaelVideira.com So how do… Read more
Violin teacher in Marietta Georgia?
June 13, 2011 / Teachers, Violin
Smiles! Diane Diane http://www.myviolinvideos.com Videos of student violin recitals and violin tutorials. I’d recommend Katherine Jenkins or…Smiles! Diane Diane http://www.myviolinvideos.com Videos of student violin recitals and violin tutorials… Read more
Four Points of Relaxation for Violin Playing
January 24, 2014 / Violin
which have helped my students: Four Points of Relaxation for Violin Playing… Read more
CD's with violin part only for concertos?
May 30, 2008 / Violin
if any CD’s exist that have recorded only the violin parts of concertos? Do you mean the first and second…violin parts to the orchestra “by themselves”—or do you mean… Read more
Suzuki Association of Washington State
September 15, 2016 / Suzuki
lab” as part of the training. During his years as violin and viola professor at CWU, 1978–1984, he was concerned… Read more
Violin shop in Vancouver, BC
December 4, 2013 / Distance Learning, Instrument Care, Looking for a Teacher, Violin
the Vivaldi a minor, to get a 1/2 size violin. I only know shops in the States and was wondering…if anyone knows of a reputable violin shop in Vancouver where they could buy a decent 1…2 size violin. They are dedicated students so I think that by the…in Vancouver. Also, if anyone knows of a good Suzuki violin teacher in the Vancouver area, please let me know. Skype… Read more
Violin Websites in One Place
August 1, 2008 / Violin, Website
know that I have a blog that lists lots of violin websites/resources. Let me know if you want your website…it out at http://www.allviolinallthetime.blogspot.com Thanks!! Happy Violin Playing!! Consider adding: Connie’s Violin Page Internet resources for…violin…violins.com/Home.html Free Handouts for Music Teachers & Students… Read more
Need to learn to read music- violin
January 22, 2014 / Violin
music. She is 6, has no reading background and plays violin. Are there any apps, books, youtube videos, games…etc that…memorize the note names, and then where they are the violin (that’s A, and its an open A, that’s…daughter’s young age, she can be tutored by a violin…Other than that, you can teach her how to play violin with flash cards, get inspiration from Youtube videos, ebook about… Read more
Good classical violin music
December 1, 2013 / Violin
My girls started Suzuki violin this summer. They love it and they are progressing rapidly…I would like to expose them to some other great violin music, other than the Book 1 CD, which my whole…out there. :) However, I’d first recommend any of the violin/piano pieces by Fritz Kreisler. They are mainstays in the… Read more
Looking for Chinese Violin Songs for Performance
September 29, 2014 / Performance, Songs, Violin
Hello, I’m looking for some violin songs from China for my daughter violin’s performance. The… Read more
bringing 3 yo to violin & piano concert
August 13, 2011 / Piano, Violin
my soon to be 3 year old daughter to her violin teacher’s charity concert. any experience bringing a 3yo to…violin concert? are they.. in general, able to sit still and… Read more
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