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Looking to upgrade my son's violin case
October 17, 2015 / Case, Equipment, Violin
We are looking to upgrade my son’s (full size) violin case, and I don’t know much about the brands…the best. He is in middle school and takes the violin back and forth a lot, on the bus, so it… Read more
Chinese Songs for Violin
March 24, 2013 / Songs, Violin
Essie posted some info on Chinese songs for violin. I looked them up, but could not find a way…you want? And at what difficulty level? I have a violin beginner book that is all in Chinese… Read more
Good Place to buy a violin
November 11, 2014 / Violin
and the parents want to buy a good medium student violin (it’s really hard to buy here in Brazil, almost…from China and aren’t good ones). They want a violin between $700 and $1000 dollars. Do you have any suggestions…the entire outfit? Well, you mentioned not liking Chinese-made violins, but in that budget range, I’m pretty sure all…some setup work done on an old 1/2-size violin for my youngest, and they were great (and charged me… Read more
O'Connor Violin Method
November 22, 2010 / Supplementary Repertoire, Violin
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Violin Videos
January 14, 2007 / Video, Videos, Violin
Nice page with collection of violin videos: http://vegyeskar.hu/violin.hegedu.video/violin_video_home.htm Free Handouts for Music Teachers &…violins.com/library.html#handouts Thanks for posting, I’ve had…site can be very good if it has biographys of violin…nicer design but overall is vergood Nice work, mahmoud My Violin Teaching Diary fiddlepeople wow…thanks for posting This site can… Read more
Recommendations for 4/4 Violin for mom to practice with son
June 28, 2016 / Practice, Violin
I have a four year old who started to play violin in September. His teacher has loaned me a Nagoya Suzuki…understanding of Suzuki. Anyways, it is time to give the violin back. I want to buy a cheap violin for myself…teacher is wonderful but is not familiar with cheaper brand violins. We also live in a small town so the violin…needing to be changed out in order for make cheaper violins be playable. Does anyone have a brand to recommend? I… 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
Helping my almost 8 year old with violin
March 15, 2009 / Violin
some clarification. My son is almost 8 and we started violin at the local suzuki institute when he was 5.5…so this will be our 3rd year with violin. He is currently beginning work on Minuet 1. My son…and attentional issues…he has had therapy for both and violin was initially started as an extention of therapy. He has…really done well with violin in some areas…he has an extremely strong ear and… Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
News from the Latin American Country Association Committee - May 2021
May 27, 2021 / News
students from different instruments participated: flute, guitar, piano, trumpet, viola, violin and cello. A group of teachers was in charge of…be several training courses for different instrument books (piano, cello, violin, guitar, flute), as well as Philosophy course, early childhood music…be offered: Philosophy, Teaching Strategies for all instruments, Guitar 2, Violin 1, Introduction to the Kodály Method and Kodály… 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
Noticias del Comité de Asociaciones de América Latina - Mayo de 2021
May 27, 2021 / News
El Comité de Asociaciones Suzuki de América Latina informa que el día viernes 21 de mayo mantuvo una reunión en la cual se compartió la experiencia vivida por Bibiana Carvajal, ex presidenta de la Asociación Suzuki de Colombia. Esto tuvo el propósito de enriquecer el proceso de brindar mentorías… 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
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
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
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