I recently got an email from a longtime reader and friend asking for help with one of those fast and loud pieces that never seems to give you a break. He said his arm was getting tired, and I assumed he was talking about the bow arm. But actually it was the left arm that was …
Rid yourself of damaging left hand tension: find your MVP Read More »
Sooner or later as a violinist, you have to come to grips with spiccato. Some folks have it easy: their bows just seems to bounce on their own. But most violinists struggle for months, years even, to get their bows to do what they want when they want! Maybe you find yourself stuck somewhere in the …
What do you do when fast isn’t fast enough? Inspired by my friend Noa Kageyama at the Bulletproof Musician, I made a video about how to get those fingers moving at warp speed… but accurately! It isn’t slow practice exactly… but it isn’t fast either. Just watch and see. This hybrid approach, through the grouping …
Gain speed and accuracy by grouping notes (video) Read More »