January 2014

How Music Education Can Be the Base of All Education

January 30, 2014 03:45

Music education is much more than just learning the skill to play an instrument. Music education touches many areas in your life and your development.

In this video I stand on my soap box and talk about how music education affects the following:

- Playing a musical instrument creates complex connections in your brain which have the nice side effect that your IQ increase (the Mozart effect)
- Motorial skills
- Cultural (arts) and historical knowledge and interest
- Reading
- Abstract thinking
- Social skills
- Timing
- Memory training
- Creativity
- Self esteem and cooping system
- Connection between body and mind
- Bilateral learning, learning with both halves of your brain
- Sensitivity

Is this video useful to you? Please let me know in the comments!

Love,

Zlata

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How to Stop Your Bow from Jumping

January 30, 2014 03:41

What to do if your bow jumps or shakes when you don’t want it to?

Our viewer Michael writes:

I'm having problens bowing.
The bow is jumping just a little and the sound vibrate too.
I tried diferent bows, and breu quantities, the intenssity of the jump chagues but i could not come to a conclusion.
I'm a begginner student, i have just finished the suzuki violin book 1.
I pratice trying to Stop Thís jump and refining my moviment.
The theacher i use to Had class, also tried with me to find what i do tão cause it, Bow hold, wrist position elbow positiom, and the whole body position and the moviment.
I watch wheigt X pressure vídeo, and could not solve Thís problem.
Do you have another tip to help me.
Best regardes Michael

Do your recognize Michael’s issue? Watch this video and learn how to get control over your bow!

Did you enjoy this video? Please let me know in the comments!

Love,

Zlata

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Wooden Bow vs Carbon Fiber Bow... which to choose???

January 23, 2014 03:16

Why should you choose for a wooden bow and why should you choose for a carbon bow?

What are the advantages of wood and carbon? What are the differences?

What kind of different carbon bows are there?

Which is cheaper? Carbon or wood? In which price class should you look?

What is the difference between brazil and pernambuc?

In this video I will introduce you in the world of bows and advice what works best for you in which price class.

Did you enjoy this video? Please let me know in the comments!

Love,

Zlata

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How Much Pressure to Use in Violin or Viola Playing?

January 22, 2014 06:01

Violin or viola playing (and especially violin) is learning to do less instead of to do more.

Lot's of people tend to do more if the violin or viola is not doing what they want. This can work against them in many cases.

How can you play effortless? How much pressure should you use?

Is this video useful to you? Please let me know in the comments!

Love,

Zlata

PS: Do you have questions for me on violin or viola playing? Post a comment below or send an e-mail to info@violinlounge.com

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15 First Steps on the Violin or Viola

January 17, 2014 04:03

Your dream is to play the violin and/or viola... but where do you start? What are the first steps?

In this video I take you through my system of teaching and the first 15 steps I take with (child and adult) beginner violinists and violists. I explain how this gets you making and enjoying music as soon as possible, creating a beautiful tone (no scratching and squeaking!), playing relaxed and having freedom on the violin and viola.

Does my system and it’s results speak to you? (if not, that’s ok too) I can help you! I offer this system to you in an online program, which is affordable, flexible and accessible for violinists and violists (to be) all over the world. Please click here for more information!

Love,

Zlata

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Why Would You Record Your Own Violin or Viola Playing?

January 16, 2014 05:32

Recording yourself is a very powerful practice tool. Why?

In this video I explain the advantages of recording yourself.

Is this video useful to you? Please let me know in the comments!

Love,

Zlata

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How to Increase the Lifetime of Your Violin or Viola Strings?

January 9, 2014 06:57

Good violin or viola strings are expensive and playing on new strings and tuning them all the time is irritating.

So... you would like to maximize the lifetime of your violin or viola strings.

In this video I share some tips to increase the lifetime of your strings.

Click here to buy exactly the same strings Zlata uses on her violin!

Is this video useful to you? Please let me know in the comments!

Love,

Zlata

PS: Do you have questions for me on violin or viola playing? Post a comment below or send an e-mail to info@violinlounge.com

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4 Violin and Viola Exercises You Can Do Silently While Watching TV!

January 8, 2014 03:58

Hello there, little couch potatoes!

If you are a couch potato, but you would also like to be a very good violinist or violist... this video is must-watch for you!

Do you feel like you don't have enough time to practice the violin or viola?

How many hours a day/week/month do you watch TV?

Wouldn't it be relaxed if you could turn these TV hours into effective practice hours without effort?

Extra advantage: these exercises are silent, so you won't bother your family members or neighbors.

Watch this video in which I explain and demonstrate all exercises:

1) Fingering exercises to practice a piece or practice your left hand technique in general and train your fingers
2) Bow hold and bowing exercises
3) Smooth bowing exercises
4) Looking at sheet music to make fingerings or learn something by heart

Is this video useful to you? Please let me know in the comments!

Love,

Zlata

PS: Do you have questions for me on violin or viola playing? Post a comment below or send an e-mail to info@violinlounge.com

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How To Train Your Pinky to Play Violin and Viola (left and right pinky) [Pinky Training Program]

January 2, 2014 10:58

Do you have difficulties with playing the fourth finger? (your left pinky)
Do you have difficulties with smooth bowing, because your pinky is to weak to do the work? (your right pinky)

Ok, let's get those pinkies into my Pinky Training Program!

In this video I share exercises to train the strength and flexibility of your pinkies:

1) Play piano in the table (until you can crush a sugar cube)
2) Always use your right pinky actively in bowing: your bowing will be more smooth and controlled
3) Don't avoid the 4th finger (this pinky will not get trained and it will be even more scary in the future)
4) Place your fingers confident, attack the strings
5) Practice bowing movements with a pencil