KATHY JUDD - VIOLIN, MUSIC & COMMON SENSE
a down-to-earth approach for stellar music-making
Given for every action (force) there is an opposite and equal reaction, it is nice sometimes to think of allowing the violin to rise up to greet the bow, rather than thinking that the bow is always pressing down into a rigidly fixed instrument. It's amazing the amount of sound that can be generated by slightly pressing up the violin into the bow.
Welcome to My Blog! Please enjoy these thoughts on playing the violin, often written after assisting a student through a unique challenge...
Especially in long lyrical passages, the short notes - upbeats or connecting notes - are overlooked in favor of concentrating on making...
You need to breathe when you play. Sounds obvious, right? However, the "fight, flight, freeze" reaction of the sympathetic nervous...
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