Cut Time Tip
March 06, 2008
Cut time can be a problem for young string players. The
biggest problem is that students use the same amount of
bow in cut time as they do in common time. They need to
"cut" the bow when in cut time.
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Podcast
Getting Started with vibrato, part 1
December 02, 2007
This video shows a simple technique to get you started
with vibrato.
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Podcast
Slow bows
December 01, 2007
This video shows a couple of strategies for helping
students learn to play with slow bows.
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Podcast
Shaping the right hand
November 30, 2007
This video shows a few ways to shape the bow hand. It
focuses quite a bit on the thumb, which tends to be the
biggest problem.
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Podcast
Pancake hand
November 28, 2007
This video shows the problem of a violinist's collapsed
left wrist, why it is detrimental to one's playing, and
how it can be fixed.
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Podcast
How to cut a broken bow hair
November 26, 2007
This video shows you how to properly cut a broken bow
hair so that you don't end up pulling out more bow
hairs.
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Podcast
What is this blog/podcast?
October 12, 2007
I am creating a blog (online journal) & podcast
(audio and/or video feed) regarding string pedagogy.
There are many resources for string pedagogy, however I
will be presenting my own demonstrations and
explanations so that I can become a better teacher and
better lecturer.