Violin Class

I walk you through my routine for practicing my scales, including slow and acceleration scales, different bowing patterns, and arpeggios.

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Sign up for the Creative Scales Workshop/
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Saturday, April 29th at 2pm (Eastern Time)

Scales should be fun!
In this live workshop, you'll learn: 

• New ideas and creative ways to practice your violin scales
• How to use scales to play violin more expressively  
• How to get a great technical workout without getting bored

Hope to see you there!

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Although we mainly stick with classical violin here on Violin Class, I have a lot of jazz-curious listeners. That's why I’ve invited Matt Holborn of the Jazz Violin podcast to join me.

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Matt Holborn is an improvising violinist based in London. He performs with The London Django Collective, Learn To Draw and curates nights for Soho Jazz Live. Along with a busy performance schedule, Matt is also a jazz violin teacher and podcaster, hosting the Jazz Violin Podcast
You can find Matt here:
Website
The Jazz Violin Podcast
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I'm joined by  luthiers Rozie Deloach and Jerry Lynn of OMO podcast: The Romance & Reality of violin makers. 

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Where you can find team OMO:
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Caraway Strings
JHL Violins

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Four strategies for avoiding burnout when practicing the violin, including cutting down on practice time, mixing up your routine, taking short breaks, and giving yourself space.

Resources mentioned:

Free download: Violin Warmups: The Complete Guide for Adult Beginners

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In this episode, we’re going to look at one of the first things I want my private violin students to learn how to do— diagnosing these errors on your own and having the tools to fix them. 

This is part 2/2 of troubleshooting unpleasant sounds on the violin.

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You’re not sounding so hot in today’s violin practice session. Is it you or your violin? 

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I'm joined by Eric Mrugala, a violinist and host of the Violin Podcast. We’re discussing the state of the career of a modern-day violinist, how that has changed with the rise of social media, and what we think is missing in music schools to prepare violinists for the realities of modern-day violinists’ careers. You can check out our other collaborative episode on his show here: https://www.violinpodcast.com/43-julia-reddy-host-of-violin-class-podcast/

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I talk to my violin student Julia, who has been playing the violin for a bit over a year and a half and is what I would consider an example of a dedicated student of violin.

Julia gives her advice to others learning the violin, her perspective on overcoming all the mental hurdles that come with learning a complex skill, and how sometimes you need to step away from your goals to stay on track. Other topics we touch on is how she fits violin and classical music into her daily life, and just generally things that she enjoys about the violin.

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