Have you wondered which violin pickup to buy? Check my reviews below! If you decided to play with a band, maybe a jazz or rock/metal ensemble, that's awesome! But I bet you have a very important issue right off the bat: the volume that your acoustic violin produces is not enough... In fact, you can [...]

The F Major violin scale is a great one to learn because it introduces using a low first finger into your left-hand posture and technique. In this post, I cover all you need to know about this scale, including how to play it and examples of music pieces composed in this key signature. Before we [...]

Improve your playing by doing violin bowing exercises! FREE Violin Bowing Exercises Improve Your Bowing Technique DOWNLOAD PDF Holding the bow, as well as having control of it, is one of the most fundamental principles of the violin technique. The way we use the bow determines the quality of the sound, and a well-prepared bow [...]

Check out what sautillé is, how to learn it, and how it differs from other techniques like spiccato! What is Sautillé Bowing? Sautillé is a bowing technique where the bow quickly bounces or jumps off the string creating short and sharp notes. This technique is mostly used for very fast passages. The word sautillé comes [...]