Julia's Violin Blog

In violin playing, there is a wide variety of bowing techniques you can use to make your pieces sound great. Whether you are a professional violinist or want to play for fun, gaining a full understanding of the different types of bowing techniques can be very helpful. Not only can it help you to get [...]

Do You Want to Make Your Cheap Violin Sound Better? Here are 6 Things You Can Improve, None of Which is Your Technique. When you begin a new hobby, such as learning to play the violin, you sometimes don’t want to or can not invest too much money at the start. Luckily, there are many [...]

Knowing how to rosin a bow is an important part of playing the violin. Yet it is often overlooked by those first learning to play. Most students use the violin rosin that comes in their student kit, without considering other options. Today you'll find out that there are a lot advantages by considering other options [...]

Violins bows are made up of a stick, wood, horse hair, wooden, plastic or carbon parts – all working together to create a “magical wand” with which you can play beautiful violin music! Every violin bow is different, but there are always three fundamental parts: the bow stick, the bow hair, and the frog. In [...]

You've probably heard classical violinists on YouTube tossing around the word "violin harmonics" when they talk about the pieces they practice — but what does that even mean? And why would anyone want to study harmonic notes on the violin? Rest assured, in this blog post you will learn everything there is to know about [...]

Looking for a violin chinrest on the market right now and  finding the right one can be overwhelming with regard to both time and money. For this reason, I can see why so many players just use the one that comes with their violin. However, considering that we spend a lot of time trying to [...]

Learning to play the violin is awesome, but how do you decide which type of violin to choose when you are left-handed? There are both right-handed and left-handed violins available and if you are just getting started it can be overwhelming to make a decision. Even though most people play on a right-handed instrument, you [...]

Buying your first violin is very exciting. The anticipation of playing your first note or first piece is the stuff of daydreams. With this anticipation and excitement comes the question, what size violin do you need? In this post I will show you exactly how to decide what violin size is right for you or [...]

Are you looking for the best YouTube Channels to learn the violin online? Look no further! Here's a list of all YouTube channels you need to know about for each situation. Of course, there is no one "best" YouTube channel. It depends on your current learning goals, learning style and personal situation which YouTube channel [...]

You may have heard the violin is a difficult instrument. But, is the violin hard to learn? As an adult beginner, I will answer this for you. In order to do so, I have enlisted the help of a group of friends. They are adult beginners of different ages, from different backgrounds, who live in [...]

A violin teacher's pick of the best violin shoulder rest from Kun, Wolf, Everest, Bon Musica and more. When I wrote a new post about violin shoulder rests on my blog last week, I asked which shoulder rest the readers of my blog prefer. The post had over a 50 comments - featuring more than [...]

When I posted my video blog “How to Learn the Violin Fast” last week I received among many incredibly kind comments (thank you so much), one comment from a gentleman called Rick. The comment was the following: I am forever amazed at your dedication to helping others learn to play the violin. At the present [...]