The Truth About Violin Scales
Mon, 01/22/2018 - 12:08pm
Ah, violin scales. An essential part of any practice regiment, these warmups are a polarizing figure in the music community. We're taught early on in our musical careers that scales are the be all and end all of our practice sessions, yet many dread spending time working on them. After all, it's very possible to feel like little progress is made on your scale work, even after multiple practice sessions.
With decades of experience under his belt, world-renowned violinist and ArtistWorks violin master Richard Amoroso is the perfect voice of reason for exactly what you should be focusing on during these warm up sessions. Check out what he has to say about playing violin scales below.
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably practiced scales at some point in your life. You’ve probably also been told that you should be practicing them more. A bit like flossing, the topic of violin scales comes up during violin lessons usually in question form:
How to Play Violin Subharmonics
Wed, 02/10/2016 - 11:53am
Welcome to "Press Your Bow", the only game show devoted to violin subharmonics! So just what is a violin subharmonic? As your host Nathan Cole explains, violin subharmonics are notes that are lower than those you can play by normal means - notes that you can only play if you Press Your Bow! By pressing your bow, you can play notes that are lower in tone than the open G string, without having to tuning down the string.
So let’s get started. As Nathan demonstrates in the video, there are 3 steps to playing a subharmonic on violin:
New Beginner Violin Lessons from Nathan Cole
Tue, 02/24/2015 - 4:21pm
ArtistWorks is proud to announce that we have re-launched Nathan Cole's Online Classical Violin School with a focus on beginner violin lessons. Now everyone including beginners can learn how to play violin with a first chair violinist from the LA Philharmonic. Nathan's beginner-friendly approach embraces the idea that learning how to play violin should be fun and rewarding at every level - regardless of technical ability.
There's over 60 new lessons added to Nathan Cole's core curriculum, including many new fundamental violin basics and beginner violin songs. You don't need to know how to read music in order to follow along, Nathan's online lessons contain everything you need to learn how to play violin - and you can do it all on your own time, at your own pace.
How to Choose a Violin for Beginners
Thu, 06/19/2014 - 3:59pm
It was the year 2004: I was 9 years old and my older sister was 13. We had both been playing piano for several years and now my sister wanted to try out the flute. I, being the stubborn little sister, also had to leave the music store with something of my own though of course. So I carefully inspected the store for something that resonated with me.
Spoiler alert - I play the violin to this day. So you can guess that I ended up going home with a violin that day ten years go. My grandfather bought me a half size violin for less than $100. The bow was so cheap they gave it away for free with the case.
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