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How to Improve Violin Bowing & Intonation Skills
Violin Practice: Stacking Notes in G Scale
Violin Practice: Stacking Notes in D Scale
Violin Practice: Stacking Notes in A Scale
Violin Practice: Open Strings
Violin Practice: Intervals in Thirds
Violin Practice: Intervals in Fourths
Violin Practice: Intervals in Fifths
Violin Practice: Intervals in Sixths
Violin Practice: Bowing on the Fingerboard
Violin Practice: Bowing Close to the Bridge
Violin Practice: Different Bow Speeds
Violin Practice: Bowing in Upper Positions
Violin Practice: Bowing on Lower Strings
Violin Practice: Bowing on Higher Strings
Violin Practice: Combining Skills
Summary: Check open strings on violin to make sure you are in tune when playing scales. Learn how to practice the open strings of the violin in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Elizabeth Willis is a classically-trained violinist and pianist. He has studied piano since the age four, and violin since the age of five. She studied at the St. Louis Community Music...read more
"So, again, in your practicing while you're doing exercises, doing your scales, a good thing to do is to just check open strings. Even though while you're playing through something, while you're playing through your scale, and while you're playing through your short pieces, just to really make sure that you are in tune at all times. So, you know, it might mean just kind of checking your G. (Demo) And you can make little adjustments as you go. (Demo) And, as you're checking with open strings you can play the octave together or you can kind of just go back and forth, you can do something like this (Demo) and adjust. Or just play a straight octave. (Demo)"
eHow Article: Violin Practice: Open Strings
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