Goodbye Squeaks, Hello Quality Tone On The Violin

What you’ll learn
Learn the common bow hold mistakes that cause the violin to sound squeaky.
Build strength and agility in order to improve your violin’s tone quality.
Use leverage and weight to make a beautiful tone.
Learn how to use your bow to create beautiful, expressive moments in music.

Requirements
No violin-playing experience is needed.

Description
Join violinist Katie Glumac for this comprehensive and engaging course to discover the art of creating a beautiful, full sound on the violin. Throughout this course, you will be guided through a series of meticulously designed drills aimed at refining your sound and eliminating any squeaking while playing. These drills are specifically crafted to help you achieve a sustained, velvety tone while simultaneously working to enhance your muscle strength, dexterity, and overall performance quality on the violin. Finally, we will put it all together to create a beautiful tone on the violin.In this course, we will delve into the intricacies of bow technique and arm technique, providing you with a deep understanding of how to achieve optimal sound production. Additionally, we will incorporate a range of exercises geared towards building strength and improving agility, ensuring that you develop a well-rounded skill set as a violinist.These comprehensive exercises are tailored to benefit both beginner and intermediate violin students, as well as anyone keen on refining their tone, eliminating squeaks, and improving their violin sound quality. I hope to see you soon as we embark on this enjoyable adventure with us and unlock the secrets to creating a captivating, beautiful tonal sound on the violin.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Bow Hold

Lecture 2 How To Hold The Bow

Section 3: Getting Started

Lecture 3 Box Bow Excercise

Lecture 4 Spider Bow Exercise

Lecture 5 Removing Tension While Playing

Section 4: Improving Tone

Lecture 6 Get The Best Possible Violin Sound

Lecture 7 Crumpled Paper Bow Hold

Lecture 8 One Size Fits No One

Lecture 9 How To Play With A Straight Bow

Section 5: Building Strength

Lecture 10 Bow Pushups

Section 6: Strength and Flexibility The Key To Playing Success

Lecture 11 Drop Bow Exercise Part 1

Lecture 12 Drop Bow Exercise Part 2

This class is a perfect fit for beginner and intermediate violinists working on improving their playing.