KATHY JUDD - VIOLIN, MUSIC & COMMON SENSE
a down-to-earth approach for stellar music-making
Updated: Apr 15, 2023
Well, of course. So, what's the point? Although students work on rhythm, intonation, shifting, vibrato, and all the various bowing techniques, too often they forget this fundamental fact: music is sound. It is good to ask this question: do you absolutely love your sound? If not, Houston, we have a problem.
Welcome to My Blog! Please enjoy these thoughts on playing the violin, often written after assisting a student through a unique challenge...
Especially in long lyrical passages, the short notes - upbeats or connecting notes - are overlooked in favor of concentrating on making...
You need to breathe when you play. Sounds obvious, right? However, the "fight, flight, freeze" reaction of the sympathetic nervous...
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