by Elise | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog
Inspired by Sally O’Reilly, I have been introducing more advanced bowing patterns while my students are still in Book 1 (rather than waiting until these patterns show up in the repertoire). After a few years of doing this, it has made a dramatic difference in my...
by Elise | Feb 20, 2022 | Blog
Earlier this winter I was scrounging around my good friend’s kitchen to write a quick memo. Doesn’t everyone have a junk drawer in their kitchen? An exhaustive search finally uncovered a pencil stub. It fit in my hand in an unexpected way. My friend came downstairs. I...
by Elise | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
I recently helped a colleague of mine who moved from out of state and is beginning to build her studio from scratch. I had forgotten how nerve-wracking this process can be! She was entering an area with many excellent violin teachers already, so conveying her skills...
by Elise | May 10, 2021 | Blog
How does tapping maintain the bowhold? I took a training years ago whose primary focus was two dozen quick, seemingly simple activities with the just bow. There were many exercises whose purpose was not obvious to me. Okay, honestly, most of them. Like … what function...
by Elise | May 4, 2021 | Blog
Vibrato Tips & Insights (4 of 4): Getting the Full View (and Full Sequence) There are a dozen tips I still want to share with you. I’ve been wrestling all week with which one to choose for this last email! The first finger that just won’t loosen up?...
