February 21, 2023
Album Leaf

Album Leaf is one of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, a collection of 66 short piano pieces - lovely little mood-pictures. This cheeky dance is No. 7 from the first set, Op. 12

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February 16, 2023
Étude No. 3, Op.44 - Ferdinand David

This is an excellent study for practising dotted rhythms, because pretty much the entire thing is made up of dotted rhythms! Make sure to keep them super snappy!

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February 16, 2023
Audacious Arpeggios

These arpeggios are audacious indeed as they move between different major and minor keys. Keep the string crossings nice and smooth and watch out for the accidentals!

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February 16, 2023
de Bériot - Duo No. 2

This lilting, lugubrious adagio in A minor is the second of de Bériot's 12 Petits Duos. The smooth, soulful tune sings above an unsettled, undulating accompaniment.

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February 16, 2023
Shifting Perspectives

Shift up and down with the first finger - from 1st through to 4th position - to get a new, and hopefully nice and clear, perspective on things!

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February 16, 2023
The Water is Wide

Up the bank, doun the brae, and yon burn-side we gae, where the Water is Wide! Also known as ‘O Waly, Waly’, this is a lovely, yearning folk song that originates from Scotland.

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February 16, 2023
Scale Drills - G, A, B, C, D major

Drill those scales with these punishing exercises! Get the metronome going and then lift and drop the fingers with energy and precision of timing and tuning.

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February 16, 2023
To The Greenwood

This delightful traditional song in the key of C, often known as 'Come Follow Me', can be played as a round, with each player starting at a different time.

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February 16, 2023
Make Shift

Make sure there’s nothing makeshift about the way you make shifts! Glide smoothly between 1st and 3rd position on each string, landing perfectly in tune every time!

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February 16, 2023
Crossing Paths

Cross paths through various keys in these convivial string crossing exercises! Keep the fingers of the left hand pressed down and navigate your way through the chords.

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February 16, 2023
The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog

Juuuuuuump! You’ll need really agile, accurate shifting and string crossing for this exercise. If you miss, the Lazy Dog could very quickly become an Angry Dog!

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February 16, 2023
Hooked Bowing Exercises

Hone your hooked bowing with these effervescent exercises! Practise these jaunty zigzaggy arpeggio patterns in G, A, Bb, and C major, and soon you'll be hooked!

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February 16, 2023
Voluntary No. 5 - Stanley

John Stanley was an 18th century English composer and organist. Here's our arrangement of one of his particularly triumphant organ voluntaries for violin and piano.

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February 16, 2023
Slippery Slopes

Caution! Tread very carefully indeed as you manoeuvre in tones (whole steps) and semitones (half steps) up and down these treacherously slippery chromatic slopes!

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February 16, 2023
Close Calls

Practise semitones (half steps) using different fingers and the same finger. Try to make the two versions of the exercise sound as similar to each other as possible!

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February 16, 2023
Mind Your Step

Beware! If you don't get the half steps and whole steps in the right place in this chromaticky piece, you might fall through the cracks!

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February 16, 2023
Cross Purposes

Don’t be at cross purposes when it comes to crossing strings! You’ll need to agree on the what, where, when and how to move seamlessly from one string to the next!

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February 16, 2023
Zebra Crossing

There are lots of zebra crossings in this piece, helping you to move from one string the next. Make sure you know where they are and always cross at the zebra crossing!

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February 16, 2023
Sight-Reading Checklist
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February 16, 2023
Smooth Crossings

Make the journey as smooth as you possibly can, as you cross the open strings in a variety of different bowing patterns. Smooth sailing all the way!

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February 16, 2023
Your Practice Menu

If you always know how to improve then you'll always be getting better and better! And this Practice Menu helps provide a clear structure for your violin practice.

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February 16, 2023
Practice Techniques

This useful checklist of practice techniques will help you to stay focused on what you need to do to make effective progress in your violin practice.

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February 16, 2023
Repertoire Practice Questions
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February 16, 2023
7 Step Practice Approach

A 7-step approach to violin practice. Follow these steps to achieve continual improvement in your violin playing!

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January 26, 2023
Highs and Lows

Each finger experiences the highs and lows of first position in this super-useful exercise! Listen really carefully to make sure you don’t go too high, or too low!

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