Here are resources for parents of violin kids, and more independent violin students, alike.
I have organized them like a drop-down menu. Go to the top of the page and have a look.
Most importantly remember this key nugget:
We’re not trying to remember content when we practise. It’s not like studying for a test.
We are learning movements. We are training our hands, arms, fingers into performing accurate, fast and good movements to produce a number of sounds, runs, “riffs” and so on. In the first place practising is much more like training for a sport than like learning about a topic. Violin is practical.
So here is how we do this:
We repeat
1) small clusters of notes (movements), in about 2-3 second “bytes” (that’s one or two bars at a time)
2) several times over (8 repeats is a good rhythm to start with, then a 30 second “brain break”, then another 8 times)
3) slowly and accurately
4) paying close attention to the movement.
Having said this, that is how we drill technique. Now go read “The 5 Levels of Practising” from the drop-down menu. 🙂
Best.
Your teacher Lyz
Violin Tricks 