Many musicians are afraid of the dreaded metronome- but learning how to operate one will make things incredibly easy! Just watch the video below!

Review Questions 1. What is U.H, L.H. and W.B.? Can you demonstrate them comfortably? 2. What is the proper way to play shoulder pizzicato? 3. From this point on I will assume you have learned all of your notes on the D and A string. If you haven’t, then you should probably go back and [...]

Hello and welcome to Stringsavvy.com Free Video Violin Lesson #1! My name is Thom and I will be guiding you along! In this first part we will be going over the very basics. I am assuming, whether or not it applies to you, that you know nothing and this is your very first instrument. That [...]

We have all grown up hearing the familiar phrase, “Practice makes perfect!” There is the idea that the more you practice, the better you’ll get. But does it really end there, or is there something that your parents missed? Practicing is really the process of creating a muscle memory, which is defined as “a phrase [...]