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Violin Intonation: Using···

Most students do not have a bad ear. They have a violin intonation problem that is really a reference problem: nothing i···

Helping a Child Practise···

Every family that has tried to get a child to practise violin knows the same evening: the reminder, the sigh, ten minute···

Violin Rosin and Bow Hai···

Violin rosin and bow hair are the two cheapest parts of the sound chain and the two most often neglected. The violin get···

Sight-Reading on the Vio···

Sight-reading on the violin quietly decides more than it should. It decides whether a student gets the second violin cha···

How to Beat Stage Fright···

Stage fright before a violin recital is not a character flaw, and it is not something a student grows out of by being to···

In-Person Violin Lessons···

If you are an advanced violin player living in Beijing, or someone who has reached a certain level and feels stuck,···

In-Person Violin Lessons···

For the past few years, I have been watching a quiet but noticeable shift in how adults approach learning the violi···

In-Person Violin Lessons···

If you are living in Beijing as an expat, or if you are visiting for a few weeks or months, and you have a child wh···

In-Person Violin Courses···

I’ve spent the better part of two decades watching people pick up a violin for the first time, or the hundredth ti···