The 5 WORST Violin Technique Mistakes (and 5 exercises to FIX them!)

I’m in violin virtuoso, and my playing has improved so much!

Weird...these exercises fixed my technique mistakes too...

Oh, thanks Rob! I’m a newbie, at age 73, and I need all the help in the world!🌍

The bow grip that you are recommending is the Russian bow grip. The one that you say in this video is a mistake is the Franco Belgian bow grip. The Franco Belgian bow grip is the one that's much more widely used. And I would say it produces a full bodied very loud strong sound when done correctly.

The “shallow” bow grip is fine, it keeps your wrist lower which is good. You can still transfer arm weight. The stick will fall between the 2nd and 3rd joint or right in the 3rd joint. The deeper bow hold could cause pushing down into the string. Teaching 45 yrs

Need to pay my compliments. Both your content and its delivery are so practical and inviting to try that I already see myself spending the summer practicing with your tips while my poor teacher will reinstate his peace of mind during holidays. Thanks for your work.

Holy heck that tip about bow hold makes a difference

hey RobLandes thanks for the tips on my violin skills after watching this. I struggle to come back to play violin after stopping for 2 years. I am learning again, trying my best to where i should be and continuing my violin to play.

This was so helpful! Might I suggest you do a video on how much the bow should be rotated in relationship to the strings. For example, (as a self taught player), I used to have the bow hairs moving across the strings in a strict 90 degree angle to the strings. From every violinist worth their salt, I see that is a mistake. The bow should be rotated to catch the edge of the horse hairs, not the flat surface created by the bow hairs. I've never seen a violin teacher explain this "rotational angle" (I made up that term) of the bow as it draws across the strings. Please explain this. 😊

11:41 so beautiful melody

I'm glad you started this channel. Do you take topic requests? If so, would LOVE to know more about your bow hold - your wrist is super high. Not sure if that's because you have long arms or if the bow hold is different than "standard."

I learned the „shallow“ and the Russian. I much prefer the Russian and , by the way , these principles are very similar to what Kato Havas taught.

This was reaaally helpful thank you so much

Hope you're having a great day!

For the thumb squeezing tip, a good way to think about it is to not let the thumb grab the violin, but instead let the violin rest between the thumb and index finger If that makes any sense. Hold out the two fingers and rest the violin between the first joint on the thumb and the base joint of the index finger. You shouldn't need to use force, just hold out the fingers and the violin will automatically sit there.

Hello~ The last tip will help SO MUCH thank you ❤

Very engaging! Subscribed.

Great! Many techniques used by Ivan Galamian. Positioning depends on physical size and shape. James Ehnes!

Super super super lovely tips

can you make a video wether or not you should use shoulder rest or not, and how it either affect or damage the violin sound quality and the body itself, thank you.