Transforming the Self-Critical
Saturday, August 7, 2010
We all experience negative thoughts about ourselves from time to time. When it's frequent and leads to hopelessness and frustration it can be debilitating to our progress as a musician and have a
Tuning for Beginners-chromatic tuners
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Chromatic tuners, like the ones we can clip to our instrument's scroll, can be great tools to help us develop good intonation skills. However, they can also delay that process if we don't use them
News and Updates July 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
I have just completed some supplemental worksheets to go along with the Intermediate Intonation Workout Series. Go to an episode to print the PDF's.
Also, learn about a new upcoming episode series
Intermediate Intonation Workout #4 (violins only): "E" String Finger Patterns
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Train your ears for excellent intonation on your violin or viola. Laurel Thomsen helps you tune 9 basic finger patterns on the "E" string in first position. Whew! After this you'll be ready for any
Intermediate Intonation Workout #4 (viola's only): "C" String Finger Patterns
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Train your ears for excellent intonation on your violin or viola. Laurel Thomsen helps you tune 9 basic finger patterns on the "C" string in first position. Whew! After this you'll be ready for any
Introducing the Violin and Viola Practice Power Podcast!
If you want to learn to tune by ear, train your brain for excellent intonation, play confidently with a metronome, be able to learn tunes by ear, and are generally interested in all things strings, subscribe on iTunes!
Need more help? Besides her in-person studio, Laurel offers private violin and viola lessons online via Skype and iChat!
Podcast subscribers: Receive a 15% discount off your first private lesson via Skype when you mention the podcast.
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