Music Gift Guide | Online Violin Teacher
Music Gift Guide | Online Violin Teacher With Christmas on my mind, I thought it would be fun today to share a music gift guide. Here are 9 gift ideas for the music students in your life. Metronome A metronome is a critical tool for the serious music student. Metronomes help students internalize…
Suzuki Violin Progress Charts | Violin Printable
Suzuki Violin Progress Charts | Violin Printable Did you know that your brain loves to be rewarded? It’s true! Rewards release dopamine in the brain, which makes your brain want to keep doing whatever caused it to receive the reward. For this reason, I intentionally find ways to celebrate my students in their…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Violin Sheet Music
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Violin Sheet Music As a musician, Christmas music always comes early. I prepare for Christmas performances every year, so I have always started learning my Christmas music in October. Here’s a new arrangement you can add to your Christmas music collection– “Have Yourself a Merry Little…
How To Learn Vibrato | Online Violin Lessons
How To Learn Vibrato | Online Violin Lessons One of the first questions I get asked from a new student is often, “When can I learn that wiggly-finger thing?”. Adding vibrato to your playing enhances musicality and can make your playing more exciting and interesting. It takes a lot of practice to develop…
Viola First Position Flashcards | Herriman Viola Lessons
Viola First Position Flashcards | Herriman Viola Lessons I love using flashcards for my beginner and intermediate students. The very first set of flashcards that I use with my students is viola fingerings in 1st position. Although I am a trained Suzuki teacher, I use a combination of the Suzuki Method and traditional…
How Far I’ll Go | Violin Sheet Music
How Far I’ll Go | Violin Sheet Music One of my favorite things to do as a musician is to transcribe popular music for violin. I like to create simplified arrangements so that even my beginner students can learn to play these fun pieces. Today, I’m excited to share my printable violin sheet…
When to Rehair Your Violin Bow (and why!) | Herriman Violin Lessons
When to Rehair Your Violin Bow (and why!) | Herriman Violin Lessons Have you ever wondered why violinists replace their bow hairs? Read on to learn why – and when – to rehair your bow. Why should I rehair my bow? Violin bows are made of horse hair. Over time, this hair…
Violin Left Hand Technique – Dos and Don’ts | Herriman Violin Lessons
Violin Left Hand Technique – Dos and Don’ts | Herriman Violin Lessons Learning to play on a fretless stringed instrument can be tricky, and just learning where to place your finger to play in tune isn’t all there is to it. Violinists should take great care to establish good playing habits right from…
How to Deal With Performance Anxiety | Herriman Violin Lessons
How to Deal With Performance Anxiety | Herriman Violin Lessons Performing comes naturally to some, but for me, it is a learned skill. I have definitely experienced my fair share of performance anxiety. Even today, I still get some anxiety about performing. Today, I’m sharing my top tips for managing performance anxiety (hint:…
3 Steps to a Beautiful Tone | Herriman Violin Lessons
3 Steps to a Beautiful Tone | Herriman Violin Lessons There are many elements of violin technique that need to be mastered in order to create a beautiful sound. One of the techniques that I focus on from the very beginning is creating a beautiful tone. Today, I’m sharing 3 steps to a…
A Million Dreams | Violin Sheet Music
A Million Dreams | Violin Sheet Music One of my favorite things to do as a musician is to transcribe popular music for violin. I like to create simplified arrangements so that even my beginner students can learn to play these fun pieces. Today, I’m excited to share my printable violin sheet music…
10 Viola Bow Hold Exercises | Herriman Viola Lessons
10 Viola Bow Hold Exercises | Herriman Viola Lessons Learning how to hold a viola bow properly takes a lot of practice and patience. It especially takes time to train the pinky to stay curved and the thumb to stay bent. Today, I’m sharing 10 exercises that I use in my studio to…