11 PRACTICAL STEPS FOR PLAYING MUSICALLY
What is the point of being a musician or violinist if not for musical playing. Beethoven even said, “To play without passion is inexcusable.”
Many violinists have the desire to play musically but it just doesn’t happen and they wonder why.
Some violinists are born with a natural gift of musical playing and others have to work at self expression.
Either way, the foundation to musical playing is solid technique. When you have more tools in your toolbox on how to play musically the more musical you can play.
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Below is a list of 11 practical tips to playing musically. Be sure to share in the comments below which one you found most impactful on your musical playing journey.
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Heather Kaye
Violinist
Heather is a classically trained concert violinist performing with the Yambol Chamber Orchestra, Bulgaria. She received her BM violin performance degree from CU-Boulder, studied with top teachers including Rachel Barton Pine. Heather has held leadership positions with multiple orchestras in the Greater Chicago-Milwaukee area. She has instructed millions of violinists globally via Youtube videos, online academies, group coaching and one on one sessions. Heather’s students have won multiple awards, concerto competitions, held concertmaster positions in orchestras and even performed in Carnegie Hall. Heather is an advocate of a holistic violin lifestyle – putting one’s mind, body and spirit as a violin journey priority.
There are so many elements to expressive playing, it’s not easy to remember them all at once! It’s just nice to have this as a list and mentally tick each one with every practice run. Thank you for this excellent at-a-glance guide on how to play musically.
Thank you Frances for your comment. Wishing you all the best in your violin journey. xoxo