Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi I’m Vi Wickam and I’m here for your [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week. This week’s tip is one way we can take care of our body just a little bit better. I don’t make recommendations that […]
What Are You Focused On?
For more lessons on Overcoming Performance anxiety and being your best on stage, check out Doc Wallace’s Peak Performance Series. Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is another myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! Focus on having fun on stage. Now, you may think, “But it’s nerve-racking when I’m on stage!” Or whatever story you’ve […]
Practice on a Plane
Find more lessons and Quick Tips by Dr. David Wallace at http://www.myTalentForge.com/dw. Hi there, I’m Dr. David Wallace with myTalentForge.com’s Quick Tip of the Week! And this week’s tip is- practice away from your instrument. Well what does that mean? How can you practice if you don’t have your instruments in your hand? Well, believe […]
Make Your Shifts “Invisible”
Checkout Dr. David Wallace’s Shifting Lessons on My Talent Forge: Secrets to Shifting Success Shifting Workouts Hi there, I’m Dr. David Wallace with myTalentForge.com’s Quick Tip of the Week! And this week’s Quick Tip is hide your shifts! I don’t know how many times I hear string players play and they’re doing a scale or […]
The Magic of Fingertip Vibrato
Check Out Dr. David Wallace’s Vibrato Lessons on My Talent Forge: Vibrato Fundamentals Vibrato Secrets Hi there, I’m Dr. David Wallace with myTalentForge.’s com Quick Tip of the Week. This week’s Quick Tip is about vibrato. Now, I know there are thousands of videos, and web pages, and tutorials about vibrato. I mean, who doesn’t […]
Make Your Bow Feel Weightless
Hey there, I’m Dr. David Wallace with myTalentForge.com‘s Quick Tip of the Week! This tip is all about making your bow feel weightless, so that we’re getting rid of tension. A lot of times when people handle their bow, they grab it or they squeeze it. So they are using these muscles, and they have […]
Four Fingers = One Pattern – Left Hand Tip
Hi there, I’m Dr. David Wallace, with myTalentForge.com‘s Quick Tip of the Week! Today’s Quick Tip is to think in terms of 4 finger patterns. So, when I’m playing, I don’t think note to note, I don’t think in terms of half-step, whole-step, half-step, whole-step, whole-step, whole-step, or things like that… But I think in […]
Bow Distribution – Practice Subdividing
Find more videos by Dr. David Wallace at http://www.myTalentForge.com/dw Hi there, I’m Dr. David Wallace, with myTalentForge.com’s Quick Tip of the week! This week’s Quick Tip is to divide your bow into fractions. This is going to help you with bow control, tone production, and phrasing. Here’s my whole bow… visually, I can see the […]
Conquering Stage Fright – Imagining the Worst
Here’s a great tip for conquering stage fright by Dr. David Wallace! Find more lessons from David Wallace at http://www.mytalentforge.com/dw Hi, I’m Dr. David Wallace with myTalentForge.com‘s Quick Tip of the Week. And this tip has to do with peak performance, and conquering performance anxiety and stage fright. And this is an exercise that’s […]