Watch Tip #1 of The Violin Hickey here. Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is your Quick Tip of the Week, from myTalentForge.com. Last week we talked about the dreaded violin hickey. And this week I’m going to give you another tip that is a little less commonly known about how to avoid and deal […]
How to Tune Your Violin
Hi I’m Vi Wickam with myTalentForge.com. Here’s a lesson for you on how to tune your violin or your fiddle- depending on what you call it! Same instrument! Here’s my violin and you can hear that it’s in tune. Learning to tune your instrument is one of those beginning things that is very important. It’s […]
The Pesky… Violin Hickey! – Quick Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi, I’m Vi Wickam- here with another Quick Tip of the Week. This one is specific to violinists and violists… and it’s how you deal with, or how you avoid the dreaded… violin hickey! This is the first tip- there will […]
It’s Dancing Music! – Quick Practice Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi, I’m Vi Wickam, and here’s another Quick Tip for you! This Quick Tip relates to fiddling and bowing. And it’s the most important rule of bowing in fiddling. Now what might this be, you ask? The rule is that fiddling […]
Customize Your Shoulder Rest
Hi there, I’m Dr. David Wallace of myTalentForge.com and this is the Quick Tip of the week! The Quick Tip of the week is to customize your shoulder rest. So that you adjust the instrument to your body, not your body to the instrument. And you can do that using pink make-up sponges! My viola […]
Dr. David Wallace Joins [my] Talent Forge!
Please welcome our newest my Talent Forge Teacher, The amazing Dr. David Wallace! Doc Wallace has some Hard-Core Classical Cred. Seriously, if I told you how awesome his credentials are, you wouldn’t believe me. We have posted 24 lesson videos from Doc Wallace, including lots of great technique tips and tricks. His new series’ include, […]