Violin Practice Tips
- Play slowly.
- Play in reverse.
- Play syncopated/ in rhythms.
- Play with strong fingers.
- Play with light and fast bow at the fingerboard.
- Play with slower bow at the bridge.
- No vibrato.
- Fast, continuous vibrato on every note (e.g. Heifetz).
- By heart.
- Eyes closed.
- Looking at fingers.
- Looking at bow.
- Focus on breathing.
- Focus on posture.
- Play with another violin.
- Play in lower position for intonation.
- Record and listen.
- Separate bows.
- Full bow.
- With metronome at full tempo.
- With metronome at half tempo.
- With metronome on the off beats.
- With metronome on the off beats at half tempo.
- Connect bow strokes.
- Play on the string (e.g. Hilary Hahn).
- Every note perfect.
- Listen to a recording, then play.
- Play along a recording.
- Practice (sections/lines/measures) in backwards order.
- Practice notes across shifts.
- Practice shifts with a guide finger.
- Practice shifts backwards.
- Practice the boundaries between passages.
- Only play the bass line.
- Arpeggiate chords.
- Chordify arpeggios.