Tag Archives: violin practice
Pen and Ink Series #136: Vth Position (Resting), LA 2025
Pen and Ink Series #114: Violin Lesson Anticipated, LA, 2025
I have a lesson soon. I’m looking on the internet for some hints to prepare… to make a good first impression.
Pen and Ink Series #113: Violin Practice Annoyances, LA, 2025
Pen and Ink Series #92: Balance, LA, 2025
The bowing arm (and hand) also gets a workout during violin practice. It’s necessary to balance the weight of the bow when starting to play a note from the frog (bottom of the bow), and, to maintain the same level of sound, add weight when the it gets to the tip (or, nut) of the […]
Pen and Ink Series #91: Concentration, LA, 2025
I’m trying to find a more perfect line drawing of a beginner violinist. Paul Klee’s “Old Fiddler” from 1940 and “Violin and Bow” 1939 are examples I would like to emulate. The sketch below indicates the attention a beginning violinist must pay to all moving parts, during practice.
Pen and Ink Series #90: Pinky Calisthenics, LA, 2025
For violin practice.
Pen and Ink Series #89: More Practice, LA, 2025
Pen and Ink Series #88: It’s Further Than You Think, LA, 2025
Pen and Ink Series #87: The Hug, LA, 2025
Inspired by Paul Klee’s sketch: Drang for der Vanderung, 1940.
