Red Desert Violin Blog: Online Lessons, Fiddle Tunes & Learning Tips

Red Desert Violins Blog is your place to explore online violin lessons with fiddle tunes, discover practice tips, and learn how Suzuki levels connect with ASTA, ABRSM, and RCM standards. Whether you’re a beginner or advancing your skills, our articles guide your musical journey with clarity and inspiration.

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How to Train Your Ears

by Lora | Jun 20, 2017 | Adult learners, Ear training, Music tips, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Playing tunes by ear is just one of the many benefits of ear training. People think ear training is a big mystery, and they have no idea how to go...

My Unfortunate Specialty: Cramming (In 5 Steps)

by Lora | Jun 1, 2017 | Adult learners, Ear training, Memorization, Music tips | 0 Comments

How to learn a lot of tunes really fast YES, I have this down to a science! I regularly have to cram 50 new fiddle tunes into my head and fingers,...

How to Determine What Suzuki Book to Place a Student In

by Lora | May 25, 2017 | Online violin lessons, Suzuki method, Uncategorized, Violin lessons, Violin teachers | 0 Comments

Here I list the skills students should learn in each Suzuki violin book so that teachers and students can know where they should be placed.

Correlating Suzuki Levels with ASTA, the ABRSM, and the RCM

by Lora | May 25, 2017 | Online violin lessons, Suzuki method, Uncategorized, Violin lessons, Violin teachers | 4 Comments

This post attempts to summarize the equivalencies between Suzuki books and corresponding levels of ASTA, ABRSM, and RCM. (American String Teachers Association, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, Royal Conservatories of Music)

Practice Tip: Even Vegetarian Violinists Should Try Cold Turkey

by Lora | Apr 21, 2017 | Adult learners, Practice Tips, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

I don't eat animals. So why am I telling you to try cold turkey? The concept of "cold turkey" does not translate well into other languages, so let's...

Springtime Means One Thing: Buzzing Violins

by Lora | Mar 9, 2017 | Uncategorized, Violin Equipment, Violin Instrument tips | 2 Comments

Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder what this buzzing is!!! Don't blame Spring, put the blame on Winter. Violins go through hell every...

How Should Violin Students Practice Etudes?

by Lora | Feb 5, 2017 | Adult learners, Practice Tips, Technique, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

How to squeeze the greatest value out of violin etude practice using Red Desert Violin’s formula for etude practice.

Who Needs To Study The Wohlfahrt Op. 45 Etudes?

by Lora | Feb 5, 2017 | Uncategorized | 9 Comments

The Wohlfahrt Opus 45 violin etudes are absolute classics for violin students moving into the intermediate range of playing. This includes students...