Violin Podcast

About Violin Podcast

Helping you become a better violinist through violin tutorials, interviews, career advice, and more.

Publisher

Eric Mrugala

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Mar 2020

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 66 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Your Violin Doesn’t Sound Good (The Right Arm Weight Fix)

   Violinist [Host Name] demonstrates how proper right arm weight transforms a thin violin sound into a fuller, confident tone.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to do 3 Octave Scales the RIGHT way

   Host [Host Name] demonstrates the correct approach to practicing three-octave violin scales, offering essential technique insights for musicians.

3. 

   12 Jan 2026

   Violin Tips by a Professor of Violin at Berklee College of Music

   Welcome to the Violin Podcast, where we help you become a better violinists. Today's guest is professor of violin at Berklee College of Music, Bengisu Gokce. She is my co-host for the next 3 episodes. Ms. Gokce and Eric go down memory lane on some of the most interesting performances they've played together and the importance of staying flexible in the violin world.

Inside a recent episode

Why Your Violin Doesn’t Sound Good (The Right Arm Weight Fix)

Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] However, if I'm working this system here, I am trying to kind of lean into the sound and I'm trying to get that really organic sound. And that's how I'm going to worry about, and I no longer have to worry about getting like a scratchy sound because if I'm pulling the string in a certain direction, I'm simply offsetting the way, not into the violin, but to the side of the violin. pulling something away. And also something that I want you to think about is that the bow is an actual extension of your arm. So whatever you're doing with your arm, whether you're tense, whether you're squeezing or doing whatever, your bow is going to be translating that sound, that type of sound onto the instrument. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

20 ratings

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