Producing a Good Sound on the Violin

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Slavico Ilic
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301.657.0763

Slavico Ilic is a professional violinist and pedagogue. She has performed concerts in Italy, Israel, US, former Yugoslavia, and currently she is a principal second violin with Mount Vernon Symphony Orchestra. She is on the faculty at the International School of Music (ISM) in Bethesda, where she teaches violin to all ages, levels, and styles. With a distinguished faculty of 55 teachers, ISM provides students with a rich music education experience. The ISM faculty’s friendly personalities, insightful approaches, and individually tailored teaching methods have helped students become complete and versatile musicians. ISM provides an atmosphere that is warm and supportive so every student can achieve his/her best.

Producing a Good Sound on the Violin

In this video, professional violinist and pedagogue Slavica Ilic from the International School of Music describes the techniques needed to get started playing violin. The video is designed for the beginning violin player, but includes a variety of tips and technics that would be useful to intermediate players. This video series includes an overview of the basics, how to hold the bow and the violin, how to get the sound on violin, how to get loud and soft sound, how to play certain music examples and much more.

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