Musical Instrument Guide : Violin Contents Origins The birth of the violin The development of the violin The modern violin Instruments related to the violin: The viola Instruments related to the violin: The cello Instruments related to the violin: The contrabass. Structure Learn the parts of the violin The structure of the strings The structure of the bow How sound is produced [Experiment1]Using alternative materials for a bridge [Experiment2]Using alternative materials for bow hair.
How to Play The basic position Bowing Fingering. How the Instrument is Made Selecting the right piece of wood Shaping the ideal tone Varnishing, assembly, and then some. Choosing an Instrument Choosing a violin Other points to check Choosing a bow Choosing a shoulder rest Choosing strings. Care and Maintenance Daily care and maintenance Changing the strings Occasional maintenance Bow maintenance. Trivia The f-hole used to be a C-hole or S-hole Why the f-hole? Structure Learn the parts of the violin The structure of the strings The structure of the bow How sound is produced [Experiment1]Using alternative materials for a bridge [Experiment2]Using alternative materials for bow hair.
How to Play The basic position Bowing Fingering. How the Instrument is Made Selecting the right piece of wood Shaping the ideal tone Varnishing, assembly, and then some. Choosing an Instrument Choosing a violin Other points to check Choosing a bow Choosing a shoulder rest Choosing strings. Care and Maintenance Daily care and maintenance Changing the strings Occasional maintenance Bow maintenance.
Trivia The f-hole used to be a C-hole or S-hole Why the f-hole? Violinists must bow to the horse Steel strings or gut strings?
You will see some light streaks if you scratched hard enough. Too much rosin will cause the bow to grip too well, producing a scratchy sound. If you over-rosin your bow, it's fine; it'll just take a few hours of playing to bring it back down to the correct level. If this is a newly haired bow, it may need more rosin than normal.
Draw the flat side of the bow hair across a string to see if it makes a clear sound after three or four strokes of rosin. If it doesn't, add a couple more. Tune the violin. Set the bow aside for a moment and take the violin out of the case.
The strings, in order from lowest tone to highest, should be tuned to G, D, A, and E. Major adjustments can be made with the tuning pegs in the scroll of the violin, but if the tone seems only a little bit off, use the tiny metal dials near the bottom, called fine tuners , to make your adjustments instead. Once you're satisfied, return the violin to the open case for a moment. You probably would like to have a professional tune your violin first.
Rely on a tone whistle to find the correct notes, or simply look sound files up on the Internet. Not all violins have fine tuners, but they can be installed by a shop. Some violins may have only one fine tuner, on the E string. Some violinists can make do with just that one fine tuner, while others may prefer to get the rest. Grip the bow. Use the balance point to learn to hold the bow and even out the weight.
When you think you are ready to grip the bow like a professional, start by gently laying the middle part of your index finger on the grip the slightly padded part of the stick, usually a few inches above the tightening knob.
Place the tip of your pinky on the flat part of the stick near the base, keeping it slightly curved. The ring and middle fingers should rest with their middle parts in line with the tip of your pinky, and their tips on the side of the frog the black piece that connects the tightening knob to the hair.
Your thumb should rest underneath the stick, at the front of the frog, near or on the bow hair. It might feel a bit uncomfortable at first, but over time, it will form into a habit.
Your hand should be relaxed and loose, and somewhat rounded as if holding a small ball. Don't let your palm close or rest on the bow. This reduces the control you have over the movement of the bow, which becomes increasingly important as your skill increases.
Hold the violin. Stand or sit with a straight back. Pick it up by its neck with your left hand and bring the butt of the instrument up to your neck. Rest the lower back of the violin on your collar bone and hold it in place with your jaw.
To learn notes, however, you should hold it guitar style and buy a music book. It helps a whole lot. Your jaw, just under the earlobe not your chin , is supposed to be resting on the chin rest. This helps prevent the instrument from sliding off your shoulder.
This is also why violinists on TV always seem to be looking down and to the right. Perfect your hand position. Place your hand under the top part of the neck and support the violin so that the scroll is pointing out away from you.
Hold it steady by resting the side of your thumb on the neck, and allow your four fingers to arch over the fingerboard, which is the black plate covering the front of the neck. Beware of the "waiter hand" where your left wrist is touching the fingerboard, just like how some waiters hold plates of food.
This, too, could turn into a habit if you don't fix it. As a beginner, your hand should be as far up the neck as possible while still allowing your pointer finger to come down on the fingerboard. Eventually, you'll learn to slide your hand up and down to reach higher notes quickly.
Play the strings. Pull the bow along the string as straight as you can, parallel to the bridge, applying a small amount of pressure. A sound should emanate from the violin. Also, tilt the bow hair towards bridge at a degree angle. More pressure equals louder sound, but too much pressure makes it scratchy.
Light pressure should produce a continuous tone from end to end of the bow; [7] X Research source if there are gaps, the bow needs more rosin. If you play too close to the bridge, it may also sound scratchy.
Tilt the bow slightly toward the scroll and your tone will be more focused, producing a more professional sound. Practice playing open strings G,D,A and E in order from top to bottom string. Open strings are simply strings played without fingertips on them. Rest the neck of the violin in the space between the left thumb and first finger. Hold the bow with your wrist, elbow, shoulder and contact point on the string within one plane.
Change strings by raising or lowering the elbow to bring the bow to the proper height. Try short strokes of 6 inches Work your way up to full-length strokes. Short and long strokes are both important techniques for playing the violin, so don't feel as though you're wasting time practicing with short strokes.
Continue practicing until you can play one string at a time without touching the other strings. It's important to develop control so you don't accidentally play a note you didn't want to play. Practice playing other notes. It takes a lot of practice to master the pressure and positioning required to get your fingers to produce clear notes on the fingerboard. Start with your strongest finger, the pointer finger. Using the tip only, press down firmly on the highest string the E string.
You don't need to use as much pressure as you do with guitar strings; a modest but firm amount is enough. Draw the bow across the E string to produce a slightly higher note. If you are holding the violin properly, your finger should naturally come down about half an inch below the nut the top of the fingerboard , producing an F note. Add notes. Once you're able to produce a clear note, try putting the tip of your middle finger down a little ways below the pointer finger on the fingerboard.
Keep both fingers down and play another, higher note. Finally, set the ring finger ahead of the middle finger and repeat the process.
The pinkie is also used, but takes considerably more practice to master. For now, just worry about the other three fingers.
Add strings. Try playing four notes open, pointer, middle, and ring on all four strings. Pay attention to the amount of pressure you need to produce a clear note on each one. Practice scales. A scale is a series of notes that ascend and descend in a pattern of steps usually 8, sometimes 5 that starts at one note and ends at a higher or lower version of the same note. An easy and useful scale for beginners is the D Major scale, which starts on the open D string.
From there, place your fingers down in order as described above and play each note: D open , E, F sharp, G which should be produced by your third, or ring, finger. To complete the scale, play the next highest open string, A, and then repeat the pattern on the A string to play B, C sharp, and finally D with your third finger.
If you can't seem to get the sound right, remember: place the first finger a finger's width from the nut, the second finger a finger's width from the first, and the third finger touching the second. If you prefer, ask your music shop or teacher to tape the finger positions for you with white tape, so you have a visual guide. Other scales, such as minor, harmonic, and even pentatonic 5-note scales exist, but those can be studied, practiced, and internalized later.
Practice every day. Start with a short time 15 or 20 minutes and work a little longer every day until you reach an hour, or you can't find any more time to play. Serious violinists often practice for 3 or more hours per day; then again, many violinists at that level get money for playing. Practice as much as you reasonably can, and keep at it. Even sounding good enough to play a few simple songs can take months, but eventually, things will begin to come together.
Equipment Needed to Play Violin. Basic Violin Techniques to Master. In general, ensure the size is right for you, as this cannot be changed and is essential to comfort and your ability to play. Visit a reputable music store with assistants familiar with violins and ask them for help with holding different violins to see what is most comfortable for you; even better if they can play them for you, to allow you to hear the sound, or take along your new music teacher!
Not Helpful 7 Helpful The violin is one of the harder instruments to learn to play well. Perfecting the technique, sound and developing your own personal style takes a few years of regular and dedicated practice. You also need a willingness to correct yourself constantly until you produce a fine and melodious sound without effort, a stage which takes a lot of effort to reach!
Not Helpful 11 Helpful In the realm of stringed instruments, the guitar is considered by many to be easier for beginners to learn to play than the violin. The larger strings of the guitar, and the manner of holding it, make it easier as a beginner to both play and hold than the violin.
However, both instruments require dedicated practice and a willingness to challenge yourself in order to play well. Not Helpful 8 Helpful It is possible but this is a particularly difficult instrument to learn without the advice, instruction and guidance of a good teacher who can adjust your posture, finger positioning, bow techniques, etc. That depends on how much time you spend practicing.
The more you practice, the better you will become.
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