You played nicely 🙂 However, what position are you using in order to play the high C on the second measure? “The second position !” Yes. Actually I can tell that is how you think from the way you played it. If you just focus on that note, C with fingering 4 on it, it […]
“Teacher! Some musicians came to our school the other day and played for us. There were violinists and they were shaking their left hands like this while they were playing. What was that? Do you do it, too?” (an 8 year old beginning student) That is wonderful observation ! 😀 Does what you are talking […]
The term Allegro appears very often in music. I asked many of my students “What does Allegro mean?” Then, most of them answered “fast ! “ However, why is the term Allegro interpreted as “fast” ? In Italian, allegro means lively or cheerful. In English, it can mean merry, joyous or lively. It s a […]
There are so many different kinds of violin strings available today. There are basically three types: nylon strings, steel strings, and gut strings. I often recommend Dominant strings from Thomastik I think it’s good to use very standard strings like Dominant until you gain more experience. I think Dominant works well or any violin and […]
The violin bow hair is made of hair taken from a horse’s tail. One bow uses from 150-160 or 180-200 hairs. White ones are common, but some are black. Like human hair, horse tail hair can be kinky, thick, thin, etc… Out of various hairs, only straight hairs are selected and used for hairing bows. […]
When When you finished your lesson or practicing, wipe the instrument off with a cloth. 🙂 If you don’t wipe off the rosin, it sometimes will harden on the instrument. In that case, you will have to ask an expert to clean the violin. The deposit could also include other things like hand oil, sweat […]
I just found it was Violin Day on December 13th. I wish I could do practice marathon to celebrate the day. Unfortunately, I have tendonitis on my left wrist. Well…probably next year. belated Happy World Violin Day ♪
Imagine…when you walk, you start with right leg forward, then left leg, and then right, left, right, left… so as the bow. Down bow, then comes up bow, down, up, down, up… If you don’t see any indication of bowing (direction) on the music, it means just ‘as it comes’ (each note is bowed up […]
We can try playing this one today. “Sure ! It’s fun to play with teacher !”
“I always leave my violin case open on the table and put my music on it when I practice. Do I need to buy a music stand?” “I think it is definitely better to have a music stand. It depends on the height of the table, but isn’t it too low?It’s important to keep good […]