Hello fellow music-sound-making-human/otherwise people

[Daisy Torres]

@r-m-archer *high five* Yeesss sameee. If they’re done right, they’re amazinggg!!

• This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by Daisy Torres.

"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."

[Koshka]

So, I’m trying to be brave enough to ask something on here. But before I do let me clarify; I do not think of myself as anything like a musician! I simply enjoy music, and wish to glorify God in any endeavors I make.

Now for my question:

I am teaching myself violin, and am struggling with my bowing. I can’t get a smooth transition between notes, and something keeps squeaking/scraping. Is this a problem, or just practice? I can read music, and have a good instrument.

I want to learn Jewish fiddle/violin but am working with hymns for now.

Please feel free to post any other tips you my have. I (definitely) need all the help I can get.

First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)

[Anatra]

@koshka
Oof, sorry I’m so late!

What size violin do you have?

[Anatra]

Off of my basic knowledge, I would guess the amount of rosin, or bow pressure, but I’m asking my viola friend rn just in case 🙂

[Koshka]

@anatra23

Hi, and thank you!

I don’t believe it’s a full size orchestra violin, but it is large to be a student. I am small myself, and only just fitting it right although I’ve had it since I was seven. My grandfather plays, and he gave me it. This year he replaced the strings with new nylon steel ones. However I only get to see him like twice a year, so…

The rosin I have is old, so that may be the problem.

Thank you again, and if you know any tips, I would be a grateful recipitant. =)

• This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Koshka.

First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)

[Koshka]

I have only begun to learn this year. I have never had lessons.

First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)

[Anatra]

@koshka

He said it was unlikely the problem was the age of you rosin, it’s possible it would mess up your playing if it is bad rosin(I’m not 100% sure what that means)
Have you gotten your bow redhaired recently?

[Koshka]

That makes sense. My rosin is 9 years old, so yeah, it’s pretty dry.

No, my bow had never been been rehaired, but I haven’t actually played untill this year. Then again, the damage even a careful 7 year old my have doomed it.

Thank you so much for answers. I was beginning to think something was desperately wrong with my bowing.

First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)

[Koshka]

@anatra23

Sorry, I forgot to tag you.

First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)

[Anatra]

@koshka

Np! I’ll tell my friend you said thanks 😉

Lol, I’m sure you were a delightful 7-year-old.

Also, I wasn’t excepting this, he said to get the bow redhaired every 12-18 months.

[Anatra]

Oh, yeah, if you need a funny violin youtube channel to watch, I will cautiously suggest TwoSet Violin, as in a couple of their videos, they have some profanity D:

[Koshka]

@anatra23

I thought I was! =) Now that I deal with such delightful 7 year olds at church…

Every 12-18 months? Ok, I should be able to accommodate that.

First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)

[Koshka]

@anatra23

Thanks!

First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)

[Anatra]

@koshka

XD oh no…

I was helping with a kindergarten class at my church for a week, and we were talking about things that we used to like but now we don’t (as a way to illustrate a lesson abt transformation in Christ) and one of the little girls raised her hand and said very boldly and sincerely, “My baby brother.”

I was dying.

 

[Anatra]

Also, this is what he said:

“Np, if that doesn’t fix the problem, then it might have to do with her technique. However, smooth bow changes are very difficult, it takes a lifetime of practice to truly master it.”

 

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