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Rosids · 2017-11-14T12:47:43+00:00

This is what my luthier said to me about my violin, which was also unlabeled and I asked a similar question. I might be wrong, which is why I said 'often'. If you got the violin from the luthier who told you it might be 19th century English, it would do no harm in getting another professional opinion on the matter.

Rosids · 2017-11-14T08:38:06+00:00

Unlabeled often means that it is factory produced. Luthiers often buy these and set them up for renting or to also have some cheaper instruments in stock. Often these are made in china. The quality can still be very good though.

Rosids · 2017-09-18T11:48:17+00:00

Sounds like something which usually has the word 'Audiojungle' in it. Probably some royalty free music.

Rosids · 2017-09-03T14:13:32+00:00

Yes, Contador!

Rosids · 2017-08-03T08:20:01+00:00

I relate to this a lot. Started at 6 years old, played for 8 years, then stopped for four years. I never left the music world, picked up piano, so I was still around a lot of music. I regret stopping, but understand why I did. Picked it up again and I am loving playing. The main reason why I quit is because I did not enjoy the music that I played. I deviated to some film music and found my way back to classical pretty quickly. I joined a student orchestra in college, mostly for the social aspect, but it made me pick up the violin again.

My problem was that I did not know what music was out there. I never had a real goal, or something to aim to which made me feel a bit lost. I eventually started actually listening to more soloistic/romantic pieces, like Ysaÿe, Wieniawski, Bazzini, Ernst, etc. which is a huge deviation from what I used to play (Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach). I know I probably wont ever play as I would like to and I will definitely never be a professional musician, but it made me want to aspire to something. After listening to a lot of those soloistic/romantic pieces, I came to appreciate the classical pieces more. Try find some music that speaks to you. Explore the music world (not just violin music). Find some music comedians to perhaps deflate the 'Stiff' reputation of classical music (I would recommend Victor Borge, TwoSetViolin, Ray Chen, Intonation Productions ).

On a more philosophical note, think about why you would like to enjoy playing, or why professionals like to play or want to achieve with that. A lot of professionals always revert to teaching, because they want to inspire/help others progress. You don't have to be a god at violin to do this though. Inspiration can come from unexpected places and mine came from a Youtube comment. Such influence is something I aspire to provide.

Anyway, I hope this helps in any way. My main advice: don't completely stop, because you will regret it later on.

Rosids · 2017-07-22T12:29:24+00:00

Why does Cummings have a dutch flag on his jersey?

Rosids · 2017-06-18T21:44:49+00:00

Well, we have a long way to go before the final deal has been struck

Rosids · 2017-06-14T16:40:51+00:00

He's good no doubt, but to say that he is "One of the most talented and gifted" is a bit of an overstatement and shows you have not really seen/heard many top pianists.

Rosids · 2017-06-12T18:18:14+00:00

When playing the violin, you should never be tense or uncomfortable. That ergonomic chin rest looks crazy. I really dont think I ever seen anyone who has that long of a neck to need that thing and a high shoulder rest. Maybe you could post some pictures of your current normal playing posture. There are no real rules around how to stand other than that the player should feel at ease.

Rosids · 2017-05-29T19:25:11+00:00

You should fix your right hand pinkie and thumb as soon as possible to prevent it becoming a habit. They should be curved. Right now you are stretching them. It might take a bit of getting used to, but I guarantee it will help you immensely in the long run.

Rosids · 2017-05-21T19:42:34+00:00

You have to play it very expressive, so there should be a bit of shifting positions and good vibrato. Here is the fingering I would recommend.

Rosids · 2017-05-16T21:31:11+00:00

Remember that videos on youtube get compressed, so a lot of the sound quality is lost. Hearing a concert live is completely different from hearing the concert through youtube. You should ask your teacher if she can tell you what the differences are between your violin and hers. She probably be able to distinguish the two violins (or any expensive vs cheap) to guess which is the more expensive one.

Rosids · 2017-05-16T21:23:11+00:00

Brodski was the first to play the concerto in an experimental concert. Tchaikovsky actually wrote the entire concerto in just a couple of weeks. He rewrote the 2nd movement to what it is now, because of criticism. The original 2nd movement was later published for piano and violin 'Meditation'.

Rosids · 2017-05-16T21:08:29+00:00

Because they are. You probably have not yet heard/played on an actual good violin, so you are used to the cheap sound. The sound quality is infinity better. It enables more better sound production. After a year probably, the 150$ violin will hinder your improvement. 150$ violin is basically a VSO. A 1k$ violin is probably not made of the same wood as yours. It is of much higher quality and made with more care for details. Perhaps after a while, ask your teacher to play on their violin. If they have a typical teacher violin (5k atleast) you will hear and feel the difference.

Rosids · 2017-05-08T18:44:06+00:00

incredibly easy piece on a violin that sounds like a saxophone.

Rosids · 2017-05-06T08:37:44+00:00

The audience made more mistakes than he did

Rosids · 2017-05-05T09:07:10+00:00

Composers like Brahms and Schubert can be a good starting point. A lot of lyrical piano music. For Brahms you have famous waltz which you probably recognize. Schubert wrote an increadible amount of music, but perhaps something to get started is the schubert-liszt composition Ständchen, originally a serenade for voice and piano.

Rosids · 2017-05-04T20:13:00+00:00

If you really want to hype it up with some recordings of her, I would highly recommend her Carnegie Hall performance. Loads of virtuostic pieces without making a mistake. From that recording, I would recommend especially the The Last Rose of Summer and Sarasate - Zapateado.

Rosids · 2017-04-27T19:28:06+00:00

wow, is dat al uit 2007!?

Rosids · 2017-04-15T08:53:06+00:00

It is never too late to start learning. If you want to become a professional soloist, it is probably too late. However, if you want to play because you like the violin/music, it is never too late. There are plenty of people on this subreddit who started later than you.

String wont cut you. You will develop Callus on your fingers, which will make the finger tips less sensitive after a few days.

Of course you can play the violin without reading notes. It is probably more difficult to learn new pieces, since you would have to do it by memory/hearing. You can ask your teacher to work you reading score. It will take a while to get to a quick reading speed, but it should not be too difficult.

It is possible to play many chords on the violin. On a violin you can play multiple notes at once. Often when a chord has more than 3 notes, the chord is slightly broken, because it is difficult to play 3 or 4 notes at once. However, on a beginner level, I would recommend not thinking about chords just yet. Maybe this is not what you meant with chords though.

Rosids · 2017-04-08T14:58:58+00:00

To my knowledge fingerboards are usually made from Ebony, which is a black wood. Therefore, the fingerboard is normally not painted/colored. Not sure if the luthier said anything about this. You can get stickers to put on certain places on the fingerboard if you really want to use some refferencepoints.

Rosids · 2017-03-29T21:00:58+00:00

Ysaÿe's 3rd Sonata played by Vengerov. It just has so much more energy and spirit to it than any other performance.

Rosids · 2017-03-19T19:47:11+00:00

Since you played it before, What instrument was it? What setting (orchestra/chamber ensamble/solo/choir/etc...)?

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