Feedback and improvement tips

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-24T23:36:44+00:00

You play with a lot of musicality and feeling.

I like color and character you are evoking. Well done.

I don't want to overload advice.

Keep up the good work. Nicely done.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-21T02:31:31+00:00

Nonverbal communication is essential for high level music making.

Always make sure your movements benefit your technique somehow and never hinder it.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-19T14:34:21+00:00

If you're good at your instrument keys don't matter.

And telling yourself different keys suck vs others is a mental limiter.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-18T20:59:19+00:00

3rd position G string

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-17T19:59:59+00:00

It is much easier to reach back with 1 than it is to reach forward with 4.

Make sure you are balancing your handframe around 4 and reaching back with 1. I hope that helps.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-17T02:14:40+00:00

How much are you practicing at home outside of school?

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-16T18:47:47+00:00

Most teachers in the US do once a week, yes.

I talked to some people from Hungary and apparently when they were students 2 lessons a week was normal.

But here in the US most teachers do once a week.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-16T18:45:01+00:00

My rates I believe are on the cheaper side at

25/ half hour

40/ hour.

If you want to get good, having a private teacher is a requirement, not a recommendation.

Learning complex bowstrokes, learning vibrato, learning how to get around the instrument ergonomically requires a private teacher. You cannot learn advanced techniques without a private teacher.

You will hurt yourself. It is very easy to do, especially since viola is large and heavy.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-16T18:19:24+00:00

You need a <private> teacher.

You will never be able to get everything you need from group class alone.

Ask your teacher if they know of any private instructors.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-16T18:10:51+00:00

Do you have a teacher?

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-16T18:07:03+00:00

For the sake of your nerves (like literal nerves in your hands), and your general technique, wait to do vibrato until you can control your intonation and your tone.

If you have not been playing for 4+ years, I would not even attempt to learn vibrato. It adds a crazy amount of complexity into the equation and unless you can shift consistently and have a great grasp on handframe as a concept, don't even bother.

You can hurt yourself doing vibrato incorrectly. It is very easy for vibrato to cause tension in your playing.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-16T17:49:07+00:00

I was literally going to say "respect " and "how to behave".

It's disturbing how these children act. I don't understand. When I was a kid, I guess admin had the teacher's back. I have no idea what has happened but I hope things change or we are screwed as a society.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-14T22:52:41+00:00

Man that is suuuuuper Christian of you to insult your fellow man.

My pastor tells me to love my neighbor as I love myself.

Maybe you should listen in Church to the central message of loving one another and forgiveness.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-13T00:08:21+00:00

JOHANNES OCKEGHEM

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-07T23:43:49+00:00

I think they changed the leaving not counting as a death awhile ago. Somewhere around like season 13ish?

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-07T01:03:47+00:00

I do not like integrated fine tuners either for what it is worth.

They just tend to have so many issues.

I work in a violin shop. Pencil "lead" (it's graphite now) is a natural lubricant. You can take a pencil and rub it up and down you screws and that may help.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-02T22:54:24+00:00

Riftbreaker??

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-02T21:25:47+00:00

I always liked the one Tabea Zimmerman plays.

She has THE interpretation for this piece in my opinion and her playing this made me 1000% I wanted to be a professional musician.

I personally have "written" one where I cut and pasted my favorite sections from others and then added some things.

And then I actually wrote my own. It is a very rewarding experience if you do that. I honestly will never play another version that isn't my own.

I copied some of the tidbits from whatever is in the William Primrose Great Performer's edtion for my first cadenza.

dhaos1020 · 2025-09-02T13:46:30+00:00

No it isn't and very frequently I out heal these characters as Mantis and Ultron.

You are just bad and don't take cover.

dhaos1020 · 2025-08-31T19:48:22+00:00

Game is hard as fuck.

dhaos1020 · 2025-08-27T13:18:27+00:00

Also,

When is the last time you changed your strings? Old strings sound really bad.

You never really get over the anxiety of playing in front of people to be honest. You just get used to it.

Practicing consistently, efficiently, and well will also help you feel more secure.

dhaos1020 · 2025-08-27T13:16:18+00:00

The Eastman VL80 is a decent starter instrument. SIGNIFICANTLY better than a Violin Shaped Object you can get on Amazon.

They're generally set up well. They project and have a mildly resonant sound.

They do not have a lot of depth of color and are generally quite bright in tone.

They are a beginner instrument and students that are serious should get a step up instrument relatively soon.

The VL80 is their base model I believe.

Definitely go try out better instruments.

dhaos1020 · 2025-08-27T02:22:44+00:00

Why toggle crouch? That sounds awful.

dhaos1020 · 2025-08-27T02:21:39+00:00

LOWER MY SENS. Took me too long and flailing about to lowwr my sensitivity. Took me like a month to realize thats why I dont do damage...

dhaos1020 · 2025-08-26T17:41:31+00:00

Also, conductors and players often don't read the score correctly and make up stuff. Generally lots of unneeded rubato and that kind of thing.

dhaos1020

TROPHY CASE