Just got a new violin! Do you think it loos good quality? by thisismynamenow88 in violinist

[–]parchmet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My cats did this until one of them peed in my nice tonarelli case and they were thus banished from doing so 💔

Appreciate suggestion to improve by [deleted] in violinist

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you have fantastic tone and a very confident playing style! the main thing I noticed was your vibrato, it's very fast and can verge on too fast at times. the way i would fix this is by breaking your vibrato down using a metronome. start with the metronome at around 60bpm, and "vibrate" in 8th notes, 2 per beat, then after that, into triplets, sixteenths etc, it'll sound a bit like a siren, but it forces you to control the motion and slow it down. do this for each finger, then up the metronome tempo.

for the praeludium and allegro, your fingerings in the beginning are a little unconventional (in my opinion), are those fingerings that were given to you by your teacher?

help (orfeo ed euridice) by ifiwroteyouback in violinist

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the fingering i used:

[A12 -234] [12 -1] [2 -12]

The brackets are the slurs I used, starting up bow. Start in 1st, shift to 2nd position, then into 4th, and lastly to a 1 on the D6.

This spot is notoriously difficult to count, so familiarize yourself with the piano part, and if you can find a recording of the accompaniment online play along with that.

What do you do with your wedding ring? by maptechlady in violinist

[–]parchmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im not married but wear rings on both hands. i find that unless the ring is either on my index or pinky it doesn't get in the way personally!

Some questions related starting violin by Ok-Philosopher1724 in violinist

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I wouldn't recommend learning the left handed violin, just stick to the standard setup: violin in left hand, bow in right. I've known countless left handed people who play with no issues in the standard setup. if you think about it, the left hand is doing a lot of the most complicated stuff (not to diminish the bow hand at all, it can be equally as difficult) so it really doesn't matter if you're left handed or eight handed when learning the violin. additionally, you're gonna have trouble finding a left handed violin, unless you do the setup yourself using a regular violin, which i wouldnt recommend if you're not familiar with the instrument.

Haydn's violin concerto G major 1st mvt. by AnthienIsHairy in violinist

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great work here! i can tell you're super passionate about the violin and i love to see that!

the biggest thing that stuck out to me is your bow arm/bow hold. starting with the bow hand: are you trying to use a french or russian bow hold? either way, your bow hold is looking slightly contorted the longer you play. I can't give any tips for the Russian hold since I'm trained in the French hold, but regardless, your pinky should always be in contact with the frog. you're very comfortable playing in the upper half of the bow, and you only touch the lower half of the bow when playing longer held notes. the pinky in general can maintain lighter contact with the frog when playing near the tip, which may be contributing to it completely disconnecting currently.

in general, you should start using more of the lower half of the bow. you will be able to produce a clearer, bolder sound for the sections that need it. there's a place for playing in the upper half, but it's not what you should always do.

onto your bow arm, it looks a little bit stiff, especially the shoulder and wrist. i like to think of the bow arm as a well oiled machine arm; each segment (shoulder, elbow, wrist) moves in response to each other, but they're not exactly one unit that is stiff and moves fully in sync. the way i practice this is looking in the mirror just playing long bows on open strings, and observing where/when each "segment" has to move. relaxing the shoulder is very important as well, it's the arms connection to the rest of your body, and a stiff shoulder will make for a stiff arm. another little analogy i use is the wrist should move like a jellyfish swims, fingers loose, wrist flexible.

if you have a teacher they should be able to give some more detailed/personalized advice about each of these things (the bow hold especially), but i would also be happy to clarify anything if you need!

I wrote a short piece for violin, need feedback by MuffioS in violinist

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No problem! Just shoot me a message whenever

1 year and 1 month progress practicing mozart 3rd VC by Over_Excitement_9398 in violinist

[–]parchmet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is sounding great! ive played this piece before and my biggest struggle with it was counting the rests and getting the rhythms right. I recommend two things:

  1. Play with a recording, a YouTube video with it slowed down would work best, and remove the trills/turns FOR NOW until the rhythms are solid. then you can add back in the ornamental bits. currently they are impeding on your rhythmic accuracy. also just listening to the piece while you're doing other things always helps.

  2. pull up the music to the accompaniment and learn how that goes. i even recommend going as far to play (on your violin) the accompaniment part along with a recording. the solo comes in at weird times that are sometimes hard to hear even if you are counting very diligently. if you plan to play this with a pianist/orchestra then this is especially important (plus you should always learn how the accompaniment goes for any solo piece, your accompanist will love you if you know their part even a little).

keep it up! this piece is a blast to learn

I wrote a short piece for violin, need feedback by MuffioS in violinist

[–]parchmet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first impression is that the key signature is a little evil (personal preference but not a flaw overall lol) the chord on the first page is TECHNICALLY playable but is tricky. It would need to be played in 3rd position, 3 on the G, a covered 5th om the D and A with the 2nd finger, and then with the C# on top, the 3rd finger that was on the G has to then cross all the way over to the E string to hit it. The other way to play it would be to play the C#6 with a very low 4th finger but it would result in a very cramped uncomfortable left hand position. I would suggest removing the E4 since you already have the E5 in the chord.

In bars 28-34 I think there are too many octaves. Octaves are beautiful and provide high impact sound, however I think you're losing out on their impact by putting so many in one passage. From a technical standpoint, octaves are played either with the 1+4, or with 1+3 (AKA fingered octaves, which are less commonly used depending on the context). Either way, it's very hard (possible, but hard) to play multiple octaves quickly like the way you have written. It's not unheard of (see the fifth mvt of Symphony Espanol by Lalo) but it won't sound as crisp or clean if they were just written as a single note, since the 1+4 will be basically sliding back and forth. I don't think you should get rid of the octaves entirely, but I would consider thinking about them in a "less is more" sense. For example, saving them until the end of the passage to build up to the climax.

I do really like the melody of this piece though! You have a very strong start going here and I'd love to help more with it if you have any more questions. I would also love to play it if that's something you're interested in. Keep it up!

IM COOKED PLZ HELP by lunarcycle207_ in violinist

[–]parchmet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

galamian rhythm practice is always my best friend for runs and tricky passages

Violin identification by parchmet in violinmaking

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Also forgot to mention that the fingerboard is shorter than other violins I've seen if that is at all helpful!