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Starting on the Violin as an Adult Beginner: What to Expect - Violinist.com
WEBMay 22, 2018 · Physical Therapy. Playing the violin (or viola, cello, bass, guitar) is a physical activity. Just like any physical activity, it involves strength, dexterity and muscle memory. Just as a physical therapist will give a patient specific exercises to repeat when learning to walk again after a serious injury, a violin teacher will give a student ...
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WEBDominant - These time-tested synthetic core strings are a great choice for students or anyone wanting a quality string at a reasonable price. Dominant strings are probably the most popular strings in the world. They are the default choice for many violinists, including in various combinations with other strings.
How to Tune Your Violin - Violinist.com
WEBMar 12, 2020 · How to Tune Your Violin. Watch on. How to Use Pegs and Fine Tuners. If the pitch is too low (too flat), make it higher by tightening the string. If the pitch is too high (too sharp), make it lower by loosening the string. FINE TUNERS: Use to tune small differences in pitch. To tighten, or make the pitch higher, turn the fine tuner clock-wise.
Listening: Playing Music You Know, and Knowing the Music You …
WEBOctober 14, 2021, 2:52 PM · It's so much easier to learn how to play music that you already know. That's why, as a violin student, or even simply as a violinist in the world, it's important to seek out violin music and listen to it. In fact, listening -- to the point of knowing the music in your head -- is perhaps even more important than ...
Top Modern Violin Makers Honored in the 2022 Violin Society of …
WEBNov 21, 2022 · Curious about which modern violin makers are achieving excellence in their craft these days? Here is a good place to find top makers: last week the Violin Society of America (VSA) announced the winners of its instrument-making competition in conjunction with its biannual convention, which took place Nov. 13-18 in Anaheim, Calif.
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Violin Technique: Exercise to Activate the Bow Wrist - Violinist.com
WEBOct 16, 2020 · Violin Technique: Exercise to Activate the Bow Wrist. October 16, 2020, 2:28 PM · A violinist must cultivate flexible fingers and a loose wrist in the bow hand, in order to have good bow changes and to be able to perform more advanced bow strokes such as fast string-crossings and sautillé (fast off-the-string strokes). But how? And how do you get really loose with the bow hand, without ...
The Violinist.com Glossary of Violin-Related Terms
WEBDec 15, 2012 · Appoggiatura: an ornamental note that is added before a principal note, usually a step higher or lower than the principal note. The appoggiatura note is leaned on, then it resolves to the principal note. Arpeggio: sounding the notes of a chord in succession, rather than simultaneously. Artificial harmonics: harmonics created by holding down one finger (thus "shortening" the string) and then ...
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