Violin, Do Any Of You Play? |
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Jul 11 2007, 01:00 PM
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Well actually you can only hit low and high E with the bow, and it will for sure damage the bow. Violin has strings placed at different heights to be able to hit each string independently.
How old are you? Violin players start at very young age, those who attend music schools for violins and later academies start at the age of 6! -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Jul 11 2007, 01:14 PM
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Bow is not made to play metal strings. You destroy it playing metal strings so don't even try it!
A friend of mine is a professional violin player: she bought a violin worth 15000 euro + 2 bows - each costs 2000 euro. -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Jul 11 2007, 01:28 PM
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The point is the technique! You will never be able to gain technique as a pro-violin-player has! You're too old to get into professional music with violin!
You will sure be able to play some simple stuff for your own pleasure! On guitar you can pick the way you like, wrist, fingers, elbow etc. - on violin there are much more strict rules of playing! There is only CORRECT or WRONG way!! Unfortunately, right hand technique is WAAAY more difficult to master than holding a guitar pick!  Also you must have a perfect pitch to be able to play violin so somebody else can listen to your playing. There are no frets there. It's all done by ear. That's why violinists always start from very young age.
-------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Jul 11 2007, 01:30 PM
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Darnit! no matter, its just for fun anyway..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN5Laf48se0 ^ Hey there is some hope for me If i could one day even play this i would be happy. haha
This post has been edited by Hemlok: Jul 11 2007, 01:33 PM --------------------  |
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Jul 11 2007, 03:47 PM
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QUOTE (Hemlok @ Jul 11 2007, 07:30 AM)  Darnit! no matter, its just for fun anyway.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN5Laf48se0 ^ Hey there is some hope for me If i could one day even play this i would be happy. hahaif you want to play it for your own personal enjoyment, why not? However, I do suspect that this is something where one might start out, and then just go back to his guitar. But I don't know that, I don't know you. Myself, I suspect that would be the case, were I to do this. But I think guitarists can learn a lot listening to violin. If you ever watch old videos of Jimmy Page using the bow, you see it is shredded by the end of the song. |
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Jul 11 2007, 05:05 PM
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Well i am glad i popped the question!
Now onto you fkalich! who's angry pussycat? 
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Jul 11 2007, 05:19 PM
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QUOTE (Hemlok @ Jul 11 2007, 06:05 PM) Well i am glad i popped the question! Now onto you fkalich! who's angry pussycat? We need an "explain your avatar and username" thread  I have a quickly handdrawn anime portrait of me, which a friend did once upon a time - quite incredible how close about 20 lines can get to portraying a person Before that, I used to have an avatar somewhat similar to fkalich, but found that lots of others had it too - but I still like it (and its title): http://www.amiga.org/modules/myalbum/photo...1621&cid=33 Besides, an anime character fits better with my nickname
This post has been edited by Kaneda: Jul 11 2007, 05:20 PM |
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Jul 11 2007, 05:21 PM
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QUOTE (fkalich @ Jul 11 2007, 12:02 PM) Well you score points for doing something unusual. I like the hand drawn idea. I also was curious about this avator. But was afraid to ask. Awwwww fkalich ... the dog is cute but I loved the firearm wielding cat
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