Strings
"only sings the heart of the one who plays them." Strings are mindless
entities; they produce sound through the physical act of vibration. At
each lesson I say, "Put your heart into your tone, your spirit into
your tone," because our entire personalities are revealed in the tone
we produce. To make music is to serve the strings; to create a
beautiful, resonant tone; to sing with one's heart and the living
spirit of music.
The bow is what causes the strings to produce sound. When
we experiment
with various ways to bring the bow to life and
serve the bow when
drawing sound from the strings, this is when
the strings will resonate
beautiful and without distortion, enabling us to learn to play with
gentle ease, enjoyment, and beauty. This is also a philosophy for
living.
Shinichi
Suzuki
Every
one has tremendous abilities in many fields, similarly anyone properly
nurtured will develop musical abilities. It all depends on the
method of nurturing.
The Five
Conditions for a fast track at Learning to play violin
A commitment to practice
A superior environment
An early beginning
A thorough teaching method
A superior instructor
Tonalization:
With instrumentalists, It is critical for teachers to lead their
students in tonalizaton exercises at each lesson. Vocalists as well
practice a pedagogical exercise called Vocalization in order to sustain
and nurture beautiful, refined voices.
Nurturing
Advanced Musical Sensitivity:
With burning desire, every passion just becomes easier to
turn into reality, so listening as much as possible everyday to CD of
the pieces that you learn can a vital motivation tool. When you listen
to the music before you study them, it allows you to develop an
internal ability for the piece.
Develop
a Balanced Posture
Always strive for accuracy information, a balanced posture, and a
natural bow hold.
Practice in
Groups
Always look for way to be improved, One of the way to do that is by
playing with students in your level and with more advanced students.
Individual
responsibility
The daily effort required to master an instrument comes from no
deliberate effort but straight from the heart. For one to keep
improving, he must keep working on expanding his abilities.
When you have mastered piece A of a violin
lesson and has been assigned to the nest
piece B; you must not stop practicing A but instead he must
practice both A and B because there is always room for improvements.
Tuning
Tuning is at the core of any performance. Always tune your strings to a
properly tuned piano or handheld tuning devices and other electronics.
Violin
maintenance
be especially careful to avoid exposing the violin to extreme
temperatures and excessive humidity or dryness.
Bow
maintenance
Before using the bow, tighten the bow hair by using the screw and apply
rosin to the entire length of the bow hair. wipe off any rosin and
sweat from the stick after you have played. have the bow re-haired
whenever the hair wears out.
After all of this is said, a proper mindset
and passion for the instrument is
the key to being a skilled violinist.
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violinist of the Manhattan String Quartet which is
critically acclaimed as one of America's leading assembles.
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