I've learning violin for eight years, at my first grade, I quit for learning piano cause I don’t really like it, so I change into learning violin, it’s light, and it also the major part of orchestra. But the starting of learning violin is not well at all, it’s hard for me to hold the violin on my shoulder, it oppress my shoulder a lot, but after I got used to do it, it doesn't challenge me anymore. My performance I remember the most is not in orchestra, is by myself.It's at a Teacher Appreciation Banquet, me and my classmate each of us brings our own violin, he never thinks I am better than him, so, we played several songs individually, he is not bad, but his technique is not as well as me, so after the dinner, he told me he really shocked
To practise the violin is to increase one's awareness of pitch and intonation, not to mention co-ordination.
Cortney. The first few lessons I attended I was advised not to even touch the bow. Before wielding the bow, it was imperative that I learned the basics of the strings, the notes they produce, and the parts of the violin. This nonetheless was just as exciting to me as playing Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. I began my violin studies through (and continue to practice today) the Suzuki Method, a school of teaching based predominately around training the student to recognize their own mistakes, and to correct them accordingly. Due to this, students learning through Suzuki tend to progress at a substantially slow rate to begin with, until suddenly, something ignites, and the student begins to progress much more rapidly than before. The Suzuki Method admittedly discouraged me at times. Maybe it was because I was only allowed to learn pieces by listening to recordings, and not reading music, or perhaps I found playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star literally hundreds of times a little too repetitive. Yet I persisted. Consequently, the Suzuki Method and Mrs. Cortney have molded me into a much more refined violinist than I would have ever become through any other method, as well as taught me the values of discipline and
As soon as I told her I was going to be attending SYS, she told me, “You WILL be Sacramento Youth's concertmaster [the principal first violinist in an orchestra].” At that particular moment, I didn't understand what she wanted from me. However, I once again placed my trust in her. From April 2009 to September 2012, she worked with me twice a week on my vibrato, bow hold, shifting, and just making sure I had a beautiful, clear-cut and refined sound. Under her guidance, I worked diligently and became SYS’s intermediate orchestra concertmaster. Driven by my ambitions, I then set my sights on becoming the concertmaster in the advanced and symphonic orchestras. After my junior year at SYS, when I did become co-concertmaster in advanced orchestra, I played as the concertmaster in the Sacramento All-City orchestra and passed the sixth level of the ABRSM (internationally standardized music assessments) violin exam. As a result, I have set my musical goals even
Although in the end, piano ended up not being my thing, it gave the push I wanted to be able to read music which would give me the
Even though my makeshift cardboard violin didn’t make any sound, I still carried it with me everywhere, always eager to show people mow much I had learned.I have been playing for twelve years now and even though I have enjoyed most of it, it has not always been so easy. There have been more late nights, crying in frustration over something I just could not get, but I made it through. Playing the violin has given me the nations determined attitude to set my mind on something and to not stop until I reach my goals. Being a musician also has also made me hyper-aware in relation to anything musical.I tend to pick up things that the average person doesn’t. You can hear the subtle nuances that might blow over many people. Most people might only hear the different emotions, but I can tell you what made it so sad and what instruments were used at what time to convey such emotion. I love playing the violin, I look at it as an opportunity to express my true emotions. Each piece of music that I play is an uncolored painting that I paint with emotions. I have to take every piece of music, interpreted it and make it my
Freshman Ella. It’s a scary thought, but for this story we have to go back to March of my freshman year at an event called Chamber Festival, which is basically when you play in small groups instead of large orchestras. In our school orchestra I was second chair viola which, me only being a freshman, was a very big deal. At least it was for me. Many of my other friends in orchestra already had their own instruments, and I felt like it was time to get one of my own. So for months I begged my parents. I insisted that I wouldn’t give up playing in a year or two, that I really would stick with it long enough for the investment to make sense. Finally, in the beginning of 2015, they agreed to get me a viola. Now was the hard part, agreeing
When a violin is used multiple times, the strings wear-out; for this reason, it is important to release pressure on the tuning pegs so that the string doesn’t pop. taking breaks and relaxing while doing stressful tasks is important, because like a violin string, you will pop as well.
A person could lose approximately one-hundred-and-seventy calories just by playing the violin for an hour. In addition, if one were to play at a young age studies show they develop better motor skills (Lai-Tong, Brendan). How did this fascinating instrument come to light? The violin has been around for over five-hundred years; scholars have debated the exact origins of the violin. Although, most scholars agree that the violin evolved from the fiddle and the rebec from the medieval period, the early 15th century (Estrella, Espie). In its early years the instrument was not seen as being magnificent, but in time it became a huge phenomena all over the world.
As a child, I decided to try my hand at the cello. From then, I traversed the vast world of music, and satiated my relentless
Even though the size of the violin made it seem less intimidating, learning how to play the violin
During senior year of high school, I decided to learn the violin. I have always loved the timbre of the instrument and I longed to develop a talent that I could call my own. However, my progress was slow. My arms and fingers always tensed up when I began playing a piece. Yet, my violin instructor never let me give up. Every time I put my violin down he would urge me to continue. “Don’t hesitate,” he would tell me. “Be confident in what you play even if you make a mistake.”
The violin is the smallest of the string family. It also makes the highest sounds. Usually there are more violins in the orchestra than any other instruments. Violins are divided into two groups: first and second. First often play the melody, while second violins change between harmony and melody. The size of an ordinary violin is around 60 centimetres long. The violin is played by resting the violin between your chin and left shoulder (on the chinrest). You hold the neck of the violin and press down on the strings to make the pitch higher or lower, while your other hand either plucks the strings or uses the bow.
When I think of what is my personal “Violin”, my room: specifically my bed comes to mind. This is because it's dear to my heart because it has always been there. There are so many memories in my room, created through all of my stages of life so far. One large part of why my bed is so special to me is that after a day filled with school, sport and just life I yearn for a soft, comfy bed to just throw my problems away and get to relax. In addition I can focus on myself. Even in the morning I hate having to leave my bed and it's one of the most difficult tasks of my day; I'm constantly hitting the snooze button over and over until I have to get up or I'll miss the bus. If I could I would lay there all day sleeping. While I'm sleeping no one can
For the sake of myself and my softball career, I continued with the lessons so I could put a smile on my parents’ faces although I hated what I was doing and didn’t understand a single bit of it. I went weeks without understanding a single thing I was doing. This continued on for about 2 months. Until what had seemed like a miracle at the time happened, The instructor had resigned! Although I didn’t think that it I would magically understand it, at least I wouldn’t be be miserable with someone who hated it more than me. The very next day, A Woman by the name of Mrs. Beck walked into my rehearsal room, we had instantly clicked! After just spending the first day getting to know one another it was time to get back to what I was really there for, learning the violin.
There’s never been a time where I’d wish music wasn’t in my life or that I’d wish I never learned how to play anything. I remember when I was young and I had finally gotten into school I learned about the stringed instruments in class. I was really intrigued and wanted to play one instantly so, when I came home I talked about it non stop all the time. Normally when a kid wants something or thinks something is cool they lose interest after a while but this was different because I was passionate about it before I even got the chance to play anything. I talked about it so much my parents eventually got me and violin for my 4th of 5th birthday and take private lessons. I was excited to start but when I finally started I wasn’t as eager to go back after a full month of going. I liked playing my instrument at school and other places but when it came to my private lessons I just didn’t want to go. I had a strict teacher and he was excellent at what he did and expected nothing less from his students because he had high expectations. Since I had private lessons I was more advanced than the kids that played at school which made it fun because I sometimes got to help the other students. After taking private lessons for years I wanted to quit playing because my practices became more intense and advanced. I was still young but I was older and still thought my teacher was mean.