You will be expected to follow the rules.

People usually only talk about the first three pages (exercises 1 and 2), sometimes exercises 3 and 4, and rarely the others after that. Then there’s exercise 20 which is very long, goes through a variety of keys and positions, has interesting rhythmic changes, and has double stops and chords unlike the rest of Schradieck book 1. I’m wondering if anyone else plays it regularly or has played it at all (I haven’t even in its entirety). I can’t find a recording of it online. I must say that it just feels like I can get more out of technique building by altering earlier Schradieck exercises by rhythm and bowing. What do you think about this exercise?

I'm looking to find out who manufactures their violins. They mention, "We purchase each violin directly from the maker — a rare practice that allows us to set high quality standards and reduce costs, passing the savings on to you."

Any idea who this "maker" could be? Because I'd like to research that company further.

Thanks in advance! 🙏

I'm much much more comfortable with a Russian bow hold than a Franco-Belgian one. My bow hold (and my hands themselves actually) looks a lot like Heifetz's, just obviously my technique is far far far far far worse lol. I should mention that I'm relatively intermediate, around ABRSM grade 7-8. I've only just switched to a Russian bow hold about a week and a half ago, but my teacher doesn't seem to know much about it, and I'm struggling to find any decent resources on it as well. How can I emulate Heifetz's right arm and hand technique? The way he holds the bow, moves his hands and fingers, moves his arm/elbow, the finger position, forearm pronation, finger pronation, etc. Any help would be appreciated

I know this is so random but I just wanted to say thank you to the knowledgeable people in here who advocate so much for trying out violins before buying/not buying online. I (begrudgingly) took my time trying out different ones and finally found the one for me :)

Hi guys, I’m considering getting my strings online through Amazon and different retailers now that I moved to a smaller city. I’m noticing strings seem way too cheap to be true, in my country I walked into a shop and saw peter infelds for $190, I found Peter Infelds for $130 online. The craziest deal I’m tempted to go for is a set of evah pirazzi, usually priced closer to $150 I found them at $61 on Amazon. Does anyone have experience buying strings on Amazon, is this legit? Or am I going to find the full set isn’t here or my strings are used, I’m just so suspicious of these prices

Usually my hands don’t hurt from playing violin, but for some reason after practicing today my right hand really hurts for some reason, and I mean like in the palm area where your metacarpals are(trust me I searched that up). I have an audition for a solo tomorrow, and I’m honestly kind of worried. It hurts to even hold my bow, and there’s constant pain when I’m playing, especially during string crossings, which the solo part has a lot of. I’m not sure if anyone has any tips for making the pain go away, just until my audition is over, but if you do, please let me know.

Post to remind people that taking a day off practicing is a good thing (no matter what some people say).

You come back to it with a whole new appreciation for the sound and the beauty it can produce.

Peace out ✌️

Okay folks, in light of the "no D'Addario" post, what strings are recommended in bulk for, say....

... a middle school teacher with 100+ students who all say, "hurr durr, I can tune this string without your help!" pop

Difficulty level: public school budget, and the only time we replace a string is if it's unraveled to a thread

Hello! I'm currently looking how to spot small improvements and to validate my own progress.

while practicing I'm going through a list of techniques I'm working on and playing a small piece utilizing that particular technique

whatever technique i need to practice more on i spend more time on (currently thirds and octaves) etc

and after that I have an etude I like and also a technical piece and then 1-2 songs im practicing with my teacher.

To the point: repeating all the techniques and my schedule (aiming for 3 hours) every day becomes pretty sluggish sometimes and it feels like i'm doing them just because. I do make small improvements every other day but by the time I'm about to practice my pieces which i now currently can hit the notes cleanly on I can be pretty sluggish and uninterested because it all ''sounds the same'' every day mostly. I lose concentration and having a hard time speeding it up.

What's the best way to get rid of excess rosin from the hair?

I bought a violin recently that had been in the attic for a while. The violin had been lying on a duster cloth which had turned kinda oily and crispy over time. It seems to have left a sticky residue on the otherwise beautiful back :( Is there anything I can use to clean it off?

I've heard that a slight warp is not a problem, just not sure if I can call it "slight".

I have gone through two sets of D’Addarios in the past four months because they have started to fray, I’m going back to Pirastro Golds. Does anyone have any recommendations for other strings? I prefer a brighter sound for my violin

Hello. I’m currently in Happy Farmer Suzuki book 1, but it’s very embarrassing for me still to be in Suzuki 1 because I have so much time playing violin but I know it’s my fault for not practicing and my teacher compares me with some students that recently entered and are currently are in Gavotte, that makes my really sad.

I wanted to say that but my real problem now is that my Academy will have a concert in December 5th and I will participate with my classmate. We will play minuet 1, 2 and 3, Gavotte and some Christmas song (idk which one yet but ik that we will play one) rn im struggling so much with memorization and I will thank so much if someone could help me, telling me tips or other things that you’ll considere that will help me, sorry for my bad English💔

About a month ago, I started to experience sudden “zinging” sensations in my left hand after playing. I would literally just tap my hand, and I would feel a funny bone sensation. I didn’t even know it was possible to get your funny bone outside of your elbow! I’m worried I’ve messed up my nerves.

Has anyone experienced something similar, and what can I do about it?

I've been traveling this journey with my daughter for the last 2 1/2 years. She just turned nine. What advice would you have for a non-musical Mom as a "music coach"? She has an excellent teacher, I attend lessons, take notes and pictures, and facilitate practice at home. I'm just looking for more ways to be a supportive parent.

Hi everyone, I would like to audition for the semi-competitive orchestra at my university, and for the audition I need two excerpts/pieces of contrasting tempo and style that are up to a 1-minute long each. I'm at about an intermediate/early advanced level, and I have about two and half months to work on the pieces I decide on. I'm open to any suggestions, including any style of music. I'm really struggling to narrow down my options and find something that is good as an audition piece but also will be enjoyable to play, so I would really appreciate some help here.

Does anyone know where I can find the sheet music for this song (the title) it has to be for a string orchestra though including bass! Thanks in advance 🙂

I am interested in Kun Bravo, as my violin teacher says it’s one of the best she has tried, but i saw there is Kun 800 bravo, and Kun 800C bravo Coll. Is there any difference between them, except for the price? (I saw that Kun 800 bravo is around 70€ and the 800C bravo Coll is around 90€, that’s why I asked)

I was recently asked by my parents to tutor my younger sister in violin. She's currently part of a youth orchestra that requires their members to have private lessons with a teacher but my sister is in the middle of changing music schools and according to my mother, won't have a teacher till January. Hence, my parents want me to teach till then.

I'm a college undergrad who played the violin for 13 years before stopping when I moved to go to college. It's been two years since I played regularly so I'm definitely out of practice. From what I remember, my lessons in the past went like this:

• Practice scales, shifting positions, double-stops
• Work on pieces I'm performing/auditioning with
• Work on pieces I chose for fun
• Overall discussion on what I should focus on (this took like 5 min. tops)

Anything I'm missing or should change? Any tips on what I could do to refresh my own skills?

Synthetic core. My family brought my violin from my hometown and installed new dominant strings. That was around June 2021. I only played for a couple minutes, since I'm on dialysis with kidney failure and little to no stamina, then kept it in my walk-in closet till today October 30 2024. Now I'm fully recovered from kidney transplant after a year, is the strings still playable or I have to replace them?

It used to have evah pirazzi green full set installed back in my highschool classical solos and jazz playing days.

I've read the FAQ and didn't see information on this topic

Is there a suggested list of violin music to listen for beginners? When I was learning baritone the teacher gave me a list of different songs to help understand how correct technique sounds. It was very helpful and wondering if same thing for violin?

EDIT-- I should have said "playlist" of violin music for beginners...

Hello!

I've gotten back into violin lessons and my teacher has been very slowly introducing vibrato.

The issue, however, is i can't seem to get my hand, wrist, and fingers to figure out what they're doing and my brain goes DUUUUHHH 😅

Could I get some tips on figuring out the motion? My teacher has given me multiple tips but I'm still really struggling with just the basis motion, let alone applying it to an actual song any time soon.

I am currently using a full dominant set with a spare gold label E (Waiting for my current one to snap) And I am currently using Hidersine Deluxe and Pirastro Piranto Rosin which is starting to run out. I am looking at Pirastro Oliv or Evah Pirazzi Gold rosin at the moment as i am moving to colder and drier climate next year. The Pirastro Piranto one I have now is very powerdery and sticky and every time I play my fingers get sticky. The Hidersine Deluxe has a weird smell (Probably from using it for too long or leaving it in the sun) otherwise it is fine.