Friday, August 21, 2009

Beginner Violin Lessons | Super Important Tips

By Steven Campbell

When we decide to take things such as beginner violin lessons, we may not always know where to start. Our friend's may or may not know of a good instructor. In the case that no one does, then we are left to do the searching on our own.

One thing that is imperative that you learn, when first learning the violin, is positioning of the violin. You need to know the proper way to hold the violin, in order to play. For centuries, there has been a certain way known for holding the violin and it has not changed.

Learning the proper handling of the violin is very important. What you learn in the beginning of your training will likely carry on into your later playing. This is the reason why it is so important to find someone that is a good instructor.

One thing to consider, is buying a chin rest if your violin does not come one. The reason for this has to do with the likeliness that your violin instructor will tell you to put the violin on either the right or left shoulder, depending on if you are right or left handed and then they will have you rest the chin on the chin rest, which is not possible if you don't have one.

It is highly suggested that you buy a chin rest for your violin if it does not have one. Some find that a shoulder rest is a nice compliment to the violin as well. Some find that they cannot play without one.

Proper positioning always consists of the neck between the thumb and your first finger. You don't want the palm of your hand resting on the neck of the violin. When you are holding the bow, it should be in a light manner between both the thumb and the fingers, with the little finger on the screw. You want the first finger of your hand to rest on top of the pad, which is responsible for adding and relieving tension to the bow strokes.

This is just a sample of the information that you should learn in beginner violin lessons. Remember to always find someone that is qualified when pursuing lessons on the violin.

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