Picking up the violin

[Aqua Letifer]

@xenon said in Picking up the violin:

Do you reckon this is a thing that I could progress on as a side hobby (given a busy job and young kids)?

Yeah man, absolutely. My old eye doctor learned when his daughter picked it up; now she's better than he is obviously but he's still pretty good. He didn't have a hardcore practice schedule, he just picked it up every day.

[Rainman]

Violin?
Sure you can learn it.
Vibrato. Lots and lots of vibrato.
Have fun.

Thanks, Bagoninny!!

[Mik]

My brother learned as an adult. Go for it.

[George K]

@rainman said in Picking up the violin:

Bagoninny

?

[mark]

Yes! Just practice. Every day. Try to get in a total of at least 1 hour, preferably more. Do it in 15 minutes sessions. A teacher would be a huge help of course.

[Rainman]

@mik about 2 hours ago
@rainman said in Picking up the violin:

Bagoninny

?

Well, yeah George, why the question mark? If you knew anything about classical music, you would know of this fiddle player.

Liszt and other even talented composers took a stack of his stuff (this was before 45 rpm, and after 78 ) and made etudes out of them.

Also known as the Bagoninny Etudes.

These etudes are pretty hard, definitely 2-nd year music in terms of hardness, 12th year if taught by a great teacher.

But, anyone can play these etudes, just need to master vibrato. Lots and lots of vibrato. You need transcendental vibrato at the least, to play Bagoninny properly.

What does any of this have to do with 33 1/3 rpm vinyl??

Back on topic, please.

[taiwan_girl]

I like music, but I think that the violin is one instrument that sounds terrible as a beginner. On something like the piano, you can play a simple tune as a beginner and it does not sound too bad.

But for me, I dont get the same experience with the violin.

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in Picking up the violin:

the violin is one instrument that sounds terrible as a beginner.

My last piano teacher taught in a studio. The owner of the studio was a cellist and his focus was on string instruments (that explains the HORRIBLE piano I played in the studio). Sometimes, I could hear some of the other students in the studio, sawing away on their violins, cellos and violas.

It was tooth-grating.

[Friday]

Keep at it X.

I think everyone, no matter the age, starts off sounding like a sick cat.

[Axtremus]

Short of being born with innate talent, you just have to put in the time to practice. Some ways to practice may be more efficient than others, a good teacher can guide you to figure that out, but you still need to put in the time. I don’t see a way around that. Good luck!

[brenda]

@xenon, if you love it enough to keep at it, you can do it. The kids will become more self-sufficient as they get older, giving you more time to learn and practice. You'll be setting a wonderful example for your kids about diligence and dedication to learning.

As for the early sound, those kids will give you plenty of noise, so you have no reason for concern about how you sound during your early practice periods. Again, it's another way to demonstrate to your kids how worthwhile it is to stick with whatever you want to do. In a few years, you'll have one of them say to you, "Hey, Dad, you sound pretty good!"

[xenon]

Alright - I'll get new strings and start putting in some time. Thanks all!

[Klaus]

@taiwan_girl said in Picking up the violin:

I like music, but I think that the violin is one instrument that sounds terrible as a beginner. On something like the piano, you can play a simple tune as a beginner and it does not sound too bad.

+1.

The violin is one of the most powerful instruments in terms of what one can express, but it takes a long time before the efforts are rewarded.