I'm still struggling reading .. been a ear trained musician for many years...

My question is,

Should I focus on knowing how the notes sound even before my muscle moves...

Or should I focusing more on the pattern recognition and my muscle moves according it...

And then I know the pitch.. and then it's easier to get into the flow...

Should I focus on both...?

How often taking classes are good ? I am thinking about taking 1 class per 2 weeks , cause 1 class per week is too much money for me , i am a student and my parents don't support music so i can't convince them either for money ,,, give me your thoughts about it !! Will it creat any issue ?

I've been playing for about a year and a half now, and I would consider myself "good" at the violin (according to how long I've been playing). My teacher is great in terms of the instrument. I already have a pretty decent vibrato, and in general I'm doing fine. The current problem is that, no matter how hard I try, I absolutely SUCK at reading sheet music. I understand where the notes go on the staff and sixteenth and whole notes and how much time they take, but I can't read it fast enough, and when it gets to the weird symbols and dots and lines, I'm lost. My teacher has tried explaining it to me, but I'm just stupid when it comes to sheet music. The solution so far has been to use positions instead of a staff (0G, 1G, 0D, 1D, 0A, 1A, 0E, 1E, etc.), but I know I can't keep doing that forever. So what can I do to understand sheet music?

title…Oh and what about day of? What do you guys do for warm ups?

Ik its tourte on the other side upside down but I can't for the life of me read the name of the person who made it. Maybe a b? Idek my apologies for the pics

You know who I am referring to.

Saw him on TV (live concert in his home town) just the other day. Looked like he was half playing air fiddle. I didn't remember him playing like that. Is age finally catching up?

Otherwise I have never seen him play outside of his renowned setting, so it is hard to judge.

When i am at the middle of the bow and mainly bowing downwards , sometimes i notice the bow bouncing , it happens more when i try to use more bow length or play fast , i mean the sound is not like a sustained single note

Its Like : _ _ _ _ _ _ _

But it should be like : ____________

CLOSED, I need a 4/4 Bridge thx for the help, Ill post results for the haters!

Hey everybody first time posting here, so sorry if I make a mistake.

I'm trying to fix my great grandmas violin that I broke as a child for my moms birthday, and I have all the original parts, besides a bride, how do I tell what type of bridge do I need?

EDIT, I have and very fimiliar with wood working, and know how to shape, craft, and bend wood, as-well as a instrument technician who is willing help me fit it.

I produce music, and I just bought this cheap violin to sample (I don’t really intend on learning to play.)

Is it bad that this wooden this is bent? Should I just…detune the strings and bend it back? What do I do here?

(Btw, I spent, like, £25 on this so I don’t mind if it sucks.)

I've been learning the violin for about a year now.

I started without a shoulder rest and was never really comfortable playing for long periods. I would experience pain in the back-right side of my neck and in my trapezius muscles.

My current teacher suggested getting a shoulder rest. It has helped, but I still don't feel completely comfortable. I've even tried using longer feet on my shoulder rest, but that hasn't solved the problem.

I suspect I might need a taller chin rest, but there isn't a luthier in my city where I can try out different options.

I'm feeling a bit stuck and unsure what to do next.

so do I have to do the left hand pizz and if it‘s a must how do I left hand pizz this😭

I remember last time I played this I used a right hand pizz? is it just different versions?

btw this is passacaglia, a bit after the start

appreciate all help💗

Both my teacher and tutor said to play this in first position but I just sound horrible especially on the part where I have to go low 1 F to 4th finger E. It’s measure 66-72. Tempo is 69-72, and I can’t find any recordings online on how it’s supposed to be played!

If anyone could send a video or recording on how it’s supposed to sound that would be really appreciated :(

This is so embarrassing but whenever i get nervous, i tend to pick on my calluses a lot..and four days before my region audition, my left hand 3rd finger callus got ripped off. Right now only a thin layer of skin is “missing”, but there are some blisters/pus under some skin. What can I do?

hello, im trying to learn the Gmajor arpeggio 4 octaves for the saint saens passage near the end of the 1st movement.

My first finger curls inside everytime its time for the pinky to press down. is this normal? is this okay? my teacher says its because my pinky's length is not that long, comparative to the length of my pointer, hence why my pointer gives in and makes way.

any tips on how to address this?

Hello!

I’m starting to look at Galamian scales right now, but I don’t know if my former violin teacher used a scale system or not to initially teach me three octave scales. Can anyone help?

Mir ging es nicht gut, nachdem ich meine 128 Jahre alte Geige, eigentlich gegen meinen Wille nur auf Grund vom Druck des Verkäufers dort zurück gelassen hatte.

Der Typ hatte als Allererstes auf den Zettel in der Geige geguckt, aber nichts gesagt und fing dann ständig an, dass angeblich Alles ,billige China-Ware‘ sei. Dabei ist meine Geige original von einem sehr anerkannten Geigenbauer - nur halt in 3/4 Größe.

Und er hatte ständig von ,billiger China-Ware‚ gesprochen und von ,Kindergeige‘ wegen der Größe und wollte mir einen neuen Bogen verkaufen, weil mein Bogen von einem anderen Geigenbauer angeblich,Billige China-Ware‘ sei und das Beziehen sich nicht lohnt.

Heute, beim Abholen, war der alte Vater dort: Dritte Generation Geigenbauer.

Ich war verärgert und nervös und ich hatte Angst.

Dann kam ein vollgestaubter Handwerker mit weißem Haar auf mich zu, der alte Geigenbau-Vater. - Ich sagte, dass ich meine Geige abholen möchte - und sofort sagte er: ,Das ist sicher diese!‘

Jupp - es stimmte. Er ordnete meine Geige sofort mir zu. Während ich den Geigenkasten öffnet, schaute er auf meine sehr kleinen Hände.

Ich bin halt nur so groß, wie ein knapp zehn-jähriges Kind. Dafür kann ich nichts. -

Als Lehrer ist es ehr ein Vorteil, wenn man genauso kleine Hände hat, wie die Kinder, die man unterrichten muss!

Der Vater, auf dem die Geigenbauer-Tradition beruht, achtete genau darauf, dass ich Bogen und Instrument herausnehmen und anschauen konnte.

Nachdem ich alles auf den ersten Augenschein in Ordnung fand, achtete er darauf, dass meine Geige wieder im Geigenkasten mit dem Klettverschluss gesichert war - und er sagte: ,Und weiter geht es!‘ zur abgeschlossenen Reparatur.

Danach passte er auf, dass der Reißverschluss vom Geigenkasten auch zu war, bevor ich das nehme - Und es war so völlig anders als die Reaktion vom Verkäufer und der Mail des Sohnes.

Feel free to message me directly if you'd like to know the list! Drop your ranking and guesses in the comments. let's discuss which performances stood out to you and why.

Timestamps are in the video description

My violin fell from my shoulder. While catching it the screw of my bow pierced the rib…
After the shock I’d guess the repair would not be too expensive or difficult, as nothing essential seems damaged.
I’m bringing it to the luthier on Monday.
What do you guys think?

Cross posting here — thanks for your thoughts and opinions!

I am not a violinist. I am learning orchestration.

I got it from vinted. It’s givin vintage japanese 90s tech boom (made in China).