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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Beginner Violin Lessons: The Most Important Basics

By Steven Campbell

Beginner violin lessons are always best taught by a professional. A professional is the best person that can teach you all that you need to know. Here on are some tips on the kinds of things that you should for in lessons.

Centuries ago, a standard was established as to the standard for positioning the violin for playing. Presently that standard has not changed. Learning this position is one of the most important things when you want to learn to play and actually is the first thing that you should learn.

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.

When you receive instructions from your teacher, often they will give them to you according to whether you are right or left handed. Primarily, most directions will consist of having you sit in a chair or allowing you to stand, depending on what is more comfortable to you. Then they will have you place the violin on your shoulder and rest your chin on the chin rest.

Some find that they have more comfort with a shoulder rest. Most recommend that you purchase a chin rest if the violin that you own does not have one. Chin rests make it easier to find where to position the violin, while shoulder rests make playing more comfortable for some players.

When you properly position the violin, the neck should rest between your first finger and thumb. The palm of your hand should not rest on the neck of the violin. Proper positioning of the bow consists of a light grip with the fingers and thumb. The little finger should rest on the screw. The first finger of your hand should touch the pad, since it will add and relieve tension to the bow strokes.

Always find someone with a known background in teaching violin. You want someone who will set a firm foundation in the beginner violin lessons that they teach you. - 18762

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