May 2008

I was told to really pay more attention to the dynamics when I played, both by my teacher and my husband. I find it more difficult to control dynamics on he violin when compared to the piano. I don't recall having such a difficult time doing crescendo and decrescendo on the piano, but I'm having a very hard time with the violin. I understand that i can bow faster, press harder, use more hair, play closer to the bridge and stuff to get a louder sound, but as a beginner, this is definately easier said than done. If i bow faster, I'm running out of bow, and playing close to the bridge makes some gutting cat sound that my cat detest.

I was having this discussion with my sister in law since she plays both piano and violin. She told me she thought that it's alot easier to control dynamics on the violin because there are so many ways you can do it, and in combination.
Maybe to an advanced player, this is true. But to a beginner, at least from my experience, it's VERY DIFFICULT.

It is definately MORE difficult to play pp than to play ff.

What do you think? Easier to control dynamics on piano or violin?

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Vacation and serious aftermath

May 21, 2008 14:41

I went on vacation for 10 days in Japan, so 10 days without praticing at all. I came back and cannot even play a simple scale without going out of tune. I'm in DEEP trouble! How is it possible that with such a short break my technique deteriorates so fast? I'm scared, is this normal for a beginner?

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The joy of playing with others

May 9, 2008 00:22

I really really enjoy playing with others. I am starting to think that picking an instrument to learn is a complicated decision, among other things, personality must also be taken in to consideration. I'm a very outgoing person, I love to be around people Playing in an orchestra fits me well. We have fun making music together.

We also had a very small section rehearsal for the 2nd violin (only 3 ppl showed up),but I learned so much from them!! I enjoy every moment of this. I remember after I went to the first rehearsal, I was like "dude, I ain't going back in a year or two". Here I am, still sticking with it. For the slower parts, I can play most of them. The fast parts, I play what I can. As long as the conductor allows me to stay, I'll stay!!

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Identify this piece?

May 4, 2008 12:12

I tried to post it on the discussion board but I'm not sure why it didn't make it to the boards. A friend of mine wants to know the actual name of this piece, from this link:

You'll have to select the Mozart Concerto in A minor

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=323011778

I tried googling it, but I cannot find a A Mozart violin concerto in A minor.

Can someone help me out here?

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