February 2013

A violinist and full-time worker.

February 28, 2013 17:46

Hello fellow V.Commers, finally I write a blog in here after a few years registered. Let me introduce myself, I was an electric engineering student who play violin in my college's orchestra. I also started to learn violin there. Now, sometimes I play in church, too. After I graduated, I became software engineer in a software house company. So, violin isn't my only thing. I also love programming & computer things.

I learn violin since 2007, I was 18th years old, in my college's orchestra. My teacher told me to buy a cheapest-but-good violin, a Chinese made one. That violin is good, it's voice is very soft, but not bold at all (after I read in V.com, I realize that it's a VOS). So I started learning in August, and they let me play in the orchestra in January, as 3rd violinist. They gave me a very easy parts, they said it will be a great experience for me to play in front of audiences. And yes, it did. That moment encourage me to practice more and more.

As time goes on, now I'm still in the same orchestra, without private teacher. The new conductor chose me as a new concert master, as the previous one getting busy with his own work and can't rehearse with us again. Such an amazing moment and chance for me, I think.

After a few months graduated from the college and get a good work as a software engineer, I decide to buy a violin. Then I buy Scott Cao 750E, Soil model. I just have it for a week. The violin is great for me. May be too great as I'm not that good. I heard from some blogs and discussions in here, that the violin itself can make a difference in skill, is that means if I use a better violin, may be the sound will be better?

I practice violin just for half hour to an hour a day. Usually before I get to sleep, because I work the whole day. Do any of you have the same life as me? I hear that violinist usually practice 4 hours a day, or even 8 hours a day. Is that right? How much time you spent to practice?

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February 2013

A violinist and full-time worker.

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