Comments on: What do you want to read? http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html Learning and Practicing the Violin Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:14:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Melisa http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-2080 Melisa Thu, 13 May 2010 15:48:38 +0000 http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/?p=187#comment-2080 Please post something about helpful tips on sight-reading. I find it so difficult to play the violin and then sight-read at the same time. I am thinking, maybe you have some advice on how to study sight-reading? Thanks very much, Sir Steve. Warm greetings from the Philippines. Please post something about helpful tips on sight-reading. I find it so difficult to play the violin and then sight-read at the same time. I am thinking, maybe you have some advice on how to study sight-reading?

Thanks very much, Sir Steve. Warm greetings from the Philippines.

]]> By: Raissa http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-912 Raissa Sat, 09 May 2009 07:59:52 +0000 http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/?p=187#comment-912 Hello again my cousin wants me to teach her daugther to play the violin and she is only 3 almost 4 years old, and thats so sweet.. i really want to but, I dont really know how to :S. cuz she is ... 3 so my question is how can i start? how can i be really sure what size of violin is perfect 4 her, and is there a method for kids? i really want to do my best so she likes it, so it has to take her attention she is kind of hiperactive. =D is that a problem? saludos! and thanks a lot for the blog. Hello again
my cousin wants me to teach her daugther to play the violin
and she is only 3 almost 4 years old, and thats so sweet..
i really want to but, I dont really know how to :S. cuz she is … 3

so my question is how can i start?
how can i be really sure what size of violin is perfect 4 her, and is there a method for kids? i really want to do my best so she likes it, so it has to take her attention she is kind of hiperactive. =D is that a problem?

saludos!
and thanks a lot for the blog.

]]> By: Steve Maus http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-765 Steve Maus Mon, 04 May 2009 08:48:22 +0000 http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/?p=187#comment-765 I have no idea what level you are playing on. But I recommend to stick to the basics. Play lots of scales. Or search for the article "Developing Speed" in this blog. These exercises are a breeze for the right hand making it much easier to focus on the left hand. And they not only improve speed but also the grip and the left hand technique in general. Play them daily. Don't expect to get better within minutes because it will take some time. Be careful to leave your fingers directly above the fingerboard and you'll succeed. I have no idea what level you are playing on. But I recommend to stick to the basics. Play lots of scales. Or search for the article “Developing Speed” in this blog.
These exercises are a breeze for the right hand making it much easier to focus on the left hand. And they not only improve speed but also the grip and the left hand technique in general.
Play them daily. Don’t expect to get better within minutes because it will take some time. Be careful to leave your fingers directly above the fingerboard and you’ll succeed.

]]> By: Raissa http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-759 Raissa Mon, 04 May 2009 05:04:10 +0000 http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/?p=187#comment-759 hehe what can i do about it?.., what kind of exercises or?.. =D hehe what can i do about it?.., what kind of exercises or?.. =D

]]> By: Raissa http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-758 Raissa Mon, 04 May 2009 05:03:31 +0000 http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/?p=187#comment-758 Hello =) I agree with Lars H. I have a problem :S when i play i lift up my fingers to much and bcuz of that im out of tune. saludos! hace a nicee daay. Hello =) I agree with Lars H.
I have a problem :S when i play i lift up my fingers to much
and bcuz of that im out of tune.

saludos!

hace a nicee daay.

]]> By: Steve Maus http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-42 Steve Maus Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:32:44 +0000 http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/?p=187#comment-42 Hi Anna, good questions! I'll take care of them in one of the following posts! Cheers, Steve. Hi Anna,

good questions! I’ll take care of them in one of the following posts!

Cheers, Steve.

]]> By: Anna http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-41 Anna Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:20:40 +0000 http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/?p=187#comment-41 How about tuning the violin? Strings? Which instrument care can I do? What about the thing that keeps the strings up? What do you do if it falls flat? How about tuning the violin?
Strings?
Which instrument care can I do?
What about the thing that keeps the strings up? What do you do if it falls flat?

]]> By: Steve Maus http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-6 Steve Maus Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:38:46 +0000 http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/?p=187#comment-6 OK, I'm working on that. As soon as my wife gets the photos done you'll get a new one. :) OK, I’m working on that. As soon as my wife gets the photos done you’ll get a new one. :)

]]> By: Lars H. http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/what-do-you-want-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-5 Lars H. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:16:06 +0000 http://www.sdmaus.com/violinblog/?p=187#comment-5 Could you write about more basic things? I am interested in the left hand, proper stance, violin hold and so on. Regards from Sweden, Lars Could you write about more basic things? I am interested in the left hand, proper stance, violin hold and so on.

Regards from Sweden, Lars

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