Please advice,

Someone with 10 yrs piano background.

1. What are the chances that someone can play by ear for violin?
2. Learn and master this instrument without going for music school/getting a tutor?
3. What would be your suggestion for him. Buy a reference book/ watch youtube.

Is there any gathering or chat rooms for strings lovers....
for attending MPO together perhaps?

1. It depends on natural talent but I guarantee that you will pick up faster than average people without piano background.
2. Comprehensive guides can be your teacher, but I suggest finding a personal tutor so that you will be taught in depth and the tutor can suit you according to your level and teach you accordingly.
3. Youtube are better (just my opinion) compared to books because you actually see what is that guy doing.

Hi I haven't posted in LY for many years. I would be considered an "unker" to most of you here.

Violinist here, classically trained, been playing for about 30+ years, and can manage a good Bach Concerto though Vivaldis always trips me up.

I own a 1737 Kloz antique, likely an imitation, but the sound is passable.

This is my sixth violin but I've sold off/given away the rest and this is the only one remaining.

Now teaching my son violin for about a year plus and I think he's going to be better than me very soon.

I'm looking for a violin teacher for my son for his advanced grades.

Does anyone know a good violin teacher who regularly also arranges concerts and competitions?

Do pm me. Tks.

Is it possible to learn the violin by self taught?
It seems hard as I'm not sure if I'm holding the violin properly, etc etc

Hi there,
We are Julliad Music located in Aman Suria Damansara, Petaling Jaya. We offer music lessons such as piano, guitar, drum, vocal, violin, flute, clarinet, viola and so on. We also sell several types of violin (depends on your budget).

Visit our website at www.julliadmusic.com.
Or pm/contact us at:
Off: 03-7804 8013
HP: 019-384 6682 / 019-289 6682
Email: enquiry@julliadmusic.com

Hope to hear from you soon!


Best Regards,
Julliad Music

What's MPO btw
newbie violinist here

MPO = Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. A resident orchestra of Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS at KLCC.

Yes...and all of them are world Class Level Musicians.

Sound great... i would like to go there... looking at MPO event..

any string jazz players here?

hi guys i got problem with my violin,the tuning peg is stuck and the soundpost has fell off...im wondering if anyone knows where i can send it to repair?i live in nilai negeri sembilan btw. thx!

Better go get a good teacher. Unlearning bad habits on an instrument is a lot more difficult than learning the correct & easy way from the beginning.

Ouch, if your sound post fell over, you'd better get the strings loosened or the violin top may cave in. But your pegs are stuck. Ask your violin teacher, if you have one.

Yeap. Here is a list of the ppl I know
KL -
Violin/Viola - Andrew Filmer
Double bass - Ong Keat Wei, Vincent Ong

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This post has been edited by Jyunkai: Jul 18 2014, 10:11 AM

actually the soundpost fell off because i loosened all strings... haha well its okay now ive googled out how to set up the sound post and lubricate the pegs...managed to diy it myself thx btw!

Lol. Yeap, that's Andrew alright. I'm on the double bass. Did this a couple years ago just for fun.

lol, I thought it was a black dude at first

Well, if you dimmed the lights, the only thing you'd see is my teeth. lol. not exactly white here.