it is not recommended to use the practice mute because will influnce ur skill la....

minimize the sound mean u won't hear the exact sound of the violin
like that u won't know what are the mistakes u made when u r playing the violin and how to control the sound loh.
listening is very important in learning violin.....if possible, better dun use the mute

yeah, i do heard got ppl use two small wooden clips as a mute but i never try it.

dear, a good starting is always the basic for learning everything.
if u use the muter on the begining of ur learning, you might need double efforts to focus back on the sound after that ^^
Normally i hide myself in my room and close all the windows to practice, but it damn HOT cause my room is small, lol
BTW, how long you practice ur violin a nite? if one hour, then ur housemates should b ok with it, hehe....

and for the shoulder rest,
my teacher did not advice us to use it but i secretly bought one after 8 months i learn my violin (around RM45 at mid valley)
but i only used it for 1 min then i just put it away....haha ~~

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Added on August 16, 2011, 11:36 amI watched this Japan drama too, it really nice!
It's never too late to learn . I start to learn violin at 29!

This post has been edited by littlemoo: Aug 16 2011, 11:36 AM

little ice and littlemoo XD