hi,
i have nothing in music except that i did learn it in my high school.

i'm thinking to learn violin but it is hard..? i'm thinking piano too but i dunno which one to choose.

i've my own violin tho but never been used. lol

and i'm planning to learn until i can play, but not to take those test or exam...

any help or idea~?

if you're talking about yamaha music school, not academy, the only yamaha syllabus string instrument is a group violin class, and is pre-required the student to have attend and pass a few grades of the JMC classes. and that's only a second instrument learning instead or primary.

the rest of the violin teachers are like regular music school, 1 to 1 lesson (unless stated otherwise), using ABRSM/Trinity syllabus.

where do you heard that from??

no comment on the fees, if you think it's not worth it, then it's not worth it. there're reason why yamaha charge more, partly also because of the royalty fees for the "yamaha" name, along with the obvious like better renovation/environment/acoustic, and more events organizations. sometimes, it's also due to the location and rental fees.

in the end, to me, finding the right teacher is more important than fees.

PS: their instruments like silent violin and some other less popular stuffs are indeed overpriced. e.g. EV-204 electric violins are selling like USD$1300 in US but it's about RM5000++ (i think close to RM6000) here in malaysia. but then, it's true to other brands of instruments selling in other shops too.

oops...I guess I am sorry....It only applied to piano and electone. I always thought they have syllabus for all kinds of instruments.

they are more concentrate in piano, electone and the jmc courses. for the past few years, they just started the pms courses which include piano, guitar n drum but i never heard they got violin course. now beside piano and electone, i don't think other syllabus are recognize, even in japan.

Dear All teachers/mentors & etc,

Need help to get a replacement cello bridge pls.

1. Prefer a value for money bridge for a full size hand made cello.
2. Perfer made from maple wood french type bridge.
3. not PRC bridges
4. if possible somewhere around in klang valley.

Thank you very much.

there's no one size fit all bridge. different instrument has different curve on the belly, string height preference, fingerboard height, and sound tuning like thinner/thicker bridge give different sound.

approach a luthier to fit one for you, so you're going to be paying for the bridge and workmanship.

puchong kinrara and sri hartamas shopping center also got.

thx for ur help lil' ice.... i send the cello back to and asked them to change the bridge as its warpped ... hopefully they will give me a maple bridge; french type.

mayb its due to too humid lately and now i've asked my kids to on both 1.5Hp aircons to 23deg whenever starting to rain.......

i find that there is difficulty in doing down bow on g string in the aspect of smoothness, wish to know that whether the thumb should put some force in moving the bow?

Am a violinist... poor 1, haha..

By the way, anyone knows where to get the score for love story for string quartet? Thanks

if you hear that "sand" sound, that it's not smooth, cause can be accumilated rosin on the strings (which you should wipe off using dry old cloth everytime after playing), too much rosin on bow, or simply bad quality string/hair/violin.

if everything seems fine, but the sound isn't consistent, try apply slight pressure on your index finger instead of thumb. thumb should stay as relaxed as possible, and index finger is the primary finger to control the pressure on the bow. you may also check if your albow is too low, you need a higher angle of your elbow to have a natural pressure on the G (and should raise/lower your elbow according to individual strings). in general, don't raise your elbow higher than your wrist/palm level.

different teacher/player will say different thing, so there's no one fix-all solution.


you can try google. string quartet arrangement for pop song is extremely rare. usually, people will arrange songs for string quartet themselves if they want it, instead of looking online/book store.

string quartet scores for pop music are very rare...and VERY few.
All the pop arrangements you hear are normally arranged by the Musicians themselves. That is why I have to write down all the parts for my Bands' string players for non-classical songs when we perform.

hey, i'm trying to help my friend get a violin. she's a beginner. any recommendations on which brand to look for ? is there any music shop that you would recommend ? am thinking of going to guitar store cheras.

euro music @ jalan imbi, KL, or amadeus violins, PJ, same row as PJ digital mall. string instrument specialist shops.

i used to love euro music's "euro string" range of beginner instruments, some of them were very nice. but their recent batch of violins were sub par, you have be careful with e.g. not so well cut bridge, crooked fingerboard/neck etc...

you can try amadeus violins and see what they can offer.

This post has been edited by little ice: Dec 27 2010, 12:16 PM

how much should i be expecting to pay for a decent beginners guitar ? 500-800 can get any from amadeus ?

you mean violin?

RM300+- is practically the cheapest price to pay for a violin, usually those selling RM200 can have many problems even if they sound decent or feel ok.

RM500~RM800 is a healthy budget for beginner violin. you can give them a call 03-79582858. for euro strings, they only have RM300 and RM500, then the next price range is RM1000 and RM1500. amadeus should have something at RM500~RM800.

well, yup. your budget is pretty decent to go. you should check it out for yourself then

[quote=little ice,Dec 27 2010, 12:14 PM]
euro music @ jalan imbi, KL, or amadeus violins, PJ, same row as PJ digital mall. string instrument specialist shops.

i used to love euro music's "euro string" range of beginner instruments, some of them were very nice. but their recent batch of violins were sub par, you have be careful with e.g. not so well cut bridge, crooked fingerboard/neck etc...


..hi, am looking for eurostring too... there's this regular guy selling eurostrings thru the internet, any probability of similar sub par thingies...

I got some question here.

Is it worth to upgrade my RM900 violin like changing bridges, bows, strings, rosins etc etc

or

Buy a RM1.5k violin ?

Quite confusing here haha

euro string series has always been a hit and miss thing, just like any other RM300~RM1000 violins out there. just that recently the overall quality dropped a little lately, i hope it's just a temporary issue.

don't know about online sellers, but euro music is the distributor of euro strings series. the rest are dealers.


it's hard to make a conclusion without knowing your current violin's quality/condition. sometimes, you find RM900 violin sound better than RM1500 violin, and vice versa.

if your current violin has got setup problem, you can change bridge (RM120~150), soundpost adjustment (usually free). then, good quality strings (RM100+), good quality rosin (RM30+-). sometimes, fingerboard might not have proper scoop or overall shaping too. bow is entirely different matter, just like buying new violins, the more you pay, the better quality you get.

then, all the above problem might present on the RM1500 too if you don't choose carefully (along with knowledges and experiences), so you might end up buying another problematic violin.

at this price point, playability and setup is priority.

anyone tried a scarletti violin ?