my former music teacher has been promoting to try china violin apprantely its been better now:) its bright as in not much effort to play loud; some can be quite good

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Added on September 12, 2008, 9:28 amhiya there welcome!!!:D as far as i know there is one in the curve maybe u should try looking around ss2.i could also search around for anyone who teaches there but no promise:)

yamaha most of the time its more expensive la:) but easier as in if ur teacher has moved on they would find a replacement for u:)

This post has been edited by kimmie: Sep 12 2008, 09:28 AM

according to my buddy who worked in the HQ, the courses there offered are only around RM10~RM20 difference compared to other places. in fact there're centers charging even more expensive than yamaha. and even it's the HQ with better facilities (although not too much better but you know, it's HQ) and a great advantage of a big concert hall.

the point here is, yamaha is more famed for their children courses, which is extremely helpful for kids to develop their music fundamentals. not sure they offer violin individual lessons though, skeat89 you can always ask them and it worth a visit even if you gonna leave with empty hands.

People in general dont learn violin from yamaha. yamaha is good for only kids' courses, not for other instruments. So many good music teachers are teaching privately. Why bother with the old recycled yamaha school anymore? :-)

I can recommend you a good teacher...but that depends where you stay. PM me if you keen.

oh hi guyz! IcyFawkes here!
1st time seeing a strings forum!!!damn cool this thread!!!
i used to learn violin for a year,but stopped, that was like 8 years d,now pickin it up again coz miss the sound...
actually was thinkin of making an investment on buyin n sellin antique violins,no offence to violin players,hope not sending the wrg msg here,partly thinkin bout doin this coz im an avid art lover,for me violin is a very simple n beautiful instrument,1 word for it...refine,my kind of women if a violin could be a women anyways...hope u guyz n girl could give a advice on my idea!!

welcome icyfawkes!!no offence taken:) i know a few violinist having many violin and invest in them after a certain years or when they find a better one:) but to make it as a business mmmmm that i have no comment...has malaysia reached that level yet?

to tell u the truth im not sure myself...
but the point is...im gonna do it on a small freelance scale and i really love violin,so wouldnt matter if i splurge abit on this in the future hahaha...it would be like havin many wives at home...i guess my greatest fear is havin my current job taking my time away frm music

Hi there everyone,

I was wondering if there is any community orchestras in Selangor or even in Malaysia at all.

Have been itching to audition for one for quite some time now. Playing alone is... well... lonely.

I never get use to strings tough ... learned a few month then stopped haha.

I play in an orchestra in Puchong. Want to join? Other than that, you can go for MPO audition.

yeah... I am quite interested. What's d name of ur orchestra? Do u have a website or sth where I can read up more on? Do u have any minimum requirements or do I just come for an audition?



P.S: Is this by any chance the Puchong Mini Orchestra under d baton of Romualdo Danny Francisco?

This post has been edited by kerazul: Sep 21 2008, 06:13 PM

YES! It is conductor Romualdo Danny Francisco. You want his contact?

What I know is, I went for the audition and they accepted me. They did not ask me anything about my qualification.

Cool! So how do I go about auditioning to join? Where are your rehearsals? I may not be able to join immediately as my finals are around the corner. Soonest would be November.

I'm really excited. Hahaha...

I do not know, maybe you can give him a call or something.

The rehearsals are nearby IOI Mall Puchong. I will tell you where exactly if you want.

yeah, actually that'll be great. Perhaps you can PM me his number or email or both.

Thanks!

wow! nice...i didnt know puchong had one...do you have the official website?so i can check it out?

PM sent!

No, except for this:
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file...183&sec=central

from what i read it sounds like a full time thing,but what he do is someting really nice,no limitations to veterens only,one word,cool!
wish i could join too

wanna join together?

not sure,coz i live in klang,and i havent even taken much lesson in violin ever since i stopped like few years ago,forgot everything already ...unless they can teach me?

This post has been edited by icyfawkes: Sep 22 2008, 02:55 PM

@paramore,

hey, what days are the orchestra's rehearsals?