I will ask her today. I remembered she ordered a book (should be theory?) for me since it has no stock when I first enrolled in her class. Well, I think she forgot about it.
Btw thanks for offering to tutor me. Maybe I can ask for your help if I encounter any difficulties in theory? XD That is if you don't mind.

Music books don't have much wordings. I don't mind others but spare me with history school books.

i used to hate add maths the most... used to skip that class often
i find my music teacher kinda forgetful too...normal?

Haha.. my add maths was lousy. Rarely bother to do the hw that our teacher gave us. Luckily managed to survive in SPM. XD

BTW is the bridge supposed to be aligned with the middle point of both the sound posts? When I was positioning the bridge (after I dropped my violin *ouch*) the other day, I made it slightly higher up. Does it affect much?

i think there is an exact point to place the bridge,so that the strings are brought to an exact height between the strings & neck,its best to let your teacher do that...it affects the sound if not place properly

Sure, not a problem.

Abnormal, maybe she/he is new in teaching. You should remind her/him.

It does affect the sound if the bridge position is wrong. The bridge is aligned to the notch of the f-hole:



It is better to let your teacher realign it for you.

lolz...i hate doing aligning & tuning,wreck my nerve to the highest notch...

Will do. I only noticed it after one week.

I only copy the way my teacher tunes the violin. She hasn't teach me yet.. Must ask about this also..

I only use the pegs to tune. Not really sure how to use the fine tuners.

Btw the strings won't snap that easily right?

not really...but hows your string condition now?
it depends...if its new string then you need not worry much...

Okay. You will not learn how to tune until grade 5 actually. Tuning is very hard unless if you can catch the note on the piano to the violin.

If you can able to tune it yourself with the peg, then it you will sometimes needed some a little bit adjusting for the pitch to be accurate, that is the time you need to use the fine tuners. Turn it to the right for higher pitch and turn it to the left for lower pitch. Simply as that.

The string will not snap if you did not over tighten the string.

it will snap if your string is old like mine!!! rusty!!!
i myself rarely use fine tuner...lolz paramore,do you have the habit of stocking up on spare strings?

I work for a music school, so I just take it from there if my violin string is broken and then cut off on my next salary.

wow...talk bout easy access to stocks...should consider that job if i quit my current job...

Ya.. very convenient indeed. You all working part time?

i'm full time here,paramore is studying & working...lucky guy

LOL foruming and working at the same time. High Five!

Paramore can find time for studying and working? If I have classes, I will be dead tired. Not to mention helping my mum with house work. Zzz

lolz...if my boss find out,ill be dead...nah...paramore seems to be enjoying it right paramore?
btw...foruming while working decrease stress,no complaints haha...

Hmm.. enjoy teaching? I wonder how it is like being a music teacher in a kindergarten. XD Must be quite fun.

LOL foruming also kills time.

Is playing cello harder than any other string instruments? Since its heavy and all.. The strings must be very thick too right?

sorry no comments on cello coz i havent try it yet...so far i've listen to live cello performance twice only...hope a cello player can come to this forum
foruming is fun,but sometimes get carried away...cant finish work in time
my mom used to own a kindergarten...very fun you will enjoy the job if you like kids

I am minoring in cello. Well, it is bigger obviously and the fingerboard is harder to press because the string is thick (almost the same thickness compare with the electric bass). It is not really heavy after all. To compare which is harder, it is impossible (nothing is easy). Violinist plays a lot of melodies while cellist is like sort of easy on bass notation such as playing the tonic chords but sometimes the cellist does a little bit of melody. After all, do not compare anything because nothing is easy.

Well, I am not a lucky guy. I am forced to study other course than music for college (most music student parental problems). Just because the music school in Puchong do not have much violin teacher, I was asked to help and they trained me. Teaching is fun and can be very serious, I found my own reason to be a music teacher forever but there is always pros and cons. Playing in an orchestra is a different experience.

And yes, posting on the forum is the time where I can relax for a bit. Or else, I am reading things about Beethoven and being a music theory mafia.

So icyfawkes, drop your job. Study music and start to enjoy musician life.

how i wish i could,im the only guy in the family and the highest earner...so im supposed to support my family
there are also alot factors that binds me to my current work,i do really wish in the future i could change job to be a musician