Wow Kim....you are so amazing!!! I appreciate your hardwork of reopen threads for us.
Hi guys and gals, i started this instruments 3 months ago. I just love it!!!

will there be TT sessions for The Lords of the Strings. lol. my location is ss26 PJ. those who lives near by can PM me for TT. Im a newbie in violin

im blockhead...juz kidding.i luv classical and rock. metal?I dun thk i like most of metal

Happy CNY!!!

saying of vibrato, its really hard. needs a lot of time to practise. BTW, I hvnt learn vibrato yet....still a long way to go for me

I learned from the internet that there were 2 types of vibrato, the wrist/hand vibrato and arm vibrato. I can't practise vibrato yet until i can get perfect intonation on my 1st postion.

any events for strings player lately?

Hi Storm04, I bought my violin around RM700++ at Early Venture Music, Taman Danau Desa. the violin he introduced to me has a good tone for beginner. the maker is Eastman Strings. I'm quite satisfied with the sound comparing to the RM300 one. If you are aiming for a warmer tone, then you should consider the over RM1k's violin,older wood, wooden tailpiece + synthetic strings.
Last time when I bought my violin there, the boss there explained almost everything about the violin to me. you should go there and take a look. I don't have the address now.

Click on the maps, I think its located somewhere near the circle. The shop is located at the first floor. If im not mistaken, downstair is video rental shop. Hope you can locate it. You might as well ask for cello class there. I think they have teacher who can teach cellos. Hope i din give the wrong info.

maybe you need a tutor for the first few months, coz you definitely need them to correct you on your postures and methods. If you really wanna learn on your own, you can do a search on youtube. Benchanviolin and ProfessorV, they are both violin instructors. you can watch their earlier posts on violin basics.

Storm04, Good luck to you. hope you enjoyed your lesson.
BTW, where is the music school u learned from. Im looking for teacher as well.

Nice Varnish!! I luv it!!!!

nope, the bridge should be standing straight on the body. hopefully ur teacher know how to adjust.

Storm04, share with us on your 1st lesson.....All the best and have fun!!
I had stopped my class, planning to start again on May.
My friends just taught me D on 3rd Position and gave me a lot of score to study. hehe!!

last time my tutor quite good, she stressed on posture and bow-grip in the first few classes. When you are good enough, she'll focus on the richness of ur sound. too bad she isn't free during weekends. Nvm, I'll start looking for new tutor on April.
I din use a mute, i just make sure my housemates heard the awful sound...hehe

kiyoshi? sounds like japanese. You have a great sense of art, you like photography and arts?

can intro to me if the violin teacher is free on Sunday and at around PJ area...thx

PS: must willing to teach adult like me

This post has been edited by crabjim: Mar 29 2008, 01:25 PM

thx for the contact. Im not perfect in holding the bow yet, but a lot better than before. you need to train your pinkie's strength a lot.
Refer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFvBfTnd89k
Important:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBXFdJ3rJFc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wnbFPRRMc

who can play the violin part for this song...."Suteki Dane"?
I love the way they make the violin cry.

so sad to hear that

I not so sure, I thought it's violin....
anyway, thx for the info
Im practising the song "Ashitaka to San" now