Lose its curve? My teacher told me it will damage the hair...

I accidently dropped my violin while walking down the stairs, and it fell all the way down to the ground level. I got dents all over, and the chin rest had a huge crack Thank God it didnt broke into 2 pieces. I was emo the whole day. Kinda makes me feel like I'm abusing my new born child...


Btw I tend to have shaking tunes when bowing. Any advises? Im still a newbie. =)

Probably.. Because I can hear there's something inside when toppling the violin...
Pieces of wood maybe?

practicing more
Yup practise makes prefect.

B]or your fingers are shaking when you play[/B]?
Hmm I don't think so. But it used to be shaking.. The first time I was holding the bow, my fingers were shaking. Hehe.
I tend to apply alot of pressure when bowing. But after playing longer, it relaxed a lil bit. Kinda feel like Im playing it stiffly. I see other violinist playing it so smoothly..

4 bows??!!
why do you need 4 bows?
Lol. Its like a pro hit man choosing the right weapon from his outfit.

I tried going easy on it just now, and guess what? It was a lot better than before.
Although still a little shakey here and there. I realised my grip wasnt stable enough. Maybe thats why its shakey. XD


LOL I second that.

Btw thanks for Paramore and icyfawkes both of your advises.
It really helps XD

Same here. I hate to wake up so early in the morning and squeeze myself in the lrt. It really pisses me off when people are still squeezing their way in when there is no more room for any more passengers.

Btw the violin bridge-like necklace looks cool. Hehe..
I didn't notice it until paramore mentioned it. XD

LOL yeah..

Can the violin bridge have a heart shape in the middle? Hehe..
It'll look good on the violin. XD

Btw the difference between a viola and a violin is the size?
Viola = Bigger violin???

Hmm.. I'm not very familiar with music notes XD They all look the same.
That's one of the reason why i quit piano a long long time ago..

Now struggling already. Hehee.. But I'm not giving up violin because of this.
Need to train myself to recognise them in one look. Don't have to keep refering the scores one note at a time when playing.

Violins have theory too rite?
Hmm.. My teacher hasn't given me any work on theory yet.. I don't even have a workbook!

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.

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?

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?

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

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

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?

Don't musician earn a lot?

WOW. And here I'm earning 1000+ per month
But of course you have to be frigging good to perform right..?

LOL I saw a violin performance on tv just now. OMG the moment she plays it, I knew it was love at first sight (/hearing?). Hehe.. fell in love with the melody of course. Aahh.. With the melody piercing through my heart.. XD Hehe.. No wonder they get paid highly for just performing.
Well the performance really made my day.

Hmm.. apparently, my teacher doesn't provide theory in her class. She told me to get a book and do it on my own.
And only enquire her whenever I don't understand. Aw man.. And I thought I can have theory with her.


From what I heard, there isn't much people interested in violin.. Piano is more likely a first choice. How come a lot of people wants to tutor in violin?

Do they actually have a teacher who teaches only theory? Isn't it normally like in piano, after practical, we do theory??

How long does it take to reach grade 8? Eight years? But if you have piano base, you can jump a few grades right? From what I heard....

Everything you do now faces high competition.

So in conclusion, private tutors are better than tutors from music centers?

We have exams for theory too right?

Oh man.. How am I gonna graduate if my teacher's not providing theory lessons? ......