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Take a (violin) bow and let your inner musician shine!
You don't have to be a genius to start fiddling around! Violin For Dummies helps budding violinists of all ages begin to play. If you've never read a note of music, this book will show you how to turn those little black dots into beautiful notes. Start slow as you learn how to hold the instrument, use the bow, finger notes, and play in tune. Watch yourself blossom into a musician with tips on technique and style. When you're ready to go further, this book will help you find the people and resources that can help you get just a little closer to virtuoso!
Your own private lessons are right inside this book, with the included online video and audio instruction, plus recordings that will help you develop your "ear." This book takes the guesswork out of learning an instrument, so you'll be ready to join the band when the time comes!
Choose a violin and learn the basics of holding the instrument and playing notes
Start reading music with this fast-and-easy introduction to musical notation
Improve your musicianship and start to play in groups
Explore different music styles and legendary violin composers
The violin is a beautiful thing--adding melody everywhere from orchestras to folk and pop tunes. With Violin For Dummies, you can make the music your own, even if you're a total music beginner.
Auteur
Katharine Rapoport is an accomplished violinist and violist who taught violin, viola, and chamber music at the University of Toronto for over 25 years. In addition to authoring teaching manuals and syllabias well as articles for Strad Magazine she has performed live in Canada, the USA, and across Europe.
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Explore different styles and legendary composers Draw beautiful sounds from your violin! While learning the violin is a formidable goal, you don't have to be a music genius to grasp the basics. And with practice, the payoff will be music to your earsplus a world of musical opportunity. This book starts you on the path to mastering the instrument that is central to musical cultures throughout the world. Playing along with the lessons in this friendly step-by-step guide will take you from first notes to performing entire songsand you'll be glad you added this string to your bow! Inside...
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Take a (violin) bow and let your inner musician shine!
You don't have to be a genius to start fiddling around! Violin For Dummies helps budding violinists of all ages begin to play. If you've never read a note of music, this book will show you how to turn those little black dots into beautiful notes. Start slow as you learn how to hold the instrument, use the bow, finger notes, and play in tune. Watch yourself blossom into a musician with tips on technique and style. When you're ready to go further, this book will help you find the people and resources that can help you get just a little closer to virtuoso!
Your own private lessons are right inside this book, with the included online video and audio instruction, plus recordings that will help you develop your ear. This book takes the guesswork out of learning an instrument, so you'll be ready to join the band when the time comes!
Contenu
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 2
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 3
Part 1: So You Want to Play the Violin 5
Chapter 1: Introducing the Violin 7
Meeting the String Family 7
Tuning up 8
Holding on 9
Bowing Out Some Sounds 9
Looking closely at the bow 9
Using both your hands 10
Making Music with or without Notation 10
Knowing the notes 11
Getting rhythm 11
Digging Deeper into Music 11
Scales and key signatures 11
Harmony 12
Playing with Style 12
Dazzling technique 12
Multicultural music 13
Having Your Own Violin 13
Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Violin 15
Examining the Violin 16
How Violins Work 19
String vibration and string length 19
Using both hands to make a sound 19
How the bow helps 20
Unpacking Your Violin and Putting It Away Safely 21
Taking the violin out of its case 21
Putting the violin away 22
Protecting your violin 23
Getting Your Violin in Tune 23
Working the pegs and fine tuners 24
Tuning with the piano 28
Using an electronic tuner 29
Getting close with a pitch pipe 31
Finding A with a tuning fork 32
Troubleshooting Guide to Dealing with Pegs and Fine Tuners 33
Peg problems 33
Fine tuner problems 35
Chapter 3: Holding Up Well 37
Understanding the Importance of a Good Violin Hold 37
When standing 38
When sitting 41
Reading from a Music Stand 42
Finding a Good Fit: Chinrests and Shoulder Rests 43
Chinrests 43
Shoulder rests 46
Fixing Common Problems with the Violin Hold 48
Keeping the scroll afloat 48
Watching the horizontal angle 48
Keeping your elbow under 49
Relaxing the shoulder 50
Part 2: Getting Started: The Basics 51
Chapter 4: Taking a Bow 53
Saying Hello to the Bow 54
Treating Your Bow Well 55
Tightening and loosening the horsehair 56
Using rosin on the bow 57
Getting to Grips with Your Bow Hold 59
The famous diva method 59
The hidden treasures method 60
Conquering common problems with the bow hold 62
Putting Bow to Strings 62
Bowing on different strings 63
Understanding bowing symbols 65
Playing Your First Concert 65
Bowing in the Styles of Mr Smooth and Mr Clean 67
Chapter 5: Getting the Left Hand Right 69
Shaping Up Your Arm and Fingers 69
Getting your arm in shape 70
Taking your fingers to tap dancing class 71
Framing your left hand 72
Relaxing your thumb 74
Putting Your Fingers on the Strings 74
Getting groovy fingertips 74
Counting your fingers 75
Knowing which finger to use for what note 76
Lifting and placing your fingers 76
Taping Training Wheels on the Fingerboard 76
Preparing Your Pizzicato 80
Putting Finger 2 to Work 82
Chapter 6: All Together Now 87
All Together Now: Putting Both Hands to Work 87
Getting into playing position 88
Practicing with hands together 88
Crossing Over to a Different String 91
Changing strings with the bow 91
Moving your fingers to different strings 95
Playing Music with Both Hands 98 Warming up to the task 98<...