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Lately, I've been thinking that I don't practice enough. Part of the reason is I've kept my violin in it's case at home!
So, I decided to do with it what I did with my ukuleles.....get them out of the cases, and hang them on the wall, where they're easy to grab.
So, I bought a hanger from an online supply company, it came yesterday, and today I hung it on the wall. I had some challenges, broken drill, borrowed a drill, hit something in the wall with a nail in it, but I kept on.
I think I have a better chance of grabbing it more often now. No more "out of sight, out of mind."
Where do you keep yours?
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I have a rack in the wall. Same thing, they are played more when you don't have to keep getting it in and out of the case. There are some who prefer the case, though.
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I keep mine out on a stand. Same reason, I play instruments that are ready to play a lot more often.
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@ukulelegeek -
You are so right... "out of sight, out of mind"!
I think it's important to put your fiddle near any place you normally relax. Always have something to look forward to! Work on one very easy tune (so you don't get frustrated), but maybe also challenge yourself with part of something new.
I'd encourage you to do EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to get a little mindful practice EVERY DAY, especially since you are just beginning your journey with fiddling!
I need my instrument out where I see it... but I like to concentrate on only one instrument while learning things, so I'm not sidetracked any more than usual. 🥴
When I got my 5-string Viola (Edgar), my 5-string Violin (Mortimer) got put away for 6 months. When I got my 6-string Violin, my 5-string Viola & Violin were put away (7 months ago). I love learning new things with my Maezarine so much, she may NEVER see the inside of a fiddle case!
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Keep mine in its case, along with my bows, I practice for at least an hour every day. Dust takes its toll on violins, I also keep all my other string instruments in their cases as well.
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I keep mine in its case. My window faces northeast, so its location gets the sun on it every morning. To be honest, it's ADD and the Internet that really prevent me from practising.
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If I'm putting down my viola for longer than a minute, it goes in its case. I don't want to take any unnecessary risks with it.
I get most of my motivation to practice from repertoire I want to play, and deadlines on learning some of it (i.e. upcoming performances). Upcoming performances have been almost a constant starting quite early on. Because I started playing in orchestras about a year and a half into learning the violin, when I was still very much a beginner, and since then there's only been one time that I've gone longer than a year between performances of some kind.
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