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Thanks, fiddlerman and robyn!
i will work on my shoulder and my intonation! i practice in front of a mirror most of the time but never realized that i swing my upper arm so much! I have a lot more practice to get my fingers to land on where I want them to land on.
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Also, very happy that you didn't do the headless version.
If this experience didn't set you off and you continue to post your progress, I would love to see your left hand in action to work with you on your pinky and issues as to whether or not you need to downsize violins.
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Niceeee!! Its really nice pky!! I hope you will post more videos in the near future.
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Small step for Pky. A giant leap for fiddlers. Right pinky on the stick - following Fiddlerman's instructions. Ver good. It appears to me, but Fiddlerman is the best judge, that your bow is a bit tight. Your left pinky does not appear to be short. Your journey has started with a bang. Looking forward to more videos from you and others as well. I will join when I am ready with a video.
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Great Job! Now you are brave! (you said Robyn and I are brave)
One thing I think about when bowing is my upper arm only moves to change strings. My lower arm plays the notes. It's like a union job thing. I ask my upper arm to play a note, it is supposed to say, "Not my job". Most of your notes were very clear and steady, not easy to do. I think your pinky is going to be fine. Just keep using it, it will get stronger and it will get easier to put it where it needs to be. Thank you for not doing the headless thing. Keep up the good work!
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suresh said:
Small step for Pky. A giant leap for fiddlers. Right pinky on the stick - following Fiddlerman's instructions. Ver good. It appears to me, but Fiddlerman is the best judge, that your bow is a bit tight. Your left pinky does not appear to be short. Your journey has started with a bang. Looking forward to more videos from you and others as well. I will join when I am ready with a video.
I agree that your pinky is not too short. Also the violin is not too big. You will be much better off sticking to this violin than to switch for a smaller instrument.
In my opinion the bow is not too tight but don't tighten any more than this, especially if it bounces as you mentioned earlier. Why was I able to see your left hand this time but not the first?
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Way to go pky, you're doing great! The video doesn't show your left hand to see how you are doing there. Seems some people are seeing it??
Keep it up, you're on your way.
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Very nice. Can't wait to hear more!
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Very nice long upbows, Pky! That's not an easy skill to master, but you're doing just fine! Your pinky looks fine with the 4/4 fiddle and you keep your fingers close to the strings. Good job! Hope to see more soon
The YouTube video is too wide for the screen on the forum, but if you click on it, and then on the username at upper left it will take you to YouTube where you can view it full screen and her left hand isn't cut off.
Also - does no one else use tapes on their fingerboard? Just me? How do you all remember where to put your fingers to get the right note?
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Also - does no one else use tapes on their fingerboard? Just me? How do you all remember where to put your fingers to get the right note?
Tapes? You have heard me play right? Cap'n Misintonation at your service...lol!
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David Burns said:
CatMcCall said:
Also - does no one else use tapes on their fingerboard? Just me? How do you all remember where to put your fingers to get the right note?
Tapes? You have heard me play right? Cap'n Misintonation at your service...lol!
LOL! I was just wondering what the general view here is - are tapes a crutch, or a valuable learning tool? I'm just learning to look at something other than my left hand while playing, so I haven't outgrown the tapes yet...
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I haven't used any type of tape for finger positions. One of the first things that sticks in my head before I even picked up a fiddle is one of Fiddlermans lessons about really hearing the right note on a scale by ear. Do it over and over though to in-tune notes to compare too. I keep going over the first position natural scales that are offered here then you get an understanding of sharps and flats a bit better. It's just seven modes to any western scale. One thing that I would recommend as an adult beginner on violin is experiment with the other positions of the violin right away. Our hands are no longer going to grow bigger. So our hands are ready now…
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Interesting that people are discussing tapes. I started off without them, thinking I'd know by ear where to put my fingers. WRONG. I still use them. I play scales in my warm up each day without looking, but when I'm playing something, occasionally I need to know by sight where to put my finger. I was wondering the other day when I'll grow out of that crutch.
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Great Job PKY
. You're very brave. I don't know If I will able to do that when It's my turn to post. Sounds great! How long have you been playing now?
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Fiddlerman said:
Why was I able to see your left hand this time but not the first?
I noticed it, too – the right side of video is not showing, on other people's
video as well if you watch it within this forum, if you copy the link and watch
it on youtube (or, do what Cat suggested) then you can see the whole screen; I think it is because the size of the frame of the forum is set smaller than the youtube frame. i have tried to reset it (I thought it was a problem from my end) but did not succeed.
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How long have you been playing now?
I've been playing for five weeks.
Thank you all for you constructive, encouraging, and motivating advice. I will work on making it better. Posting a video here and getting critiques from you all help me see what I don’t see (or see but ignore/not notice) in a mirror (or watching my daughter plays, she moves her upper arm, too!) i have to admit though, i was nervous when I first posted it.
when I reminded myself to use my lower arm to play the notes I could do better, but the finger placement to get the right intonation is very hard for me. I tried and tried and decided to put tape down (which I was very reluctant to do so because I want to learn to play the notes right by ears and my finger muscle, not the tape). i noticed that I really have to twist my whole arm to get the C and D on G string, yet, my pinky could hardly reach D on G string.
To be honest, I should really practice scales and natural notes — start from the beginning. I shouldn't run when i can't wallk well yet.
I will practice scales and natural notes and will keep you posted for my progress.
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You did a good job pky!!!!!!!
Keep up the good work and i hope to see and hear more!!!!!!
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You've been playing for five weeks?!?!? I am humbled.
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Five weeks. That's amazing. I figured it takes several months to learn enough to play a song. I now have HOPE! WEEEE HAAAAA!
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Yes, five weeks and she has that amount of expertise already. I don't think anyone can criticise the level of work that's obviously gone into pky's video, and to be brave enough to post it for us to see.
I also think it's a credit to this site that everyone has posted constructive, helpful and friendly comments. We all rock!
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I really enjoyed your video! You've only been playing for 5 weeks?! Awesome job. You're doing a wonderfully! I can't wait to see the next one! There will be a next one right?
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