Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Insights On How To Hold A Violin Properly

By Christa Jarvis


For a beginner, holding a violin is one of the most crucial things to learn when you are first learning how to play. This is one of the mistakes commonly made by children when they learn to position the instrument with their hand. However, they should be learning how to hold it with their chin only. In order to promote a good understanding how to hold a violin properly, here is a guide on what should be happening when you learn to hold your violin.

To begin with, you start in rest position. Once again, this is particularly for a beginner. Put your feet together and make a V for violin. You then step out with either foot so that your equal distance apart from your shoulders. Note here that your shoulders should be the same and your feet must be parallel to the shoulders.

Rest the expansive end of the violin onto your left collarbone with the neck of the instrument confronting outward. Let you head straight down until it touches the button rest. Point your head a little to the left so that the chinrest runs along your jaw and closures at your button.

The wrist should not be bent inwards, but rather made straight. You do not want the left portion of the palm- the base of the thumb- contacting the neck. Also, the left arm has to be positioned under the back such that you can barely see it when looking down at the top of the equipment, on the right side.

When standing up straight and having the shoulder width apart, the fingerboard and the neck should be lined up with your left leg and foot. Positioning the violin too far to the left makes it hard to draw a straight bow and rather challenging to bow all the way to the tip.

Many students get themselves into the incorrect left hand position. They get entangled into this bad habit by facing the music stand directly when reading music. The position forces them to move the violin to the left side in order to see the whole page. In an attempt to prevent this, position your body in such a manner that the scroll is pointed approximately eight inches to the left of the music stand. For you to achieve this, be sure not to twist your upper torso to the left.

This is a beautiful position for the violin. With the position, the equipment is nice and flat. It is enjoyable to play and very interesting. You can use a mirror to check everything you are doing and remember to remain relaxed and composed.

Simply put, make a V shape, take your left hand to the left shoulder and make a straight arm over the left foot. You then flip it over and fly it in. Ensure that the equipment is on the shoulder using half of your cheek and half of the chin. Finally, fly the left hand to the right shoulder and there you have a beautiful position.




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