The Right Answer Playing the violin is an experience. The friction of bow hair slightly catching on to the strings before smoothly gliding, the warm rich tone as I played an open note, the cloud of rosin as the bow landed on the string with great pressure, the feelings of my fingers flying across the fingerboard, the tension I felt as my fingers stretched to find the note, the weight of the violin on my shoulders accompanied by the pressure of my chin resting on the appropriately named chin rest. Feeling the area between my first finger and my thumb caressing the neck of the violin, my palms, every once in a while, grazing the back of the violin, the bow weighing heavily on the strings as my bow hold allowed the slightest change in pressure to affect the tone and style of the piece, the vibrations of the string reverberating throughout my body. All these sensations resonate within me. However, there are also negative feelings associated with the violin in my memories such as feelings of frustration when I felt as if my body was incapable of …show more content…
This is what I realized a few years back, a majority of people are right-handed and that is why the bow is held in the right hand and controlled by the right arm. The bow is very important because it determines the style, the length, the dynamics and much more. The bow is to the violin what breath is for a singer. The bow is vital to the tone of the violin as well as to the speed in which you can play notes. Controlling the bow is controlling the pace and style of the music. However, I am left-handed, because of this I always focused on my left hand. If I could not play a part the blame went to my left hand. “Why can’t my fingers move fast enough?” I would always ask myself. I would always watch in envy at how the fingers of other student’s non-dominant hands seemed to fly in a flurry of notes with sharp
For almost 8 years of my life, playing the cello has influenced my life in so many extraordinary ways. Choosing the cello over any instrument, was probably one of the best decisions I will have ever made, in the 5th grade. The violin was way too high, the viola was way too small, while the upright bass was way too big. I knew at that very moment that the cello was the instrument that I wanted to play. The warmth of the instruments tone, and the powerful sound that came out of the f-holes drew me in so quickly.
On Friday, April 14, I decided to go to BlueWhale jazz club in Little Tokyo, Downtown LA, which had a Jazz concert under the title “Anthony Fund featuring George Garzone”. I decided to google who is Anthony Fung who was a brilliant young drummer who was the same age as me, 23, I was very intrigued to attend. when I arrived at the Jazz Club the place was surprisingly packed. Me and my friends who I dragged along had to stand up for a while. the band has not yet started, there was only the drummer entertaining the audience. it seemed that Fung plays there often and he is quite popular. I scanned the audience to see what kind of people are there. It was my first time to attend a jazz concert, and since the beginning
...ntury, mainly because this combination creates a perfect balance between high and low sounds. The main melody, played by the violins, is supported by the harmony, which is created by the viola and the richness of the bass line provided by the cello.
Playing violin has always been an important part of my life. Aside from leading the Union Orchestra as Concertmaster, I served as an Assistant Principal in the Tulsa Youth Symphony. The Tulsa Youth Symphony has given me many opportunities to perform for the community and inspire people in the process. Every year, the orchestra has a Play-a-thon at the Woodland Hills Mall. Sometimes, after the event, the parents would point to me as an example and tell their children to practice harder and “be as good as that guy” (me). That absolutely made my day. A few months ago, our orchestra performed at a community event in Bristow. I highly enjoy playing at these types of events because we can reach many people with our music, who ordinarily may not be
In string orchestras there are four instruments used: the violin, viola, cello, and bass. Most high schools contain this type of orchestra; however there are many other instruments that can be added to create a symphonic orchestra. From the string instruments the best is actually the most undervalued instrument. The “Middle Child” of the family of strings. The one that everyone should want to play is obviously the viola. The violin, cello, and bass are all wrong. Each one has their own handicap that prevents them from being the best.
At only three years old, Ma learned to play the violin and viola. Under the direction of his father, Ma became a fluid violinist. Around the age of 5, he began to beg for a much larger instrument to play. Had he been left alone to select an instrument, he would have chosen to play the double bass. Of course, his parents knew the bass would be much too large for Ma to play, so he compromised, and decided upon a cello. It was very difficult for Ma’s parents to find a small enough cello for him to play upon, so Ma had to learn to play a viola with an endpin to simulate a cello.
This is show the how the momentum will occur while people play the violin. When you put down the right hand on the bow, each fingers will give a force to down. However, the thumb, which put between the band, does give force up. This will happen at the frog of the bow.
My love for music has kept me afloat through many tribulations throughout my life. When I was younger I was fascinated with the concept of music theory. This love led me to play recorder, piano, and now guitar. I love the freedom that music allows one when composing an original piece. There are so many genres and aspects of music to choose that one can never be bored. With my music, I feel I am able to paint a vivid story of my life. As the notes carry my thoughts and passions, I am able to share my hopes and dreams with anyone who would stop and listen. I hope to improve my skills in the future and work on sharing my love for music with others. There's no better feeling than composing and preforming ones own
I grew up in Yazoo City the middle out of nine children, and like the rest of my siblings I was almost entirely homeschooled. Music was possibly the most important subject, which incidentally happened to be the only one my mother didn’t teach. While my parents never actually said it, we all knew that it was a given that we would be taking piano lessons from around fourth grade to graduation. But when I was little I had zero interest in piano. I –for no reasons I can remember anymore- was very draw to violin and tried my hardest –without actually coming out and asking- to get my parents to let me take violin. As a six year-old my idea of “subtle hinting” was cutting out a violin shape from cardboard, and using a pencil as a bow to show my mom how well I “played”. In the end when I turned eight my
had me listen to 4 different types of instruments which were the Violin, Viola, Bass, and cello. I choose the Viola
Over the years I have gotten really good and learned quite a lot of songs. I love the violin so much because I love this high sounds of it. Sometimes when I hear a violin playing really high while the whole orchestra is playing low I think it sounds pretty.
And the violin bow had been invented by Francois Tourte (1747-1835), who had made many significant contributions to the development of the bow, and he is considered to be the most important figure of develop the bow. Bow is a stick with a ribbon of horsehair strung between the tip and frog at each end. The bow hair are traditionally comes from the tail of a male horse, but some of the cheaper bows are using synthetic fiber. There are three different period of the bow, which Baroque, Classical, and modern. The Baroque bow was able to allow the player to bow with greater degree of response than fiddle and rebec bows, and adjust the sound. During this period, typical bows have different shapes and designs, each bow become an expression of artist’s craftsmanship. By the late 18th century, classical bows are stronger, with the metal underside, which have helped to stabilize the weak points of the Baroque bow. Since the 20th century, the modern bow is made of mathematical applications. It stronger, improving the mounting for wider, thicker horsehair. Some are not made of hardwood anymore, which made of fiberglass and carbon fibers. The bow weight, height and balance allowed the player to produce power and the greatest in the higher
have always had an unexplainable affect on my life. Music seems to have the ability to
I am majoring in violin performance and music has been my passion, life and soul for the last fourteen years. I am devoted to study violin in order to develop all the necessary musicianship, techniques and skills to become a well rounded and solid professional in music with specialty in violin performance.
with, who enjoyed playing, so I would often go over to their house. I have