I’ve been taking lessons for fifteen months now. Slurring with a bow instead of tonging feels more natural now. <\/p>\n
It’s easy for me to sight-read. My years of playing other instruments really helps in this area.<\/p>\n
I’m starting to learn shifting. There’s nothing like shifting in flute playing. It’s like using a capo on guitar. I use shifting when I play piano, but on violin there are no black keys to use as guide posts while I’m sliding my left thumb around. I have to memorize the muscle movements. <\/p>\n
In June I moved off my student 3\/4 violin, to my newly repaired full-sized violin. The repaired instrument is a student violin owned by my great-grandfather. It was purchased before 1945 because it says “Made in Germany.” I don’t know what year it was manufactured. It has a richer sound then my 3\/4, but all the spacing is different. I’m still having trouble placing my right hand’s fourth finger far enough down the neck. Sometimes my D’s on the G-string and my B’s on the E string are a little flat.<\/p>\n
I enjoy playing violin, it feels so different from flute, clarinet or piano. I especially enjoy the challenge of sight-reading new music that’s at my level and seeing how quickly I can progress. I wish I had more time to practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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