6 Ways To Stop Hitting Other Violin Strings!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มิ.ย. 2024
- Do you hit other strings when you play the violin? Do you find it frustrating that you do this? Do you want to be able to just hit the one string you intend on?
This video gives you 6 reasons and solutions as to why you might be hitting other strings and what you can do to solve the issue.
TIME STAMPS:
1. Angle of the bow - 4:26
2. Too much rosin - 8:16
3. Posture - 11:18
4. Angle of the bridge - 13:48
5. Wrist Angle - 17:17
6. The violin itself - 19:32
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1. ‘1-30 Violin Course’ free videos: bit.ly/2jjeCfX
‘1-30 Violin Course books: bit.ly/2V3MPle
2. My Patreon page: / theonlinepianotutor I release violin sheet music arrangements with a back catalog of around 800 sheets of music and growing. Blog posts and videos. Backing tracks that accompany some of the sheet music. This content is ONLY available on Patreon.
3. 4 string isolation exercises/blog: / string-isolation-34856749
4. How to properly rosin and all about rosin: • How To Rosin The Bow.....
5. How to correctly hold the violin: • How To Hold The Violin...
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1st reason: 4:26 angle of the bow
2nd reason: 8:16 Too much rosin
3rd reason: 11:17 Posture
4th reason: 13:45 Angle of the bridge
5th reason: 17:15 Wrist Angle
6th reason: 19:33 The Violin itself
P.S: I love your videos so much, they've helped me learn quite quickly, I've bought Song Book 1 and been practicing.
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Thank you Allison! I started violin 5 years ago and played for 2 months and had to stop because I am a touring guitarist in a metal band and had no time! :( I got back into it and resuming and from I learned in those 2 months actually stuck and I am so excited to really become an intermediate violinist!!! Thank you for all your videos and inspiration! Cheers!!!!!!! ohhh, I hope to join you in your live streams! :)
I have been playing the violin and the piano for 4 years, and I've been watching your channel for 3 - 4 years. And I still watch your latest videos because your one of the best violin teachers I've ever seen in my life. 😀
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Just had my first lesson yesterday.
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Thanks! Very helpful advises for a Violin beginner like me since 6 weeks. Greetings from Germany!
Thank you, Allison for all your informative tips, lessons and violin technique videos. I'm learning so much and amazed. by my progress by following your videos and lesson plan. You are a great teacher and the real thing and truly an accomplished, knowledgeable violinist.
So true about angle of the bridge. It’s almost impossible to play notes on D string and not hit the A string on my stentor 2. I have no luthier in my area so I may have to send out my bridge or learn to shave it myself.
Thanks ! Your videos really help self learners like me 😉😘
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Alison thank you so much for your time and effort into each highly informative video. I'm soon to purchase your violin course as it has been an instrument I've always wanted to learn but had no instruction. Thanks again!
And the most effective way To avoid hitting other strings is PRACTICE 😂🎻
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Great video.This is the first video I've seen address this topic on you tube.I used to have an on going problem with hitting adjacent strings when playing single strings,but once I got a professionally fitted bridge with the right curve ,things vastly improved. My violin is intermediate to professional quality. I also increased the string spacing just a tad at the bridge,which made a huge difference. I play a lot of jazz & improvisational music, so it really cleaned up my solos. Student instruments should definitely have bridges cut with the proper curve.I think this would improve playing & increase progress by the student. Great job!
As always Allison , Thank You!
I've just started your course and bought the book series. After I've worked through to the end of song book 1 I'm going to join patreon too. Looking forward to starting on 1st notes soon, think it'll take a while to get used to the angle needed to accurately fret the G and D strings. Find your videos really helpful :)
I chose the rosin that you use, just to have a quality rosin. Cheers
I just read the comment under mine and found the answer. I appreciate your reply to the previous commenter's post. Sorry for the duplicate question.
Thank you,I learned a lot😊
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Thank you for this
Thank you Allison.
I’ve noticed that areas of my bow did not have enough rosin and caused my play to be quite squeaky.
Having an inexpensive Mendini by Cecilio student violin, encouraged me to fearlessly adjust it. Twice I have removed all the pegs and “soaped” them to prevent pegs from slipping out of tune.
Will soon give this violin back to granddaughter and I will look at Cecillio 600 violin.
P.S. I have learned so much from you in such a short time and getting pretty good I think.
Chalk works well on pegs, too.
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thank you very much, that was very helpful.
Great stuff
Thank you very useful
Thank you that's exactly what i need😁
thank you!
Thank you
This video is golden!! I am eager to use these new skills with my practice. Do you have a IG page as well?
No.
@@TheOnlineViolinTutor thank you for replying.
It's called, 'Confectioners Sugar' in the US.
I have question about bowing. On some of the forums, there are interesting comments on using all of the bow hairs, i.e. the flat, vs. a tilt of the bow wherein only a fraction of the hairs are being used, such as 45% on the down bow and 60% on the up bow or vice versa. Do you have a preference we should concentrate on while developing our bowing technique? I've watched some of the other artists besides yourself and notice that they (and you) appear to tilt the bow where you are not using the flat of the bow's hair ribbon all the time.
I am getting better at not hitting other strings with practice but I still do it occasionally every once a while (esp. when I am not focusing enough I guess). But what is considered a cheap violin? I have a violin on rent and it is worth around $1000 if i buy it. Will it be considered a cheap violin? Well, the rosin also came along with it and I been applying it on the bow like a engine lubricant! I guess I need to cut down the amount I apply. Also, I am going to see if the music shop has a better quality rosin.
So the course your spoke about, is it all online and self-learning? Or are there (online) sessions with you? I am wondering how students find solutions that they encounter during the course. Advice. Btw you make all violin things seem so simple and I am like "how can she do that? that easily!". :-)
Broadcast this to the TV (tele, maybe? haha), first thing my wife says? "Hey, she lightened her hair!" haha Now, as for hitting strings, I'm still working on the open string exercise but I'm about to move to the first finger notes!! I'm feeling confident!!
Smashing! Do you have anything for the viola?
Same concept
What if you have already used the cheap rosin that came with the student violin? Can you just buy a better kind and put it over it?
Yes. Play it off a little, then apply.
Love your videos.
Have an issue with scratching noises when I am pressing on the strings, my fat old fingers press on the next string. Do you have a video on different ways to hold the violin so my fingers aren’t pressing the wrong string at the same time they’re pressing the correct string? Or any advice at all?
I do mention this in the video. Only matters where the bow is. If your. hitting other strings, its your bow you need to correct and address.
You might consider taking your violin to your luthier, and having the string height and spacing at the nut checked. I was doing that on one of those cheaper beginner violins. It turned out it wasn't my bowing at all, but the strings were set to closely to each other at the nut plus the string height at the nut was too high. The problem could also be with string height at the end of the fingerboard as well.
Hi! I have a question. Do you know why I happen to hit other strings only when im doing martele? Could it be because my arm level shifted or that I could have pressed too much?
You need to make sure your bow and bow arm are at the correct level to isolate each string.
@@TheOnlineViolinTutor I see. Thank you so much
I don’t hit open stings often, it’s when I press the D and A ones
Take your violin to the luthier, and have the string height and spacing at the nut checked. If you're not hitting other strings while playing the open strings, it's not your bowing that is the problem.
Can I still purchase your downloaded Violin books 1-30 course?
yes:
‘1-30 Violin Course’ free videos: bit.ly/2jjeCfX
‘1-30 Violin Course books: bit.ly/2V3MPle
I have two questions that I have not come across answers to yet. #1. No one ever talks about the other angle of the bow, that is, the short plane across the strings - for instance, should the bow be tilted so the the bow hairs farthest from your head are contacting the strings? Should it be flat, i.e. almost all the bow hair contacts the strings or more of the hair closest to your head. Do you get what I mean?
#2. I practice with a metal mute so that my wife doesn’t kick me out of the house, but I find when I can practice without the mute, and I can finally hear more of the tone, I feel I am almost set back and have to relearn the piece when I hear how it really sounds. Should I practice without it? But I really can’t because then I would get almost no practice time. (We are both at home due to COVID restrictions.) 🙁 Any thoughts on that? Thanks in advance!
1. I covered that exact topic in depth in a video a while ago: th-cam.com/video/Tmt93nCQNtQ/w-d-xo.html
2. Your right with the mute - its never a good idea to play with one on ideally. Short of a divorce, I have no pearls of wisdom to say on that....lol🤣🤣🤣
@@TheOnlineViolinTutor Thank you so much for the reply! I have learned so much from your lessons and appreciate all the help you have provided! 🙏🏻
I don't know why I'm hitting the G or A string when I play on the D string, especially when any of my fingers are on it. It is the problem only with my D string and all other strings are OK. Is it the problem of my bridge? How can I correct it? I tried all the ways I know. Would you please help me?
It could be the bridge or your imprecise bow angle.
@@TheOnlineViolinTutor Thank you ma'am 🥰
Sounds like it could be the angle of your bridge. Have a luthier check it. It might also be string spacing or height at the nut. Sounds more like a bridge angle issue though.
Teaching for 20 years!? You started teaching at age 4 !? Amazing!
I hit undesired strings while playing higher up the string (on 3rd position) . I don't know why ://
Could be a number of things. Someone would need to see and hear you play really in order to asses whats going on.
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Have your string heights checked by a luthier. Your bridge could be too high. At the end of the fingerboard, your e string should only be about 2.5mm above the fingerboard, and your g string should only be about 5.5mm above the fingerboard.
Does rosin expire?
Not really...
Im practicing and watching your videos at this moment and this came out wow
Is there any advanced? I've finished all 30 lessons
did you learn a lot?
In the US, we call the soft sugar powdered sugar.
First one to watch, like and comment!!!!! Nice video!
"Do you hit other strings when you play the violin?" There's a 7th reason for hitting other strings - when I intentionally play chords. 👍👌😉 🎻 🎶🎵
I get a sort of 'ding' noise when I lift a finger off the string
You'd be good at banjo hammer on and pull off
Rather than buying a more expensive instrument or a cheaper one and getting a new bridge fitted for £200 I think it would make more sense to go and rent a decent quality violin from a good luthier which might cost like £30-£40 a month. This way the person could get a feel for wether the violin is the right instrument for them and then later if they like it they could go and spend however much they want on a decent student instrument.
I just started playing violin
Me too!
#1 angle of the bow
#2 to much rosin
#3 posture
#4 angle of the bridge
#5 wrist angle
#6 the violin itself
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Thank you for this