Sunday, September 29, 2013

Learning From Fiddle Lessons Helena AL

By Paulette Short


Fiddles and violins are known in the world as very hard instruments to play but they are known to have one of nicest sounds that any instrument can make. Being able to play this instrument well will take some complete fiddle lessons Helena AL. Now if one is interested in taking up some music lessons on this instrument, then here is an overview of the things he will be doing.

When one starts out his lesson, he will have to first learn about the parts of the instrument and the accessories that come with it. Since all accessories will be used during the process of playing, then it is important to know how to use each. So basically, the parts are the main instrument, the bow, and of course some resin.

After taking a look at all the parts and accessories, then the next thing to do would be to start with the preparations in order to play the instrument. The first step here would be to tighten the bow so that the sound it produces later will be crisp and clear. After he tightens it, then the next thing he should do would be to put some resin on the hairs of the bow so that the movements of the bow will be smooth.

If one would want his instrument to sound nice, then he must first learn to be able to tune it properly. The proper way to tune it would be to put it in standard tuning although he may opt to drop the tune a bit or put it up if he would want. If he does not know how to tune, then he may just learn how from the net.

After tuning the instrument, one may now go on to the basic techniques like knowing how to hold the bow. The proper way to hold the bow would to hold the bottom part of the shaft with the first three fingers and use the tip of the pinky finger to tap the lower end of the shaft. It may be hard at first but it once one gets used to it, it will become a second nature.

Aside from holding the bow properly, it is important that one hold the violin properly as well. One must grab hold of it will his four fingers and curve them so that it is easy to move the fingers around. Aside from that, he must put the top of the fiddle under his chin where the chin rest is located.

Once one has made all of the necessary preparations, then he may now practice making music. Of course when starting, he should start playing with open strings which means that no notes are not pressed. From there, all he needs to do is just stroke the strings using his bow.

So when one is going to take some fiddle lessons Helena AL, then he must prepare himself for doing these things. As long as he keeps on practicing, he will be able to play songs very easily. As he advances in his lessons, he will learn how to play more and more songs.




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