The Most Important Lesson While Starting To Play The Violin

I just wanted to discusss with you something Eric Lewis of

ViolinMasterPro says is the most important lesson as

you're starting out with the violin.

What is that, you ask?

Tetra chords!

Eric Lewis says you'll move forward with great speed

if you don't just rely on rote exercises like scales.

Tetra scales develop your inner ear by matching
what's going on on the violin with what's going
on in your head. This is pitch matching to an amazing
extent.

These tetra chords are pleasing to listen to, you
won't get as bored with them as you might with regular
scales (although scales are important don't get me
wrong!).

I didn't learn tetra chords as a kid while learning
violin so it really helped me improve my iolin playing
by learning them here.

In ViolinMasterPro you'll get to see Eric demonstrate
and talk about tetra chords on video, which is the very
best way to learn.

When playing tetra chords your brain is the conductor
of your fingers, your fingers aren't just moving in a
rote way. You're training your ear, essentially.

You play the tetra chord on one string and you play four
notes in progression, starting with your first finger
and continuing through the fourth. You can play the
four notes in a variety of ways, any combination of
half and whole steps.

Watching Eric play tetra chords is going to help you
immensely. You don't have to stare at music while
playing tetra chords because you're only playing four
notes on one string but it's powerfully effective.

Learning Violin-Holding Your Violin Correctly

Did you know that there are five body parts involved
in holding your violin upright? I'm going to tell you
what those five body parts are, and how to use them to
hold your violin correctly, in just a minute.

If you've ever watched a school orchestra perform
you've probably noticed some students slumping a
little bit. This is a common mistake.

When you first start playing the violin it might seem
daunting to think that you have to sit upright and
hold the violin correctly for long periods of time.

It's not as hard as it seems, especially with the help
of Eric Lewis's ViolinMasterPro.

OK, I promised to tell you how to hold the violin
correctly and which five body parts you need to use
correctly, and this is based on what Eric Lewis goes
into into greater detail in ViolinMasterPro, so here
goes:

1. THE HAND: you should hold the violin at the end of
the fingerboard near the pegs, between the fleshy
upper half of the thumb and first finger between the
first and second knuckles. Holding the violin in this
way will keep your fingers nimble and dexterous.

2. THE FINGERS: the fingers on your left hand should
extend up from the big knuckles and curve downwards to
meet the fingerboard. You must avoid placing your
fingers flat on the fingerboard. Curved fingers are
essential to moving around the fingerboard and playing
your notes in tune.

3. THE WRIST: the left wrist should remain straight as
it supports the violin. Keeping your left wrist
straight stabilizes the left hand and allows the
fingers to move freely. A bent left wrist will flatten
the fingers as they come down onto the fingerboard.
This will result in bad intonation and a serious lack
of finger dexterity.

4. THE ELBOW: the left elbow should be sufficiently
elevated to hold the violin parallel with the floor.
It should not be at your side. The left elbow should
also stay parallel with the right edge of the violin.

Keeping the left elbow at this angle provides your
hand and fingers with leverage necessary to maintain a
useful hold on the violin. A sagging elbow will cause
the violin to droop. Allowing your violin to droop
will greatly diminish your ability to play the violin.

5. THE SHOULDER: the shoulder should be at rest and
situated normally. The left shoulder should not be
raised to pinch the violin under the chin. Rather,
place the chin down to the chinrest to steady the
violin. If this feels uncomfortable, use a shoulder
rest or a sponge to help secure the violin.

Note that the chin is not on the list. Avoid the
temptation to clamp down with your chin; you don't
need your chin to hold the violin, it merely rests on
the violin. I know I made that mistake as a beginning
violinist.
Any time you sit with your violin, do a quick check on
yourself, to make sure your hands, wrist, fingers,
elbow and shoulders are placed correctly. Before no
time you'll hold the violin correctly without even
thinking about it.

In ViolinMasterPro you'll get videos that show you
precisely how to hold the violin, which will be even
more helpful than written instructions.
I can't recommend this program highly enough. See you
inside!

P. S. Not only does membership in ViolinMasterPro not
require a monthly membership fee, even though you get
new lessons and content every month, but there is also
a six week money back guarantee.

If after paying the small one time payment you decide
ViolinMasterPro isn't for you, you'll get your money
back, no questions asked. Although, in all honestly, I
can't imagine you'll ever want to do that, but at
least you know the option is there.

How To Hold Your Violin Bow

If you're just starting out in violin the most
important thing to learn in the beginning is how to
hold the bow.

Back when I was in high school the orchestra teacher
looked at me one day and frowned. He walked over to me
and explained that the way I was holding my bow was
wrong and because I hadn't learned the proper way
years ago. 

I wouldn't be able to learn the correct way,
he said. Boy was that discouraging. Especially because
he was the one who first taught me how to play back
when I was ten years old!

He put a rubber band over my hand and around the bow
to try to encourage the proper hold but it was
useless. Or so it seemed.

Today, thanks to Eric Lewis's Violin Master Pro I now
hold the bow the correct way and playing the violin is
more effortless for me now. Watching his videos about
how to hold the bow made all the difference.
I think they will make all the difference for you, too.

The #1 thing to remember when holding the bow is to
not squeeze the bow. Trust your bow! Let your hand
remain as loose as possible.

A loose, fluid bow hold
allows you to change the various aspects of the sound
your violin creates.

But when you lock your bow hold, when you permanently
straighten your pinky or thumg, you can hardly change
the sound at all. Your sound will be essentially the
same no matter what you do.

It may feel more comfortable to play with a locked
pinky or thumb. It may feel like you are able to
assert more control over the bow. But believe this:
you are not gaining control.

You are losing control!
When your bow hold is locked in place, your hand is
literally stuck. It cannot move. It cannot react. When
the music changes, your sound will not be able to
change with it.

This dire situation can be easily avoided! Focus on
achieving the loosest bow hold possible. Focus on
eliminating tension from your hand and from your mind.
Find that fine line between a loose, fluid bow hold
and dropping the bow.

When you can find that line and
stay near it, you will understand much of what it
takes to play the violin.

As Eric Lewis always says, "Your bow will enable you to turn
your music into metaphor, into a living musical
translation of whatever there is inside of you."
How does that sound?

Eric will give you step by step easy to follow instructions in how to
hold the bow and will give you practice exercises for this
as well.

But that's not all, not even close.
You'll learn how to play ANY type of music, how to
play any piece of music with just a page of notes, how
to play from ear, how to write songs, and more.
So what are you waiting for?

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P. S. Linda Stein from NYC says, "I have purchased
ViolinMasterPro about week ago and I am already performing
pieces of great music I never could have imagined I would be
playing. ViolinMasterPro is like no other instruction I have seen
I have tried before. I really love it!"