Have you mastered the basic violin skills?

The technique of violin playing is quite complicated, and it is quite difficult to learn and master it. Playing the violin is to make the violin express an understanding of the connotation of the music and emit a beautiful musical tone.

Therefore, we must first solve the following three problems:

01

Violin pronunciation

The violin is a unique timbre of the violin produced by the vibration of the bow on the strings to play a variety of timbre and dynamics.

02

Violin pitch

To master the pitch is to accurately express the relationship between musical tones, which is the most difficult for a violin beginner to master.

The violin player changes its pitch by pressing the string with the fingers of the left hand and shortening the length of the string's vibration.

Players can accurately press their fingers to the exact position of the strings under various conditions to obtain a good pitch. This is the result of years of practice and a necessary ability for qualified players.

The violinist determines the pitch within the range allowed by people's hearing. Therefore, they all have a keen hearing ability to adjust the pitch. Sometimes musicians deliberately pull certain notes higher or lower in order to achieve personal performance.

03

Music rhythm

It is to accurately express the time value and the severity of the musical tone alternately.

The violin is a singing melody instrument. Therefore, how to produce a singing-like plump and beautiful sound on the violin is the most important issue in violin performance.

For the violin playing technique, it is necessary to practice the following main basic skills:

01

Bow

A good player can make a kaleidoscope of sounds on the violin. As far as the bow is concerned, it depends on the different combination of three factors: the speed of the bow, the pressure of the bow on the strings, and the point of contact between the bow and the strings. There are many ways to bow the violin, the main ones are as follows:

①Bow divided: play one note with one bow;

②Lian Gong: One bow plays many sounds;

③ Pause bow: break between sound and sound;

④ Jumping bow: The bow hair leaves the strings.

These four types of bowing are the most basic. In the middle of the 20th century, the continuous bow, that is, the continuous and rapid performance of many notes and the disconnected notes between the notes, was regarded as a stunt, so people played the violin. Art is called "the art of bowing".

02

Knead the strings

The trembling of the fingers of the left hand on the strings produces regular fluctuations in the pitch of the sound, which is called string rubbing.

Stringing is an extremely important means of expression in violin performance. String rubbing is divided into finger, wrist and arm. A good performer must not only master these three methods of string rubbing, but also learn to use different speeds and different amplitudes of string rubbing. When playing different writers, different works, and different phrases, they should be able to use string rubbing variably. From the use of string rubbing, the listener can clearly recognize the musical personality of different performers.

03

Position

The position of the left finger on the fingerboard is called the position. The handle near the piano head is the low handle, and the handle near the bridge is the high handle. Changing from one handle to another is called changing the handle.

There are many ways to change the position, such as open strings for the handles, for the same finger, for different fingers, and for overtones. Glides that are not required for music when changing handles are a sign of insufficient skill training. Portamento can make the connection between sound and tone rich in changes, especially in combination with the use of portamento, it is an expressive means of performance.

04

Double notes and chords

The violin can play two tones or even three tones at the same time, and it can also play chords of four tones, which not only enriches its expressiveness, but also can be played independently without relying on the accompaniment of other instruments. The third, sixth, octave, and tenth two-tone scales of the violin are the basis for playing two-tones and a basic skill that the violinist must practice for life. The left-hand vibrato, overtones, and plucking strings in violin performance are all advanced skills.