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Funstuff: learning violin via twitter

25. Juni 2009 von Hagen Kohn · Keine Kommentare · Funstuff

This is my first violin lesson on twitter:

“Holding the violin as it should be held is prerequisite to ALL further development.”

Not too bad, let’s move on:

“The primary goal in choosing chin and shoulder rests is that the set-up not require the shoulder to lift or the head to tilt or squeeze”

Okay, I’ll try my very best to relax while holding the violin, read on and learn that

“The left hand fingers should be slightly pointed towards you, not perfectly perpendicular to the fingerboard.”

which is still possible for me but with

The fingers should drop from the base knuckle into intervals – usually whole and half steps”

I’ll have to confess what you might have noticed already: I’m not a violinist. But the person behind those tweetvices (tweet + advice ;-) ) is, and she’s a teacher for it, too, using twitter as a way of giving tips to the community and discussing with other experts (I guess) about the best ways of teaching. If you’re curious now, check out her profile: Valerie Gardner. The alternative: Youtube and an incredible amount of violin teachers:

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