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Arranging/playing Vivaldi's "Winter" for Viola and piano, Themes from La Cenerentola – Rossini, Divertimento in C-Mozart, and the second movement of Mendelssohn's Viola Sonata in C minor.
Audrey's Musical World said:Try pressing your left hand fingers down harder. You should see a deep groove on the tips of your fingers. Be sure that your fingernails are very short. Be sure that your bow stays in the middle between the bridge and the fingerboard and that you are adding enough pressure to the bow. Do not let it wander. Also, check that you are drawing the bow in a straight line more towards the front of you rather than letting your arm go back so that the tip of the bow is floating somewhere over the fingerboard. That is a definite no no. Otherwise, without seeing and hearing you, I cannot think of anything else. Not enough pressure on the left-hand fingers could be the problem if this scratchy sound does not occur when you play the open strings. Always wipe off the rosin build up on your strings and violin when you finish practicing. And rosin your bow each time. Not enouh rosin is worse than too much.
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Audrey, Thank you for the hints. I try to keep everything in the correct place (Fingers, bow etc) and I have noticed that the scratching occurs more when I'm looking at the music instead of the fingers and bow. I'm new at this and perhaps time and practice will prevail. I notice the problem more on the 110 year old violin rather than my newer ones. Since the problem seems to be with all of them, it has to be me. Thanks again for your reply.
Nice. Any challenges in arranging the Vivaldi?
Lauren said:Arranging/playing Vivaldi's "Winter" for Viola and piano, Themes from La Cenerentola – Rossini, Divertimento in C-Mozart, and the second movement of Mendelssohn's Viola Sonata in C minor.
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