How to play the violin: basic techniques of the game

New post on how to play the violin. You have already met the device of the violin and its acoustic features, and today the focus is on the technique of playing the violin.

The violin is rightly considered the queen of music. The instrument has a beautiful subtle shape and a delicate velvet tone. In eastern countries, a person who can play the violin well is considered to be god. A good violinist, not just playing the violin, he makes the instrument sing.

The highlight of playing a musical instrument is staging. The hands of a musician should be soft, gentle, but at the same time strong, and the fingers should be elastic and tenacious: relaxation without laxity and tightness without convulsion.

Correct tool selection

It is necessary to take into account the age and physiological features of a novice musician. There are such sizes of violins: 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 4/4. Little violinists should start with 1/16 or 1/8, and adults can choose a comfortable violin for themselves. Tools for children should not be large, it causes difficulties in the formulation and play. All forces go to support the instrument and, as a result, hands are clamped. When playing the violin in the I position, the left hand should be bent at the elbow at a 45 degree angle. When choosing a bridge, the size of the violin and the student's physiology are taken into account. Strings need to buy chords, their structure should be soft.

Violin playing technique for the left hand

Staging:

1. the hand is at eye level, the hand is slightly turned to the left;
2. The 1st phalanx of the big and the 2nd phalanx of the middle fingers hold the neck of the violin, forming a “ring”;
3. reversal of the elbow joint 45 degrees;
4. a straight line from the elbow to the knuckles: the hand does not fall and does not protrude;
5. The game involves four fingers: the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger (1, 2. 3, 4), they must be rounded and “look” with pads on the strings;
6. the finger is placed on the pad with a clear blow, pressing the string to the fingerboard.

How to play the violin - techniques for the left hand

Fluency depends on the speed of setting and removing the fingers on the string.

Vibration - giving a beautiful sound to long notes.

• elbow - long rhythmic rocking of the left hand from shoulder to fingertip;
• wrist - short wiggle of the hand;
• finger - quick rocking of the phalanx of the finger.

Transitions in position are performed by smoothly sliding your thumb along the neck of a violin.

Trill and Forschlag - quick playing of the main note.

Flageolet - easy pressing the strings with your little finger.

Violin playing technique for the right hand

Staging:

1. the bow is held at the pad with the small thumb and the 2nd phalanx of the middle finger, forming a "ring"; 2 phalanxes of index and ring fingers, and a little finger pad;
2. bow movement is perpendicular to the strings, between the stand and the neck. It is necessary to achieve a melodious sound without squeak and whistle;
3. bowing game Downward movement from the pad (LF) - the arm is bent at the elbow and the wrist, a slight jog with the index finger and the arm gradually straightens. Upward movement from the tip (HF) - the arm from the shoulder to the knuckles form an almost straight line, a small push with the ring finger and the arm gradually bends:
4. brush game - wave-like movement of the brush with the index and ring finger.

How to play the violin - the main touches

• Detail - one note for bow, smooth movement.
• Legato - Connected, smooth sound of two or more notes.
• Spiccato - a short intermittent stroke, performed with a brush in the low cut of the bow.
• Sotiye - duplicated spiccato.
• Tremolo - performed by brush. Short long repetition of one note in the HF bow.
• Staccato - sharp stroke, bouncing the bow in the LF at one place.
• Martle - quick accented bow holding.
• Markato - short martle.

Techniques for the left and right hands

• Pizzicato - pinch strings. Often performed right, but sometimes with his left hand.
• Double notes and chords - several fingers of the left hand are simultaneously placed on the fingerboard, the bow is held over two strings.