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Now the wedding is over , I can tell my body is tired, so I’ll be practicing with my ears for a bit and not with the fiddle. View
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    Kvmceff replied to the topic What's challenging you now? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 weeks, 5 days ago

    It will come when the hand memorizes where it is supposed to be in relation to the fiddle. My palm touches the body of the fiddle and that feeling is how I know where I am.

    Also doing one finger scales helps teach the hand and ear. You can just do open, first finger, move first to where 2nd would fall, move 1st to where 3rd would fall (if were…[Read more]

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic What's challenging you now? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 weeks, 5 days ago

    That’s been happening to me too. So I’m learning to check in with my box elbow and see if it is too high for the string I am on. I also heard one teacher say to aim for the back of the left foot. I think that was meaning that perfectly straight bow might mean the arm is different ( has a different aim/angle) on the lower strings vs. the higher…[Read more]

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    Kvmceff posted an update 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Now the wedding is over , I can tell my body is tired, so I’ll be practicing with my ears for a bit and not with the fiddle.

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    Kvmceff posted an update 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Been working too hard on some music for a wedding, but it’s all over in a few days and I can get back to the fun stuff.

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic practicing with injuries in the forum Practice Questions 5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Maybe you can hold the violin “guitar style” and pluck the strings. Can you use your left hand at all? This way you can work on fingering and tunes. Using a keyboard will help you to learn to hear pitches and rhythms. You can memorize tunes from a keyboard too. You will be practicing everything but muscle memory on the fiddle.

    Reading the…[Read more]

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic Dead Man's Tuning DDAD in the forum Practice Questions 7 months, 2 weeks ago

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfk50L41Vpo Check out this explanation of how things get floppy. My guess is that they get floppy and that sound is what you are looking for!

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic Hosting a circle jam in the forum Chatting On The Porch 7 months, 2 weeks ago

    I think it’s totally up to you or whoever is taking the lead with the group. I’ve been around a group that requires excessive amounts of hard alcohol and around folks who just show for the music time. I’ve been to a person’s home and seen them hosted at a bar or coffee shop or restaurant or a campground/park. They are doing one here at a park…[Read more]

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic Does size really matter? in the forum Chatting On The Porch 7 months, 2 weeks ago

    Fiddles are all different so to play a different fiddle you do different things. Some are wider or longer or the strings are higher from the fingerboard – by itty teeny amounts. Your body will adjust to this, but it needs some time to make the adjustment. Using a fiddle that is so much different will take so much more adjustment. As a beginner…[Read more]

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    Kvmceff commented on the post, A People's History Of The Violin 7 months, 2 weeks ago

    My cousin was allowed to photograph the Amati 1649 and the Strad 1716 in person as part of a project to republish the book about Amati, in 1984. That was picked up by the car company that released an ‘Amati’, around 1991. Just some added trivia. Thanks for your work.

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic The Magic of the A minor Pentatonic Scale! in the forum Share Your Practice 9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Wow aren’t you having fun!!!

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic The Girl I Left Behind Me (advice??) in the forum Student Videos 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Kelly, Gosh it sounds really great to me. What I do notice is your left hand seems tense and your wrist looks like it is a tad kinked. Now that could be the angle of the camera, but I am thinking your elbow is the issue. Try this with your elbow a tad more under the violin and not as close to your body. Let your arm hang loosely with your…[Read more]

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    Kvmceff posted an update 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Getting fired up for the Spring Practice Challenge. ARE YOU????

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic Just got a new fiddle! in the forum All about fiddles 1 year ago

    Falling in love with your fiddle always helps!! Congrats.

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic Resisting the urge to upgrade in the forum All about fiddles 1 year, 2 months ago

    Congrats on your new find. I do like the carbon fiber and other non-wood bows. And thank you for taking us on the journey with you.

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic Resisting the urge to upgrade in the forum All about fiddles 1 year, 2 months ago

    If you enjoy your instrument you will play more. If might just be a change not necessarily an upgrade. I will say that a ‘better’ instrument can be easier to play. As for the brilliant sound you are experiencing from the current strings. You could try different strings. Check out the chart at Shar Music which rates them Subtle to Direct and…[Read more]

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    Kvmceff posted an update 1 year, 2 months ago

    Time to settle in for the winter and practice, practice, PLAY!

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic Did you get any fiddle-y Christmas gifts? in the forum Chatting On The Porch 1 year, 2 months ago

    My brother made it a violin-themed Christmas. I received a cute fiddle wooden pendent, a ‘Violin, Treble Maker’ tote, an art deco print of a violinist and “Violin Mastery: interviews with Heifetz etc”, edited by Martens.

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic Buzzing Strings in the forum All about fiddles 1 year, 2 months ago

    Yes Pirastro is notorious for short life. There has to be something else that will fit! Keep looking. I suggest a peak at Joy Lee’s video on string choices. I think she did a nice job with her information.

    Using pencil on the bridge and the nut slots is a good practice every time you change strings. As is giving the finger board a good scrub…[Read more]

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    Kvmceff posted an update 1 year, 4 months ago

    Concerts coming up so fiddling is on hold til December 5. Bummer.

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    Kvmceff replied to the topic Oh my gosh I figured out vibrato in the forum Student Videos 1 year, 4 months ago

    Sounds good and the finger motion is spot on. Working to keep the wrist in the ‘normal’ playing space/plane is the next step. Right now you have an extra motion to tense the wrist and bend it. It’s all part of the learning process. Keep the wrist relaxed and you are there!!

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