Talk:How to Play Violin

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You know, there are some things in here which are just plain wrong.--140.180.166.254 21:33, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Hello
Bold textWas it hard to first learn how to play the violin?

Labelling
I'm new here...just one minute...more familiar with Wikipedia - but I do know something about the violin. You forgot to label the strings. Music Goddess 05:07, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

This is very, very simplistic to the point of not being accurate. I don't think it's possible to explain violin playing in a setting like this. For example, richer overtones usually come from resting more weight into the strings. To get a better sound with more weight, one must pull the bow slower. Using a lot of bow can be good, but it depends on the sound quality desired. This sounds like it was written from someone who studied violin briefly as a child.

This book is not about "fiddle"
This book is a very basic rehash of violin instruction books with added phrases that talk about fiddle as well. The book is more about violin than fiddle however. It was originally named "How to Play Violin" which is fairly accurate but it is not exactly just about violin, either.

Options recommended to consider:


 * Introduction to Violin and Fiddle


 * Basic Violin and Fiddle


 * Basic Violin (delete surplusage about fiddle OR move to Appendix/.chapter/Postlogue)

&#91;&#91;User:Geof Bard गीता&#93;&#93; (discuss • contribs) 22:59, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
 * How to Play Violin (delete surplusage about fiddle etc)

To Do
Split into parts or sections technique vs structure of the instrument.

Eventually this can be "Basic" in series.

&#91;&#91;User:Geof Bard गीता&#93;&#93; (discuss • contribs)