Posted: 3/9/2013 3:50:11 PM EDT
| My son, 8 years old, has started taking Violin and Fiddle, do both until he pics which way he wants to go with it. Anyone have experience with it? Any suggestions for keeping him engaged and enjoying it? |
| My daughter has been playing since she was 3or 4 (she is turning 7 this month). I don't know about keeping the interest but mine seems to like it without too much pushing but once in a while she does not want to practice. So do you have a private teacher?? are you in one of the Suzuki schools??. |
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Quoted: What's the difference between a Violin and a Fiddle? Some people would say it's the music you play on it. If it's bluegrass or any flavor of country/western, it's a fiddle. The truth is that it's not just that, but there is also a difference in the way a fiddle is set up. It is set up with a lower bridge, with lower string action, and the bridge curvature is flatter to allow easier double stops (playing two strings at once), and, ideally, the fingerboard's curvature is flatter as well. The lower bridge and action height also contribute to a different, mellower, less projecting tone. There are some luthiers and violin/fiddle techs/repairmen who choose slightly different soundpost locations for a fiddle as compared to a violin, as soundpost location has a dominant role in the tone of the instrument. CJ |
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My son, 8 years old, has started taking Violin and Fiddle, do both until he pics which way he wants to go with it. Anyone have experience with it? Any suggestions for keeping him engaged and enjoying it? I started when I was 5, there was nothing that would keep me engaged, just make them play eventually they'll appreciate it or they'll stop. |
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What's the difference between a Violin and a Fiddle? Some people would say it's the music you play on it. If it's bluegrass or any flavor of country/western, it's a fiddle. The truth is that it's not just that, but there is also a difference in the way a fiddle is set up. It is set up with a lower bridge, with lower string action, and the bridge curvature is flatter to allow easier double stops (playing two strings at once), and, ideally, the fingerboard's curvature is flatter as well. The lower bridge and action height also contribute to a different, mellower, less projecting tone. There are some luthiers and violin/fiddle techs/repairmen who choose slightly different soundpost locations for a fiddle as compared to a violin, as soundpost location has a dominant role in the tone of the instrument. CJ Thanks... didn't know that. |
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What's the difference between a Violin and a Fiddle? Some people would say it's the music you play on it. If it's bluegrass or any flavor of country/western, it's a fiddle. The truth is that it's not just that, but there is also a difference in the way a fiddle is set up. It is set up with a lower bridge, with lower string action, and the bridge curvature is flatter to allow easier double stops (playing two strings at once), and, ideally, the fingerboard's curvature is flatter as well. The lower bridge and action height also contribute to a different, mellower, less projecting tone. There are some luthiers and violin/fiddle techs/repairmen who choose slightly different soundpost locations for a fiddle as compared to a violin, as soundpost location has a dominant role in the tone of the instrument. CJ He got it exactly right, its not just how you play it. |
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My daughter has been playing since she was 3or 4 (she is turning 7 this month). I don't know about keeping the interest but mine seems to like it without too much pushing but once in a while she does not want to practice. So do you have a private teacher?? are you in one of the Suzuki schools??. Yes, he has a private teacher. Has been in string builder one, and just started the first Suzuki book a couple of weeks ago. He also has a fiddle tune he is learning |
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My daughter has been playing since she was 3or 4 (she is turning 7 this month). I don't know about keeping the interest but mine seems to like it without too much pushing but once in a while she does not want to practice. So do you have a private teacher?? are you in one of the Suzuki schools??. Yes, he has a private teacher. Has been in string builder one, and just started the first Suzuki book a couple of weeks ago. He also has a fiddle tune he is learning Yeah Suzuki takes a while all the years my daughter has been at it and she is still in book one. We have of course taken summers off and changed teachers but now she is pretty steady with this one and doing great. Of course we have no big plans for this just to give her this in her life so pace is not critical. suzuki really amazes me that they can start kids so young and have them playing songs so quickly. It has to be very satisfying to beginners to get songs right out of the box. I have heard from teachers and others that book one is the longest and after that they really learn faster. |