Selecting an instrument is like selecting a partner. You'll have a love relationship with it for your whole life.
You better pick an instrument that you like.
And the violin is most of an instrument to be loved. Everyone has their own love, and their own preference. My preference goes to the violin.
A violin is sort of like an extension of your body. It is built to be held. It is made to be embraced. It is intended to move together with you while you play it and to be the means of your expression.
When you play the violin, you do something that is very like singing. Having the ability to change the pitch continuously, just by moving your fingers around, allows you to have that intimate feeling that you simply can't have with other fixed note instruments like the piano or the guitar.
The violin is just more of an organic instrument.
The violin pitch range
Violin pitch range goes from G3 all of the way up to C8, the highest note of a modern piano. The highest 2 octaves are sometimes produced as harmonics, so that the actual range is a bit under that.
Consider that a voice range is generally around 2 octaves, shifted either higher or lower depending on the voice type.
A Bass type voice goes from E2 to E4. A Soprano from C4 to C6.
So , a voice pitch range is smaller than the violin range. That is a method to look at it. Violin is empowerment! A violin enfranchises you to assert something, to sing something, in a voice-like demeanour. But it does so by increasing your capability of expression. You get a bigger pitch range. And you get all those extraordinary timbre colours that you can do only with a violin.
A violin is voice on steroids
The miracle of the violin
If I was to think of an animal that resembles and feels like a violin, I'd think of a cat. A kitty, when it sings, makes a sound that is in a way a bit like the violin. A cat does express itself too.
A piano, finally, might be closer to a dog, I'd venture.
And yes...the shape. A violin is similar to the lustier of bodies. The body of a woman. The most tasty of the instruments. No question why everyone is magnetically captivated by a violin. It is simply the most engaging.
What about the bow?
You don't just play a violin with your hands. You play it with this extension of your hands that's the bow. It's another miraculous item, made with horsehair, that impresses those vibrations to the cords in a soft enough way so that they vibrate without shrieking (if you are a good enough player, of course). Of course, you have got to choose the right violin sizes.
Therefore that is the violin. An enchanting instrument. A wondrous partner. A magical buddy.
I adore the violin. It's obvious from what I wrote. But I am pretty sure the same might be said for any other instrument, by their own lover!
You better pick an instrument that you like.
And the violin is most of an instrument to be loved. Everyone has their own love, and their own preference. My preference goes to the violin.
A violin is sort of like an extension of your body. It is built to be held. It is made to be embraced. It is intended to move together with you while you play it and to be the means of your expression.
When you play the violin, you do something that is very like singing. Having the ability to change the pitch continuously, just by moving your fingers around, allows you to have that intimate feeling that you simply can't have with other fixed note instruments like the piano or the guitar.
The violin is just more of an organic instrument.
The violin pitch range
Violin pitch range goes from G3 all of the way up to C8, the highest note of a modern piano. The highest 2 octaves are sometimes produced as harmonics, so that the actual range is a bit under that.
Consider that a voice range is generally around 2 octaves, shifted either higher or lower depending on the voice type.
A Bass type voice goes from E2 to E4. A Soprano from C4 to C6.
So , a voice pitch range is smaller than the violin range. That is a method to look at it. Violin is empowerment! A violin enfranchises you to assert something, to sing something, in a voice-like demeanour. But it does so by increasing your capability of expression. You get a bigger pitch range. And you get all those extraordinary timbre colours that you can do only with a violin.
A violin is voice on steroids
The miracle of the violin
If I was to think of an animal that resembles and feels like a violin, I'd think of a cat. A kitty, when it sings, makes a sound that is in a way a bit like the violin. A cat does express itself too.
A piano, finally, might be closer to a dog, I'd venture.
And yes...the shape. A violin is similar to the lustier of bodies. The body of a woman. The most tasty of the instruments. No question why everyone is magnetically captivated by a violin. It is simply the most engaging.
What about the bow?
You don't just play a violin with your hands. You play it with this extension of your hands that's the bow. It's another miraculous item, made with horsehair, that impresses those vibrations to the cords in a soft enough way so that they vibrate without shrieking (if you are a good enough player, of course). Of course, you have got to choose the right violin sizes.
Therefore that is the violin. An enchanting instrument. A wondrous partner. A magical buddy.
I adore the violin. It's obvious from what I wrote. But I am pretty sure the same might be said for any other instrument, by their own lover!
About the Author:
Mark is a passionate violinist, as well as a busy entrepreneur. He feels he will find his true self just when he's playing his violin. He owns a blog about Violin Reviews, that is about the whys and hows of Violin Reviews
