By Paulette Short


The fiddle or the violin is one of the most beautiful instruments in the entire world of music because of its unique sound it can produce. Of course if one would want to master this exquisite instrument, it is important to first take some official fiddle lessons Helena AL. For those who are new to this, here are some things that will be learned in this course.

The first thing that one will be learning in his course would first be the parts of a violin or the fiddle. It is important to first understand how each parts and accessories work so that one will know how to use the instrument. In a typical case, there is the instrument, the bow, and the resin.

Once one has already understood how to use all of the accessories and things that are inside the case, then he may now go to the details. The very first thing that he should do would be to make the bow tighter because it is only through a tight bow that the sound will sound nice. Of course the next step after that would be to rub a little bit of resin on the bow so that it is not hard to slide it on the strings later on.

The next thing to do would be to tune the instrument properly so that it will sound nice. Just like a guitar, it has to be tuned to standard tuning unless one would want a lower dropped sound or a higher one. In any case, the strings of this instrument are G, D, A, and E. Major.

Once he has learned how to properly tune the fiddle, then the first thing he has to know would be the proper way to hold the bow. To play properly, he has to grip the bow with his three fingers and just tap his smallest finger on the far end of the shaft of his bow. Now it is not very easy to do this but when he does it all the time, his fingers will get used to the stretch.

Aside from holding the bow properly, it is important that one hold the violin properly as well. One must grab hold of it will his four fingers and curve them so that it is easy to move the fingers around. Aside from that, he must put the top of the fiddle under his chin where the chin rest is located.

From there on, one may now practice making some sounds with his violin or fiddle. He may first start with open strings by not pressing any strings and just stroking the bow on to those strings. Later on, one will be learning how to make use of the different kinds of notes that are there.

So basically, those are the things that one will be learning when he takes some fiddle lessons Helena AL. After the basic lessons, all he has to do is to just keep on practicing until he gets the hang of playing this thing. Eventually, he will get to the advanced lessons and will be able to play songs.




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