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 Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:56 am
I'm a normally laid-back person with rather steady hands. In fact, my hands never shake when I play songs... except for Canon in D by Pachelbel (VirtualSheetMusic.com, fl, vl, 2 cellos, and piano arrangement). I can't play the entire song (dumb 32nd notes... >.<) but the part I can play makes my hands shake so badly that it effects my bowing, which is very important, especially for long notes. I play fine up until the first F in measure 17. When I get there my hands start vibrating. I think it's because of the 3rd position. I can't really do 3rd position (I haven't practiced much sweatdrop ), but I do try to do it everytime in Canon. I was going over that area and I noticed that I was shredding my lower lip while doing it (poor thing, I gnaw on it when I'm focusing). I don't get this tense over any other song. Does anyone have any tips for cooling my nerves?
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:43 am
as far as cooling yourself down, i dont know sad
try to do it veryvery slow at first? then speed up?
i always have the habit of trying to do everything i first
see like, reallysuperfrigginfast. and end up messing up all the
time lmao.
but you're not alone! there are times
when my thumb (my bow hand)
would spazz when i was playing this
one solo part. (Blackberry Blossom).
its ridiculously fast, but i can play through it.
just its hard when your thumb
starts spazzing when you get the hard parts x_x
i hope you get through it <3.
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:20 pm
Hm, my brother had a theory: there's a really long series of eigth notes (written sixteen, I'm playing to the eigth not because I don't own a metronome that can click slowly enough for my arrangement of Canon) right before the time that I start wobbling all over the place. He thinks maybe I get myself so tense over the eigth notes that when I start on the sloooow notes I can't keep steady.
I'll try slowing it down and see if I can get where I can do the eigth notes without making my arm convulse. 3nodding I was so excited over being able to do eigth notes for such a long time, and it's such a slow song, it didn't occur to me to just slow down a bit. ^^
Thanks for your advice! whee
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:37 am
what the hell are eighth and sixteent notes?
I got so nervous leading a quartet the other week that my bow kept bouncing around
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:52 am
szulikk what the hell are eighth and sixteent notes? I got so nervous leading a quartet the other week that my bow kept bouncing around Eighth notes are quavers and sixteeth notes are semi-quavers, if that helps... Ohh... that's how I get sometimes when going through Canon, totally annoying try to play a song with an out control bow. xp
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:05 am
Diamanta szulikk what the hell are eighth and sixteent notes? I got so nervous leading a quartet the other week that my bow kept bouncing around Eighth notes are quavers and sixteeth notes are semi-quavers, if that helps... Ohh... that's how I get sometimes when going through Canon, totally annoying try to play a song with an out control bow. xp Lol, that's what happens to me anytime I get nervous; and I nearly always get nervous when I'm playing in front of people. Anyway, good luck with your Canon. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:06 pm
Rose McCann Lol, that's what happens to me anytime I get nervous; and I nearly always get nervous when I'm playing in front of people. Anyway, good luck with your Canon. 3nodding Thanks! heart lol, at least I'm not alone in having a bouncy bow... ^^;
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:25 pm
my hands are always shaky, I normally have to chain smoke before I play for people.
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:16 am
Evelian my hands are always shaky, I normally have to chain smoke before I play for people. Yeah. Oh dear, I'm just imagined what my hands would do if I performed in front of an audience. o.o;
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:05 pm
I think that sort of happens when you have a lot of tension, and then you release it.
My hands don't shake when I shift anymore, but they used to, before I got good at it. I think it was just from lack of practice, being uncomfortable up there. (Ok, I admit; I taught myself third position, very badly, just last year. sweatdrop But now I can shift all over, so there.)
And my hands still shake sometimes when I perform in front of an audience. It goes away with practice at performing, but it's still very adrenaline-filled.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:19 am
Kalile Alako I think that sort of happens when you have a lot of tension, and then you release it. My hands don't shake when I shift anymore, but they used to, before I got good at it. I think it was just from lack of practice, being uncomfortable up there. (Ok, I admit; I taught myself third position, very badly, just last year. sweatdrop But now I can shift all over, so there.) And my hands still shake sometimes when I perform in front of an audience. It goes away with practice at performing, but it's still very adrenaline-filled. Yeah, my shaking has gone down a bit, I've practiced my hard parts and so I'm a lot more comfortable with it. (Hehe, I'm trying to teach myself a lot, whee I'm teacherless. >.>; )
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:50 pm
If it is at all, I repeat,at all possible, get a teacher. I moved from V1, the lowest level at LVA, to V3 within a year of taking my first private lesson. That's an amazing transition, almost unheard of. (Well, ok, not exactly, but it doesn't happen very often) It meant that I didn't have to teach myself anymore. And I had other music to practice and get better at, and the full attention of a professional for a full forty-five minutes to an hour. Private lessons are the best thing you can ever do for yourself, especially if you're going to make a career out of it.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:07 pm
Kalile Alako I think that sort of happens when you have a lot of tension, and then you release it. My hands don't shake when I shift anymore, but they used to, before I got good at it. I think it was just from lack of practice, being uncomfortable up there. (Ok, I admit; I taught myself third position, very badly, just last year. sweatdrop But now I can shift all over, so there.) And my hands still shake sometimes when I perform in front of an audience. It goes away with practice at performing, but it's still very adrenaline-filled. yourself third position, eh? i should try that...unless i've already learnt it and i forgot! sweatdrop i don't shake anymore, thankfully, but i forget where i am in the music, or even forget why i'm even holding a bow in my hand a a violin on my shoulder when i play solos. yeiyei, i don't even like to think about solos anymore. i mostly need more experience, and experience is what helps those shaking hands, arms, feet, ears, WHATEVER it might be, experience and confidence really help. wink
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:35 am
Kalile Alako If it is at all, I repeat, at all possible, get a teacher. I moved from V1, the lowest level at LVA, to V3 within a year of taking my first private lesson. That's an amazing transition, almost unheard of. (Well, ok, not exactly, but it doesn't happen very often) It meant that I didn't have to teach myself anymore. And I had other music to practice and get better at, and the full attention of a professional for a full forty-five minutes to an hour. Private lessons are the best thing you can ever do for yourself, especially if you're going to make a career out of it. Sadly, all three or so of the violin teachers in Mississippi probably reside in Jackson, which is several hours away from where I live. xp
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 1:32 pm
Diamanta Kalile Alako If it is at all, I repeat, at all possible, get a teacher. I moved from V1, the lowest level at LVA, to V3 within a year of taking my first private lesson. That's an amazing transition, almost unheard of. (Well, ok, not exactly, but it doesn't happen very often) It meant that I didn't have to teach myself anymore. And I had other music to practice and get better at, and the full attention of a professional for a full forty-five minutes to an hour. Private lessons are the best thing you can ever do for yourself, especially if you're going to make a career out of it. Sadly, all three or so of the violin teachers in Mississippi probably reside in Jackson, which is several hours away from where I live. xp There have to be more than 3 violin teachers in Mississippi...if there are 15 in the state of Alaska I have to think there are more where you live. ^_^ they just like to hide.
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