You can practice the clarity of your string changes by practicing the string changes with stops. Bow, stop, change string, bow etc. Your fingers, bowing and string change should all be synchronized. Otherwise the E string will whistle. These are the three most common playing technique causes for a whistling, scratching or squeaking E string.
In that case adjusting your playing technique will not help. Here are some causes that are in the material you are using and there solutions. High tension strings whistle more likely than low tension strings. Warchal Amber E strings have a lower tension than most E strings. Besides that they have a very innovative design. They solved the squeak, scratch and whistle problems with lots of my violin students and violin shop customers. I have this string on my violin too and I can highly recommend it.
Click here to get yourself that non-whistle E string worldwide shipping. You will have a grinding sound, because there is too much rosin on your bow and on your strings.
The solution is to clean your strings with a micro fibre cleaning cloth and to use a little less rosin when you are rosining your bow or rosin your bow less often. The response of your E string will improve and it will whistle, squeak or scratch less or not anymore.
In rare cases, the cause can be in the set up of your violin. A luthier can optimize the response of your E strings for example by moving the soundpost slightly. When you are struggling with a whistling, squeaking or scratching E string, follow the playing technique tips above, buy a new E string and keep it clean. A combination of the two can affect the response of your instrument. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
Learn how your comment data is processed. How to stop your violin or viola from squeaking. The solution The main cause of squeaking is a combination of too much pressure and too little speed. Here are two things you can focus on: Squeaking happens at bow change. This happens when you accelerate while bowing and slowly stop at the end of a bow. Instead of this, you should speed up right away. Keep the pressure and speed constant while bowing up and down.
To avoid the squeaking, some people try to play with very little pressure all the time. Love, Zlata. Join my FREE beginner violin course I take you from scratch step by step to your first violin concerto including 40 videos, sheet music and violin tabs. Sign up! When you let your elbow sag, it throws off the balance of the whole bow, and all that stuff about applying even pressure will be pretty much impossible. This ALSO means that as you change strings, you will need to move your arm up and down as needed.
On the E string, your arm will be much closer to your side. Practice in front of a mirror. Start on the E string. Your elbow should be quite near your side. Move the bow to the A string. Your elbow should move up with it. Next, D string. Again, elbow should move up. On the G string, your elbow should be almost as high as your shoulder, in order to keep up with the bow! I am the creator and owner of www. I love the violin.
I love teaching. This website combines both of those things. If you struggle with how your violin sounds Powered by OptimizePress 2. Free Courses Login Contact. TheMusicianGirl 0 Comments November 29, Welcome, violinists! Other instruments like piano or even guitar to a lesser extent already HAVE their own tone.
When you hit a piano key, it sounds like a piano.
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