The Key to Great Violin Tone

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The signature, beautiful sound of the violin is something it is most well known for, but those of us studying the violin can often find producing this exquisite violin tone to be incredibly elusive. However, assuming good basic bowing technique, there is a simple trick to effortlessly and easily producing a top quality sound: Sound Point

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I really appreciate you saying that scratchy sound is experienced in the first few *years* of playing. Makes me feel better.

rustinst.claire

When Heifetz was asked after a concert, whether he had ever been satisfied with one of his performance's, he replied, " Once you're satisfied with a performance, it's the long way down to mediocrity". Or words to that effect.

frankie

reminder that it’s okay if you need to come to this video after however many years of playing. i’m in my 5th year and auditioning for all state, but i still need to watch this as a reminder and a way to fine tune my intonation and technique. we all need it sometimes lol

blwssful

Wow that demo was very clear even over Youtube. The difference in resonance.

ur.kr.

The best book I ever read on this is by Simon Fischer. He split the contact point into 5 levels, from closest to the bridge, max pressure and over the fingerboard, least pressure and more bow speed. And as you climb up to higher positions, those 5 levels get closer to each other and towards the bridge. Up halfway level 5 would be near to where level 3 is. You can see Heifetz do this in that video of him playing the Saint Seans Rondo Capriccoso on the chromatic descent passage. Milstein was also a master of contact point.

srinitaaigaura

Wow this sounding point even my violin teacher never go into so much depth about it. And I never knew even play between bridge and fingerboard, I never realised near the bridge or bit more higher than near bridge can make difference to the tone. He just mentioned to play between bridge and fingerboard

Beginner like myself I really appreciate your true mastery method of teaching I will practice this over and over to find that great tone

kenhuang

Thanks! As a beginner with violin since four months I shall try to practice what you are teaching. Greetings from Germany!

DieterLo

great info as always -thank you. and I actually could hear the difference from different contact points. IU'll certainly experiment there. btw - thank goodness for that t-shirt. if I hadn't read it, I would not have known where I was. no one said THIS ...is Murphy Music Academy!

iggyzorro

That is awesome moving the bow toward the bridge until the sound blossoms. I will try that! Thanks!

TNungesser

You also want to play sul tasto on pizz to keep the finger oils out of the area where the bow touches. You dont want bodily fluids on the hair of the bow.

dc

Many thanks, very informative. Working on stopping murdering cats slowly and working on making mine sound like a violin.

BensWorkshop

I have never heard about sounding point that is such a good explanation. 👍👍👍
I love your cannel although I can't understand everthing because my english is not so good. Your Enthusiasmus is very inspiring for me. Thank you so much 🎶🎻🥰

IsabellaD.

Definitely heard the difference! Great insight, thanks

trevorsimpson

Another benefit to playing nearer the bridge - because the strings don't bend so much, you are less likely to catch the adjacent strings by accident. This is something I only recently realised myself, having got totally fed up with playing 3 strings at once in forte passages!!

PhilipBuckmaster