How To Not Sound SCRATCHY

If you clicked on this video, you've probably encountered some less-than-pleasant sounds while playing your violin. In this video, I show you a simple way to eliminate those unwanted noises and not sound scratchy! Enjoy!

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[abdib]

I tried and it didn't make any scratching noise and I was proud then I realized my dad was having a zoom meeting and all the tries were heard by his students....

[WayneFielder]

Bow grip is also a thing. That pinky at the end of the frog ain't there for decoration! Pressing down however slightly on the frog end of the bow relieves weight on the front end of the bow...and sometimes even the frog end. Draw the the bow across an open string and apply pressure from your pinky on the bow hand, you'll see differences in the volume and tone.

[cervus-venator]

But Wait! There’s more!! Order within the next hour and we’ll send you the magical “No Scratch” Mongolian horse tail hair for your bow absolutely free.
Lauren, I’ve been scratching, I mean practicing for over a year now and I still seem to get that lovely scratch sound from time to time. And it never fails to happen when I am online with my instructor. You know, just so she can hear it.
Anyway, THANKS for the tips. I really need to try that Patreon thing since I seem to get so much from your YouTube videos. And I will be ordering some back up supplies off of Amazon (going through your page) as I had a nice failure yesterday. The violin, hanging nicely in its place on the music stand, decided to send the E string fine tuner into space. Luckily it did not put my eye out during its exit. The tail piece broke. I can’t complain as it is over 100 years old. I’m just glad that it didn’t damage the violin. I had a bag of parts on hand that I ordered a while back just for such mishaps. Things like a chin rest, pegs, bridge, fine tuners, and a tail piece. So I replaced the tail piece, strings, and I had to replace the E and G string pegs. The others just would not hold. Because I don’t overly enjoy the look of these new pegs that are in there, I’ll be ordering some more along with another tail piece and likely some more strings. The strings I put on are a lot nicer than what I had and you can really tell a difference, so I want to get some more for the future.
Oh, and one last thing. I showed my instructor how well I was doing with “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” that I learned from a YouTube video, that now she wants me to continue with it. It has some key items in it that she felt will continue to enhance my D and G string scratching. I mean learning. Thanks.

[Loccutus]

Lauren! I loved the humor in the start of the video with the "infomercial" touch. Please do that again. On the serious side, this video really helped me because I did not know that lowering your elbow and your hand actually adds pressure. Thank you so much, you are the best teacher! Please don't stop teaching!

[jeffm]

OMG - I have been playing terrible scratchy fiddle for 40 years. You fixed it in 2 minutes!

[katewebber]

Starting out again to play after many many years, So beginning again. GREAT TUTE. THANK YOU.

[langhamp]

I've always had some bowing problems such as bow scratch, warble/bounce, etc unless my bow tension is about right. I'm a bit puzzled as to what the bow tension should be before playing, but after a few adjustments a lot of bow problems mostly just go away.

The bow tension I've never been able to eyeball it and adjust it right, so that leads me to believe bow tension has a fine line between working and not working. I don't think a new player could pull out a new violin and figure out how to set up both the violin and the bow.

[InkedHeart]

I straight SCREECH on the D string ! 😩😩😩 thank you !

[hannaht.]

You hit the nail on the head! Also I was trying to play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and it sounded exactly like the intro lol

[ralphbenitz]

Im working on Kansas' Dust in the Wind violin solo but so far it sounds like "Rust in the Wind" but thanks to you, the tin man is starting to lose his squeaks.

[pranjalkaler]

I watched a couple of videos before, but none of them talked about applying less pressure. I started bowing it softly and could feel the difference immediately in the sound. Though my hand begin to pain, but that is something I would need to practice and get comfortable with as less pressure needs to be applied.

Thanks a lot

[lululovesbirdies]

I LOVE ITTT!!!! I’m 9 years old, and I just wanted to say, Thank you M.s Lauren!! I got a violin to make my dad happy, and I’m learning French at the same time, whenever I used the violin, it sounds like a dying cat! But I did this, and it worked, thank you, Again. ❤

[carrotonion]

I like your back ground look like my culture batik..thanks for sharing

[jacktuber]

Nice video! To hold and use a bow correctly is a complex task. Mine was scratching a lot, I found replacing the bow hair helped me. I still struggle with the light touch you describe

[dpcmusic]

Thanks Lauren, this video was so simple but very insightful and made an immediate improvement in my tone. Happy to hit the tip jar for that! I'll be checking out more. Thanks again.

[susart]

This was very helpful for a beginner like me!

[RichelleBoit]

It was so helpful it makes me sound so much better at playing the viola❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

[RachaelCastaigne]

Thankyou very much! This has helped immensely with my new violin with different strings.

[shubhob]

Thanks for the great tips. You have hit the nail on the head with everything you said. Keep up the good work 👏

[bt]

Everytime I time I start playing open strings it sounds fine but when I press on the E string to play a note it sounds scratchy, the rest of the strings are perfect except that one... So am I doing something wrong? Or is my bow...