Avoid These 4 Mistakes! | Adult Beginners Guide to Learning Violin

[@amatomargaret]

wow -- Lora you have given something here that no one has articulated as well as you have in my 7 year journey learning to play violin. THANKS for giving me this understanding of my experience.

[@martyfelts-bu4kq]

I love this channel. I just had my 63rd birthday and have made all 4 mistakes. I appreciate your advice, very wise.

[@dcorrette]

Guilty as charged as they say on detective shows. I have been trying to hard with too much and I'll try to slow down and take it one step at t a time. thank you for helping me see that. I love music and the violin. says Judy Corrette

[@DanielleMamaril]

I just discovered this channel and thanks so much. I started learning violin at 21 only a month or so ago and I find myself getting way in over my head because I'm so excited. Please make more videos dedicated to adult beginners. Thanks so much

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

So glad you started learning! I love teaching adults so I'll definitely be making more!

[@CC-hl5zj]

I'm a 60 years old beginner and have watched several violin lesson channels and find your to be the most informational. Your explanation's make learning a bit easier for me. Thanks for sharing your time and thanks for the free book downloads. Fly safe!!!

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

So glad you've found my lessons helpful! Thank you. Blue skies!

[@pvlookitup]

I found Laura's explanations very clear and helpful. For example, her suggestion to conquer one song at a time relieves me of the feeling that I should be moving along more quickly. Now I realize that it's good to spend as much time as necessary on one song until I feel very comfortable with it. Her friendly, easy demeanor makes it very easy to listen to her and want to follow her recommendations.

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

Thank you!

[@AVToth]

There is soooo much free music online. I have scribd and Amazon prime kindle. So I started collecting as I would surf. I would see something and think, ohhhh one day I'll be able to play that. I now have 4 2" binders of music. It became more about collecting than playing! I've almost got everything organized so it might one day be useful. Scales, there's a million versions. I then organized my beginner sheet music by key. What I find interesting, on a day (or week ) when I know my hands are not going to work, I'll only get frustrated, mad and then rehearsals get farther apart, I find I like comparing the same music that's in different keys, or I'll just pluck out music. Playing with sheet music wayyyy above me is fun just plucking and its like taking something apart to see how it works. Listening to a recording of the music I'm holding and trying just to follow it and keep up really helps me start to hear things in a new way or hear parts I've actually been missing for years. I have down time, it's unavoidable but I tell myself I'm training my ear or improving my reading skills. It's a shame this can't be reveresed. Kids, nimble fingered little farts, avoid practice and feel great. Me, and probably a lot of older adults, for whatever reason don't/can't practice and we feel guilty or lazy. I'm always amazed when there's something I try and try but I'm just not getting, like the timing/rhythm of a couple measures. After multiple attempts fail, maybe for a week, it just doesn't click, and I finally walk away for 2 or 3 days, then after dragging my feet I pick it up again and TADA. I wish I could see my brain making connections, trimming others. Probably after I go to sleep, my brain gets some peace and figures out the problem, because outside noise (me) is gone. To this old lady, it's magic. Thank you for the videos and advice. BTW I'm not trying to sound pretentious, well not to you, but my grandkids, then yes, a pretentious fiddle player. Granny doesn't merely practice, she is in rehearsals for her future tours. I may be booked to perform in my kitchen this week and their back yard on the weekend. I rehearse to maintain the rigorous tour demands. 😉

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

Love it!

[@dawn3547]

Thank you! I see myself so much in all of this!

[@ladjazzz]

I agree entirely with you, it is pure common sense...

[@willbradner6668]

Guilty of trying to learn too much at once. Will try concentrating on one hand at a time. Thanks!

[@michaelwalczak5490]

Great wisdom, I feel better hearing those comments. A big help. Thank you

[@Irishceol]

I play Irish Fiddle but study with Classical teacher, have a couple of classical pieces. Arpegios & shradeik exercises. Better vibrato usually the better fine intenation. Create goals and listen intently. Relax and enjoy the process.

[@annemuldoon1159]

Thanks for your insight! I am really enjoying the journey and am able to laugh out loud with my teacher every two weeks. I think that’s a sign that I’m on the right track. And I’m starting to sound better when I play scales❤

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

Being able to laugh at yourself is so important!

[@CarlorBeard]

I can see how this would make one give up trying to play the violin. It is a very difficult instrument to play and adults have to give themselves time and patience to approach this instrument. Great players of this instrument usually have been playing since they were children. Slow and steady is the way to go. I want to learn this instrument and I have found it difficult to approach it. I will try again and be very, very patient with myself.

[@carlasue1743]

I'm glad I found your tutorials! They are very helpful. I started learning to play at the age of 62 and am still learning, going into my 4th year. I do understand that it's a never-ending process and love the way I can create and add different variations to my playing. My instructor is 10 years older than me and is great at teaching. I am being taught to play a lot in 2nd and 3rd positions, which can be a challenge, but making great sounds. I can relate so much to these 4 mistakes!

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

So glad you find the tutorials helpful. Sounds like you have a great approach to learning. Happy Practicing!

[@smoke5620]

Thanks for the tips. Sound advice for a life time with your Violin.

[@kevinblythe2192]

Great tips. Makes you stop and think and that's usually a good idea. Cheers.

[@SusanGrenier-d3x]

Love your tutorials. They show up when I need them most. Thank you.

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

You're very welcome!

[@ScottSwafford-os9nk]

High Lora, I am a beginner violin and I like luv it. Because I am getter better not any worse. I luv to shred guitar 🎸 🎸 🌈 🎶 too. He he 🤠🍺

[@ScottSwafford-os9nk]

I get my check 🎉 🥳 and I have a sponsor payee, Scott loves Angela

[@docsyfestin5131]

I’m so happy that I discovered your channel! I’m an adult beginner and your advices in your videos are very useful and really a big help in my journey to learning the violin. More power to you and your channel! 😊👍❤

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're joining us!

[@jamesmcinnis208]

Good reminders of bad habits I'm likely to slip into if I hadn't heard your warning. One other bit of advice comes to mind: Go as slowly as you need to in order to not make errors - you don't want to imprint mistakes into your muscle memory!

[@bradykelso8682]

Great video. Guilty one many of your points! 🌹🤩

[@bayfilly1]

Happy New Year, Lora !!

[@lolamas3042]

Mil gracias por este vídeo, Lora! Hace seis años empecé a estudiar violín y es algo que me causa todo tipo de emociones, a veces me hace feliz, a veces me hace sufrir 😅, pero no lo cambio por nada... En unos días cumpliré 63 y soy consciente de que no puedo aspirar a conseguir grandes progresos, pero lo más importante para mí es el proceso de aprendizaje...No puedo imaginar mi vida sin mi clase semanal y animo a todo el mundo a sumergirse en el mundo de la música y a escoger un instrumento...💜🎶💜🎻

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

Thank you! Muchas gracias!

[@lgmcat6958]

Oh, the books that I have!! That is totally me and really made me laugh. 😂

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

I know everyone does that because I do it too! Guilty!

[@mmarjisr]

I come across this video by mistake and like it but how do you read a sheet music just got my violin a month ago

[@curtpiazza1688]

Excellent! 😊

[@sadhbhdelahunt]

Thanks. I wonder why , when 1st learning scales we are not using the 4th finger straight away. Adding it later, to me creates a problem. I think going open, 1,2,3,4 fingers the check open next string would cut down learning time.

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

That's a good idea. The 4th finger to 1st finger can be a little tricky when first starting off which might be one reason we just teach the open string. But it's a great idea to practice it!

[@vagabond197979]

"Keep your expectations low and you won't be disappointed." Reminds me of something my Grandma said when I asked her why she thought so many people were getting divorced these days: "I think their expectations are too high."

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

Good advice from your Grandma!

[@ogstopper]

Those are great tips, Lora. Thank you! I noticed that you have THREE violins in the room. How many is TOO many?

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

I don't think you can have too many 😂

[@berenc7619]

I cant find my 'sweet' spot ' i had before not playing for seveal years in holding my fiddle 😐 . And ive lost my 'tuning ear' . This sucks

[@michelegore9749]

I had the same problem after a ten year hiatus. After I retired and actually had time to practice, it took me about three months to get back in the groove and six months to start improving significantly. Stick with it!😊

[@billr2115]

Excellent!!

[@martatessi]

Yes! 😂 I have 50 violin books , and I realize I don't know which is rhe sequence I must choice. I'm dizzy😢

[@rickpearlstein6421]

Morning Lora! Missing y'all. I'll be back active soon. 😊

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

Miss you too, Rick! I finally bought a mandolin today and thought of you!

[@rickpearlstein6421]

@@MeadowlarkViolin OH YAY! What did ya get? What do ya think? I'm so excited for you.

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

@@rickpearlstein6421 An Eastman 305. It hasn't been delivered yet so I'll let you know. I'm excited too!

[@rickpearlstein6421]

@@MeadowlarkViolin Eastman. Good call. 👍 And if I'm remembering correctly that's an F style. Just Play! 😁

[@Practicalmusicministryskil4906]

Thank you for this video! I share a free bite by bite “learn to read music” program on my KZbin channel in the hopes of making music literacy accessible to all!

[@berenc7619]

I feel ive bitten off more than i can chew trying to relearn to play the fiddle

[@成人小提琴教學推廣]

if adult student can't reach his expectation , he or she can change a teacher who really know how to teach adult student/

[@MeadowlarkViolin]

Very true!