Learning Violin In 30 Days

I attempt to teach myself violin in 30 days.
Self-taught, no teacher, no cheating!
That being said, if you play the violin, PLEASE let me know how I can improve. I would appreciate it!!
0:00 - Day 1
1:22 - Day 2
2:18 - Day 3
2:59 - Day 4
3:21 - Day 7
3:52 - Day 14
4:26 - Day 30
6:57 - The end
My Twitter: / ish13c
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[@WhaleMilk]

I myself am a violinist actually, and am here to give you a few tips: First of all, how you are doing vibrato is not, in fact, proper vibrato, so I would nip that bud as soon as possible before you get into a bad habit. Makes learning proper vibrato much easier A lot of the issues you’re having with the bow, especially with it not running parallel to the bridge, is from the fact that your wrist stays straight when you play. In order for the bow to stay straight when you move your arm, you have to use your wrist to compensate. Look up videos of violinists to see how that do that. Their wrists are always moving Something that will come with more playing is pressure with the bow. You already play bass so you should know how this goes, but a lot of the pressure balance that you need to keep a clean sound comes from your index finger on your bow hand. You actually had a pretty good bow grip at the start of the video, so focus on using your index to apply different amounts of pressure. Don’t forget fine tuners exist. You aren’t playing bass, so you don’t need to use the pegs to tune. Makes tuning to the cent much easier because violin legs are super jerky and don’t have gears As for pieces I’d recommend: “Meditation” from Thaïs is a great piece for both learning higher positions as well as vibrato. That’s actually how I learned vibrato personally. You were playing a bit of Suzuki, and I would recommend continuing with it. I’m a little biased because I was trained on suzuki, but I really think it’s one of the best learning programs out there. It’s designed so well and there’s a reason it’s stood the test of time for so long. But for this being the first 30 days of playing, it’s fucking solid. Fix some very small foundational issues with the bow and you’re solid

[@ish]

THANK YOU!! I will use this comment a lot

[@WhaleMilk]

@@ish no problem! I’ve been updating the comment with extra bits I’ve noticed after rewatching the video, and I’ll be sure to point anything else out I notice

[@Baggerz182]

REPENT

[@georgiasomething2064]

As a violinist too, this is solid advice. It covers everything I noticed

[@SamBlikes2003]

@WhaleMilk I have been playing violin for the past 9 years and your suggestions are pretty good, I agree that Meditation would be a great peace but it's still very hard, I would recommend to play something like Bach's concerto in A minor 1st movement

[@MrGillyFish]

Dude for a month, that's actually so impressive

[@Boyjedi]

Glad to see some of this violin playing paid off... hopefully I wil no longer hear this violin in calls 😭

[@kk964]

It definitely was the highlight of those calls though D:

[@Jokercullenn]

Cool

[@xcaedes]

Noice! It was cool to see your progress throughout this short but also not so short time! Very good work.

[@mikaela5607]

I'm really excited to see where you go with this!

[@roryreed9727]

Insane man keep it up. You earned a sub. ( Not just cus of the violin but of every other vid :) )

[@TheDiamondCraft1]

this isn’t violin related its nice to see many new people coming to the ish13c channel, from popularity, down to 500 views or less per video, to steadily growing back. good luck with the rest of youtube man and i hope the best for you

[@nateb.4959]

Also one thing that really helps with tone and intonation is to try to be on the tips of your fingers as much as possible. For speed try to keep your fingers as close to the fingerboard as possible.

[@Greentrees60]

Violist here. Really excellent progress. For future, as lots of people said, you need to work on relaxing your right wrist - the pedal section of bach's first suite really taught me that (slur every 2 notes, you can play that bit on the violin). You are right, you need to not let your fourth finger kind of hang outside of the rest of your fingers. It will make your playing smoother and faster and prevent tension in the left hand. Looks like your bow angle isn't vertically perpendicular to the strings. This is sometimes an artistic decision, but you need to be able to control it, and it will help you with baroque strokes.

[@kristintripp967]

You got great advice from Whale Milk, I would add that moving your left elbow “in” (as in closer to the camera) will make the lower strings easier to reach. Otherwise, yes, skip vibrato for now, it’s a whole different (harder) animal on violin and you should get intonation and all the other basics down before you attempt it. Work on that right wrist- Ray Chen gives the great advice to imagine you’re painting a wall with a paint brush, to understand the movement of the wrist. Scales, scales, scales, for 40 hours a day! ; ) And all that to say, your progress is enviable! Being an accomplished musician on other instruments has put you way ahead of the game as a beginner violinist. But be careful- I think that could also be to your detriment if you let it make you antsy to jump ahead, without putting in the time on the basics. Have fun! I’m subscribing in hopes of seeing future progress videos. : )

[@thecatladytm7172]

I came from the minecraft social experiment video and did not expect to see this. As a violinist myself? Not bad. I'd say try experimenting with different bow positions and pressure, at first you played way to close to the frog probably bc of double bass habits, but then you started playing a bit too much towards the tip fir what you were playing. I've never played Spring before, but I can tell just by hearing recordings that it would probably be best to stay towards the balance point and bouce the bow to get the light and airy sound. But yo, I've only been playing for 7 years (never had a private teacher either, lol) so there's probably people with better advice elsewhere in this comment section. Enjoyed your video!

[@jacobchung7707]

Yes, I thought the only thing this guy did was make epic Minecraft social experiments videos with incredible cinematography... As a former violin player I have no clue how this guy managed to get his bow hold correct... I gave up on violin and switched to the piano...

[@user-lz8pj4jr7t]

Oh! For just a month, that was like crazy! Nice work!

[@Celemimphar]

So it looks like you are using the Suzuki method books and such. I took lessons for about 10 years using said method. I finished books 1 and 2, but then I turned 18 and my parents stopped paying for my lessons. I know and have played all the songs you played in this video, except for Spring by Vivaldi. You certainly learned the songs faster than anyone I know, but what you really need to work on is your form. The notes are regularly off, and the bow is all over the place. Try playing twinkle twinkle on just open strings and focus on getting the bow right, then lean more into precision with the fingers. When learning, we would have strips of tape to mark the proper finger placements. Do you know the proper stance? I assume you are sitting for most of this for recording purposes, but there is an actual way to stand if you want to try it. Keep it up, and I am sure you will be able to perform wonderfully (in like 5 years, less if you practice non-stop)!

[@rrruby1377]

this is a really nerdy comment and I love it, but from my own experience (with painting), it probably just scares people away instead of driving them deeper into the subject. instead try telling them the real benefits of doing more studies; something they can grasp and is not too far away maybe.... im not a musician but maybe being able to better deliver emotions?

[@tareq__3164]

yo same

[@climbrrr]

I remember when I was young I played violin for a few years, maybe two years or three, but I was absolutely terrible and stopped as I sucked, but this.. like how- that’s amazing for only one month and when I was a kid, I don’t believe I could be that good.

[@haniftheone]

Its mostly because hes had experience with other istruments like the piano for example, rlly helps more

[@tareq__3164]

you are really good for a guy who has been playing for one month

[@rachelmulleyschemmartpharm5261]

i am a violinist and for a beginner you are doing very well for a baginner. a tip is to work on making sure that you are not playing so scrathy(that comes with parctice.) keep going.😀

[@tayar3797]

good job ish!, you did really well!!!, also learn cello in 30 days lol

[@Whatismusic123]

great video!

[@HotDavid]

Yo this was sick! Maybe you could do a percussion instrument next time? 👀

[@vivianniu3493]

wait, IS ISH A TWOSETTER AS WELL

[@mihaimangir]

Actually impresive, after that absolutely amazing 1k players civilisation I am proud of what this man can achieve

[@alexurdiales1158]

I don’t know how to play the violin but I know how to play the viola and I recommend that you play can can I love playing this song and I still do. Good luck!!!

[@JaidenMoment742]

What, you uploaded this 20 minutes ago and only 10 views. This is so underrated

[@Eddy525_violin]

intonation-wise, I am quite surprised by how well you did lol

[@edwardblack5075]

ish: 'this is a hard instrument' The wisest thing in the whole video, as a violinist myself I totally agree. Also, some tips on how to take yourself to the next step in your journey of violin playing: - as you asked, you should always keep your pinkie ABOVE the fingerboard- it gets really useful the higher your standard becomes - don't start using vibrato until you have all the basic techniques mastered- what you were doing was not proper vibrato - keep the wrist flexible so you can get your bow parallel to the bridge - make sure that your violin is not angled downward- then the bow will creep up onto the fingerboard and it will get covered with rosin - try not to touch the hair on the bow- if you touch it, then natural oils on your hand will mean that part of the bow will not make a sound - your bow hold was really good, but keep the pinkie slightly closer to the rest of the hand, and make sure your index finger is on its side so you have more control over dynamics Having said all of this, you are doing really well for 30 days, and I think you are nearly or fully Grade 1 standard- well done!

[@TheNintenja]

Wow..incredible

[@vasumalyavantham5830]

Myself carnatic violinist and this was awesome inprovment in a month

[@katherineczarnik1205]

If you do it again in the future I highly recommend trying clarinet

[@scarce3336]

I play the clarinet also lol

[@moba2450]

Two set should actually react to this

[@Speczsss]

Came back and i used to watch u back on the Private Mineplex Servers wow!

[@nateb.4959]

This is a real viola moment

[@ezrichott2075]

You have done the absolute opposite of what I've done.i went from violin to double bass

[@terracraftpovofgamemakingk1552]

I wanna see a 1 year update now

[@Franc1sYeah]

thank you for the album mr will wood❤❤❤

[@pezz9112]

This isn’t 30 days this is atleast 5 months holy dude that’s really good for that amount of a time

[@KT-kq5rx]

It was pretty good, you it seems that you first just need to practice it slowly. And switch to the cello.

[@Deviousahhz]

0:30 dang didn't know you, the Minecraft civilization guy did a whole concerto

[@natalyraymon5027]

I am not the best player I have been playing from 2017 to 2020 cause covid stoped my lessons so I mainly do piano now. But my main advice to you is create less pressure on the bow it’s the main reason for the scratchy sound.

[@natalyraymon5027]

Also this is a werid keep your head straghit because when you move your head down the violin will making it harder to be Parallel

[@melindaculbertson582]

Very nice

[@ninaspdtoolbox259]

RIP me in second grade learning nothing in two years of playing and this dude being this fast. Then again he already plays an instrument with a bow (that's similar)

[@theviolinist7588]

Bow hold incorrect, pinky finger on the roller, two middle on the front froug, and thumb on the top of the little nook and don’t try to push it through.

[@ninaspdtoolbox259]

At least your not shy while playing which is the worst thing to do when trying to improve

[@tareq__3164]

these songs are from suzuki book 1. ive been playing for 10 years

[@mikechad27]

Dude what concert is 0:28? Is it on youtube?

[@phileasmahuzier6713]

you can buy studies, they are good songs for technical training

[@gisten7818]

for one month that's pretty incredible.

[@colmfagan4320]

Ish:How do you do vibrato continues to attempt trilling

[@bibekdas7449]

Too good

[@TC6_Original]

Oh wow, this is impressive.

[@zorkmeadd]

man, i really really want to learn violin.

[@kristintripp967]

If you do, be aware that the progress in this video is not typical! 😆

[@nonenone2817]

Me speed running my sims violin skill to max

[@charlescombs8724]

I managed to learn the banjo in a few weeks with only one day each week granted i had help

[@jamesray5451]

If you could do the amphibia song that would be great if you can’t do it add multiple recordings in to one clip

[@the_ocean_is_a_soup8865]

How are you saying this is hard you are doing better than most people

[@agentsquakles7950]

Those suzuki books are really everywhere eh?

[@Machodave2020]

For just 30 days, It's not too bad.

[@sammyperez5049]

I'm proud of you - putting in those Ling Ling hours.

[@Feet-bozo]

I can confidently say he sounds better than my entire school orchestra, despite them having like 2 more years to practice pieces and stuff. My main criticism is that the song sounds like your wrist is too tight. A lot of beginners do this, I’m not trying to put shame on you. I’m quite surprised how well you’re doing (maybe because you’ve played a string instrument before and play piano). Loosening your wrist can help the overall sound a lot.

[@the_ocean_is_a_soup8865]

No one is going to say anything about the tuning I brook a string doing that.

[@sniffsniff3568]

twoset needs to see this xD

[@ambibambi.]

Yass two set violin

[@TROLL-he4pl]

I have that exact violin

[@killua1418]

BROOO I USED TO PLAY MINEPLEX CLANS WITH YOU WHEN YOU HAD LIKE UNDER 1k AND I JUST FOUND YOU AGAIN AYOOO

[@shakaama]

let's see this in a year, yes

[@Blue-wh7mz]

At the first day he is kinda good ish

[@dzp11177]

weird that this only has 840 views also that 4th note comment is true, ive got a problem with it too

[@RUNETHERABB1T]

Beans are good at playing the violin

[@aballsguy]

I don't play violin and I'm just commenting based on past sight but to me it seems your shoulders are a bit stiff which I'd say is affecting your performance. Well done though in 30 days!

[@fritz3051]

Petition for ish to learn the cello

[@ministerbismarck]

You should try this with another instrument

[@abhiramjabisetty6183]

Do a 30 days Learning Trumpet Plzz!!!!!

[@KingLies]

6:50 😂

[@Moon_Demon760]

my only words for the beginning are oof........ the first thing i saw was your hand i almost died but by the end of the month he was at my level of playing (I have played for 3 years)

[@exploiter5896]

i could never

[@annbalanga8099]

How to get sheet music pls tell me

[@diegocarrillo2360]

Wait hold up... did you get to Suzuki book 3 in 4 days of playing the violin? Those are supposed to take at least a month to a year lol

[@shrsklawliet3218]

Well, he already plays double-bass

[@D0wd3n]

How did he do this? is he superman?

[@lukaso4644]

you could do PiaNO!!!

[@VGCobraWP]

I wish the Clarinet was this easy to learn lol, would have saved me so much time if that's how it worked for me.

[@abunchofsmallaliens7250]

Pog

[@oasisboi]

Neat

[@Xentifyz]

sheesh

[@timmydadog]

Noice

[@Haakhin]

5:21 for a month that's hella impressive, if you keep the 40 hours straight I'm sure you'll get closer to ling ling in no time

[@Mori_ego]

Can you play fairytail from eurovision 2009

[@therealhussein]

bro acting like he didn't just let the allies kill the people of the snow island even tho they surrounded smh my head

[@slowandcalm3665]

Why the hell did i get banned from your discord i did nothing and got no warning i was in the vc an i got bannned just like that pls help/fix it

[@Turtle.2]

Double bass is the best though

[@TeddytheYorkie2012]

bass brother i play the half we are related

[@Nba2kUndefeated]

Try dis witch cello

[@potato_brah479]

i cant even vibrato in a year how u do it in 30 days ??????

[@ollie3886]

better than me and i’ve been playing for 3 years 😭😭😭

[@taeisbad.]

tfw he can play the violin better than you in just 30 days, and you've been playing the violin for 8 years

[@Mr_Raven1912]

I've been playing for 3yrs and my man is better than me

[@seanwilson9985]

I came for the minecraft I stayed for the violin

[@cherilynnspicer1601]

better than me and i’ve been playing for 7 years

[@noahmueller6581]

Same

[@XanderBurgess]

THis is the song I am practising in violen

[@Reditstoriez]

warning dont do full volume if using headphones

[@alarioderpp_control000aa9]

iminna drive wo

[@cosmomcfloso5820]

Dammm