Speaking of old stuff my grandfather used to buy out entire libraries when the close down. I never really got to know him that well cuz he had Alzheimers and died just a couple of years ago. But my family tells many stories about him, a tale tells of a great library he once had. Although, I think it was just a house with bookshelves lining all the walls. They said everywhere there where just books all over. Bookshelves lined every wall in the house. Countless collections, some of the books where almost a century old turning to dust. And all of that, for some reason in his will he left it for me, but in the end there was a fire and most of his grand collection was lost. But I still hold countless treasures of books entire worlds all held within the ever so thin pages bound so loosely together. So much of that destroyed, lost, but I have some of his oldest collections. He had a copy of every single Shakespeare writing, book on cooking from France the original over a hundred years old. Famous poetry, all of edgar Allen poe's stories and poems. The grim tales. Mythology. Religion. Cultures, history and so much more. I'll never know why he chose me trusted me with his collection, but I feel as if I some how got to know him through his past. The music records he kept, books he liked, drawings, diagrams and designs, his writings, movies, and the stories I hear of him from my grandmother. I even more so want to learn about him because of how everyone that knew us both day that we are so much alike. So yeah, I got a butt load of very very old books from my grandfather before he died. Ever since I've been adding on to his collection my collection our collection no our connection to eachother separated by time. Sorry this was a bit long, though that maybe someone would find it interesting
If there's one thing that's important for a beginner violinist it is to learn where to play the notes and how to read sheet music for the instrument. I taught myself the violin too and after I spent the first few weeks becoming comfortable with where the notes are located it was so so much easier to get better fast.
I play the viola and the violin, and here are some tips: 1. If you want to take care of that old violin, please don't turn that case around like you did in the beginning of the video. That case isn't very good to protect you violin so yeh. 2. If you want to let it sound good, it would be good to search a teacher or like some one of you school who can learn you how you need to play the violin. 3. One of the most important things is that "stuff" you showed (I also don't know how it is called in english bc I'm from Belgium) that helps you to get a good sound. I hope that these tips helped a bit, if you have any other questions, you can always ask them!
Also a good tips is to put like little tape on the places where you need to place you fingers, maybe you can ask a person on you school who plays the violin or viola to place the tape on the right spots.
violin tips: put stickers on the board under the strings where you need to put your fingers for corrext tuning, try to use lots of the bow and try to bow straight, dont bow too close to the bride or the finger board, put enough rosin on your bow, don’t try anything fancy like vibrato or spiccato or whatever
I love your new glasses,and i'm not a violin expert but i think it will be okay i just needs a bridge and i think you can play Silent Night by Christmas.
That's a really nice violin I love the carving. Also I play the violin and one of the first songs I learnt was silent night (when I was seven) and it wasn't hard at all. As long as you properly rosin the bow, and don't press too hard it shouldn't be screechy. You are very musical and talented so I'm sure you'll manage to learnt it by Christmas! :)
tip from a violinist - get a lesson or two from a teacher just to get you going , they’ll help you set it up , tune it etc . i’ve taught myself multiple instruments but violin is one that i don’t think i could’ve done by myself (at least not without breaking it lol). idk about where you live but teachers where i am often do free first lessons so you could do one of those if money is an issue ... good luck tho!! you’ve got this :)
That’s so cool!! I’ve played cello for quite a few years so it’s not really the same thing but definitely make sure to keep your bowing hand loose while playing with the bow! It helps a lot and I bet there’s a ton of videos on how to do that. And maybe start with plucking first? Idk bowing is really fun but plucking can help when you’re first starting to learn techniques and notes and stuff but definitely keep updating on your progress!!!! The violin is so cool!!!!! :)
Katie Krueger aaahh cello! Awesome :D and yes - I’m thinking of starting off with plucking anyway because I’m really impatient and can’t wait until the bow arrives in the post to play on it ;) great tips tho, thank you so much! I’ll make sure to keep you updated!
Play viola, it’s great and beautiful and people always need more of us lol Also, that’s the coolest scroll I’ve ever seen. Edit: you can take it to any shop and have them replace the bridge; that happens with them a lot. Also, when they replace the bridge, they’ll replace the strings.
Violin terminology Thing you put your chin on: chin rest Thing in the middle of violin: is a bridge Under the bridge or in the instrument is the sound post without that there would me no noise.... it's not the best to play the violin without its bridge the sound post can fall and it's a pain to put back Tune pegs at the top: tuning pegs Also viola is pronounced with a e at the I so it's more like veola
Good that you've started practicing holding the bow! It's not very natural is it... I'd also recommend practicing controlling the movement of the bow across the strings to keep it straight (the bow tends to angle up towards the fingerboard the further you draw the bow down and makes this horrible scratchy noise) Also, there's a lot of musical notation that's specific to bowed string instruments! You can familiarise yourself with the symbols for up-bow, down-bow etc while you wait for the bridge to arrive (and maybe read a bit about bowing technique as well). Don't worry so much about getting the notes right and your fingers in the right place, you can probably work it out by ear if you tune strings well anyway (half of the challenge with violin is that depending on the day, your fingers will be in slightly different places to get the same pitch anyway) :)
i think that’s super cool i play viola and bass i know the strings in the violin and stuff and sorta how to play it but not very well because it’s not one of the instrument i play Also the scroll is really pretty
Hia! I've been playing the violin for almost ten years now, and I would absolutely love to help you out! Good luck! Edit: just leave a comment if your interested and I'll be glad to help you out!
I play the cello I have been for around 3 years, (6th to 8th) and it's so cool that you take an interest in the instrument, I haven't really met many people who take an interest in the cello. Also, with a new bow, you're going to need to rosin, the thing you were putting on the bow hairs, it for a long while.
Good luck kovu Honestly I think you should try to play whitout the tape on the finger board because they usually just distract and aren’t really helpful at all. Also I think you should start whit playing scales (scales are also a good warmup)
the resin (that wax stuff you rubbed on the bow) you scratch it with the end of the bow that you tighten it with and then rub it on the bow. also it's called a chin rest in english. i don't play violin but i played it for a year and played cello for a year. also i commented it on another comment but don't touch the horse hairs on the bow!
A tip for when you get a new bow is to always loosen the hair after playing and to try not to touch the hair with your hands. Over time the hair will get dirty and will sound horrible when you play. Also you should get a cleaning cloth for the violin to clean the strings after playing
I play the cello and the violin and I gotta say, the cello is way cooler. But the violin isn't that bad. Some tips would be not to touch the bow hair and try to play on the e, or highest string, as little as possible. It can be very obnoxious but in some cases, it is needed. Your bow hold looks pretty good, but make sure to look up the correct posture and stuff, it's pretty darn important. Good luck, and have a nice day
I think your great grandfather was playing the accordian! My father also used to play when was little. This is such a cool piece of your family history-please share more & good luck practicing!
This is my favorite video! Your Grandpa and my husband would spend hours and hours talking about music and, if he could get your Grandpa to play, they would have a session! :) A session is when ppl get together and play for themselves, not for money. That carving is gorgeous! I hope you find out the story behind it. btw: A person who works on/builds stringed instruments is called a "luthier". I just want to grab my husband and kids and hop on a plane and go see you now! :) Oh, yeah, it sucks playing stringed instruments without frets. My husband plays the banjo and he has a fretless banjo. eek! Your teachers will go insane for this!!!!!! I hope that you use it as a fiddle instead of a violin. Fiddles rock! there is a great song called "Rosin the Bow". Was the accordion a button accordion? Czechs are big into accordions, but we play the massive accordions. Much love!!!!!!
Shala Carter ah, that comment made me happy! Thank you for taking the time to write that :) I’m sure they would indeed have loads to talk about! And that’s so cool that he plays the banjo. :D I’m so happy you liked the video! And I’m pretty sure it was a button accordion. Also, thank you for giving me that extra information. :) I’ll make sure to post more videos about this as I get the bridge fixed, strings changed and my new bow arrives! Much love back!
Bonnor Thecat thanks! I looked at those first and they were a bit “outside” of my budget - I’ll see how this goes, perhaps I’ll invest in them eventually ;)
I have a violin that my dad got when he was 12, he bought it second hand too so it is very old. I looked inside and is said it was made in Czechoslovakia 😂. I'm trying to teach myself too and I think it's going well. I found out that you should loosen your bow when putting it away. Also the English word for that old thing that you rub the bow on is called rosin and the Wawa instrument is called an accordion 😁
Oml that bow is so messed up, its been over tightened, always loosen your bow after practice! I havent touched a viola in years but that was like the 1st thing ingrained in me. And the carving on the scroll iz soooo cool! And if you want to play viola you can actually restring a violin (my school had to do this 4 me cuz i was such a scrawny kid)
hi so yeah i dont really know how to frease this command but i would really love to hear your progress with the violin. p.s i also love old stuff ist always so magical :3
Can you upload you playing Silent Night? I have played the violin since I was 7 (6 years) and I bet if you got the violin fixed you could play Silent Night by Christmas :) You shouldn't touch the hair on the bow and should buy more rosen :) Reading music is hard but you will get it soon. I learned it using a mnemonic and then forgot the mnemonic and just memorized the notes. You should definitely put tape on your violin to tell you where to put your fingers, I still have mine. Don't be discouraged if you look up videos of people playing and it looks super easy and then you play and it's not. I'm so excited for you to play, please show us progress videos! :)
Falcon's Talon yup - the rosen is super old so I should definitely get some new 😆 thank you so so much for the tips! I’ve already been learning the piano for a year or so, so I’m starting to get used to reading notes. But finding them on the fingerboard will be challenging! So I’ll definitely look for that tape. Thanks again! And I’ll keep you updated! :D
Bonnor Thecat I don't think it expires it just works really badly after a long time and after some point you may as well not be using rosin and it will hurt your bow and strings :)
I also love antique things, I found a place that looked like the room of requirement and found parts of an enigma machine!!! Edit: I didn't buy it because it was like $10,000 lol :)
Most important: Find someone who can teach you how to play and how to hold the violin!!! Correct every small mistake right in the beginning, DON'T GET USED TO SOMETHING WRONG! I made that mistake, I wasted YEARS of lesson...
Speaking of old stuff my grandfather used to buy out entire libraries when the close down. I never really got to know him that well cuz he had Alzheimers and died just a couple of years ago. But my family tells many stories about him, a tale tells of a great library he once had. Although, I think it was just a house with bookshelves lining all the walls. They said everywhere there where just books all over. Bookshelves lined every wall in the house. Countless collections, some of the books where almost a century old turning to dust. And all of that, for some reason in his will he left it for me, but in the end there was a fire and most of his grand collection was lost. But I still hold countless treasures of books entire worlds all held within the ever so thin pages bound so loosely together. So much of that destroyed, lost, but I have some of his oldest collections. He had a copy of every single Shakespeare writing, book on cooking from France the original over a hundred years old. Famous poetry, all of edgar Allen poe's stories and poems. The grim tales. Mythology. Religion. Cultures, history and so much more. I'll never know why he chose me trusted me with his collection, but I feel as if I some how got to know him through his past. The music records he kept, books he liked, drawings, diagrams and designs, his writings, movies, and the stories I hear of him from my grandmother. I even more so want to learn about him because of how everyone that knew us both day that we are so much alike. So yeah, I got a butt load of very very old books from my grandfather before he died. Ever since I've been adding on to his collection my collection our collection no our connection to eachother separated by time. Sorry this was a bit long, though that maybe someone would find it interesting
Yes, your glasses look amazing on you. Just like everything else. You just shine.
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In English it's called a bohw (bow) and 3:29 it's a chin rest :) That is such a cool violin!! I think you can have people fix the bridge :)
Falcon's Talon thank you! :D
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Falcon's Talon you can get a new bridge
Gurp Gurp yeah probably, I think it would be easier to have someone fix it for you but whichever way works :)
Falcon's Talon ye
I love your videos Kovu! Im from Norway!
A few things: I play the violin and that’s quite a fancy one. And you with the glasses makes you look sophisticated
If there's one thing that's important for a beginner violinist it is to learn where to play the notes and how to read sheet music for the instrument. I taught myself the violin too and after I spent the first few weeks becoming comfortable with where the notes are located it was so so much easier to get better fast.
Those glasses are looking snazzy
That's so cool Kovu! My eyesight is pretty bad too :/ I was wondering if there was any way you could make the teaching Norwegian into a series? :)
11:06 AHHHH KOVU NOOOO! My friend would have a heart attack if she saw that you touched the hair on the bow :)
Falcon's Talon WHOOPS! The bow is old and bad so I won’t really be able to use it anyway, so hopefully it’s fine ;)
Haha :) It'll be okay, you should keep it though, it could be super valuable! Also, thanks for replying, it really made my day :)
I play the viola and the violin, and here are some tips: 1. If you want to take care of that old violin, please don't turn that case around like you did in the beginning of the video. That case isn't very good to protect you violin so yeh. 2. If you want to let it sound good, it would be good to search a teacher or like some one of you school who can learn you how you need to play the violin. 3. One of the most important things is that "stuff" you showed (I also don't know how it is called in english bc I'm from Belgium) that helps you to get a good sound.
I hope that these tips helped a bit, if you have any other questions, you can always ask them!
Also a good tips is to put like little tape on the places where you need to place you fingers, maybe you can ask a person on you school who plays the violin or viola to place the tape on the right spots.
violin tips: put stickers on the board under the strings where you need to put your fingers for corrext tuning, try to use lots of the bow and try to bow straight, dont bow too close to the bride or the finger board, put enough rosin on your bow, don’t try anything fancy like vibrato or spiccato or whatever
I love your new glasses,and i'm not a violin expert but i think it will be okay i just needs a bridge and i think you can play
Silent Night by Christmas.
That's a really nice violin I love the carving. Also I play the violin and one of the first songs I learnt was silent night (when I was seven) and it wasn't hard at all. As long as you properly rosin the bow, and don't press too hard it shouldn't be screechy. You are very musical and talented so I'm sure you'll manage to learnt it by Christmas! :)
Aww, thank you very much! I hope so :D Keep an eye out for a video on that eventually then ;)
@@kovuisamythicalone-hornedc2051 can't wait :D
YoU arE my favorite person :')
tip from a violinist - get a lesson or two from a teacher just to get you going , they’ll help you set it up , tune it etc . i’ve taught myself multiple instruments but violin is one that i don’t think i could’ve done by myself (at least not without breaking it lol). idk about where you live but teachers where i am often do free first lessons so you could do one of those if money is an issue ... good luck tho!! you’ve got this :)
I don't have any tips but, good luck anyways
That’s so cool!! I’ve played cello for quite a few years so it’s not really the same thing but definitely make sure to keep your bowing hand loose while playing with the bow! It helps a lot and I bet there’s a ton of videos on how to do that. And maybe start with plucking first? Idk bowing is really fun but plucking can help when you’re first starting to learn techniques and notes and stuff but definitely keep updating on your progress!!!! The violin is so cool!!!!! :)
Katie Krueger aaahh cello! Awesome :D and yes - I’m thinking of starting off with plucking anyway because I’m really impatient and can’t wait until the bow arrives in the post to play on it ;) great tips tho, thank you so much! I’ll make sure to keep you updated!
such a great video!!! love u Kovu!!
I'm so excited! I love violins and a lot of other instruments. You should make a video of you playing the violin around Christmas time.
Play viola, it’s great and beautiful and people always need more of us lol
Also, that’s the coolest scroll I’ve ever seen.
Edit: you can take it to any shop and have them replace the bridge; that happens with them a lot. Also, when they replace the bridge, they’ll replace the strings.
Cue viola joke... 😁
Violin terminology
Thing you put your chin on: chin rest
Thing in the middle of violin: is a bridge
Under the bridge or in the instrument is the sound post without that there would me no noise.... it's not the best to play the violin without its bridge the sound post can fall and it's a pain to put back
Tune pegs at the top: tuning pegs
Also viola is pronounced with a e at the I so it's more like veola
Good that you've started practicing holding the bow! It's not very natural is it... I'd also recommend practicing controlling the movement of the bow across the strings to keep it straight (the bow tends to angle up towards the fingerboard the further you draw the bow down and makes this horrible scratchy noise)
Also, there's a lot of musical notation that's specific to bowed string instruments! You can familiarise yourself with the symbols for up-bow, down-bow etc while you wait for the bridge to arrive (and maybe read a bit about bowing technique as well). Don't worry so much about getting the notes right and your fingers in the right place, you can probably work it out by ear if you tune strings well anyway (half of the challenge with violin is that depending on the day, your fingers will be in slightly different places to get the same pitch anyway)
:)
Can't wait to hear this story! It must be crazy to still have that violin! c:
i think that’s super cool
i play viola and bass
i know the strings in the violin and stuff and sorta how to play it but not very well because it’s not one of the instrument i play
Also the scroll is really pretty
Hia! I've been playing the violin for almost ten years now, and I would absolutely love to help you out! Good luck!
Edit: just leave a comment if your interested and I'll be glad to help you out!
I play the cello I have been for around 3 years, (6th to 8th) and it's so cool that you take an interest in the instrument, I haven't really met many people who take an interest in the cello. Also, with a new bow, you're going to need to rosin, the thing you were putting on the bow hairs, it for a long while.
I like old stuff too, and the instrument you were talking about is the accordian, I'm pretty sure :)
Good luck kovu
Honestly I think you should try to play whitout the tape on the finger board because they usually just distract and aren’t really helpful at all. Also I think you should start whit playing scales (scales are also a good warmup)
kovu darling you look fabulous in those glasses!! I hope your vision gets better ahh ❤️
also that's a sick-ass violin dude
the resin (that wax stuff you rubbed on the bow) you scratch it with the end of the bow that you tighten it with and then rub it on the bow. also it's called a chin rest in english. i don't play violin but i played it for a year and played cello for a year. also i commented it on another comment but don't touch the horse hairs on the bow!
All the people who play violin are like. OMG KOVU IS PLAYING THE VIOLIN YEAAAAHHHH!!!!!
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Can you tell I play the violin??
A tip for when you get a new bow is to always loosen the hair after playing and to try not to touch the hair with your hands. Over time the hair will get dirty and will sound horrible when you play. Also you should get a cleaning cloth for the violin to clean the strings after playing
I play the cello and the violin and I gotta say, the cello is way cooler. But the violin isn't that bad. Some tips would be not to touch the bow hair and try to play on the e, or highest string, as little as possible. It can be very obnoxious but in some cases, it is needed. Your bow hold looks pretty good, but make sure to look up the correct posture and stuff, it's pretty darn important. Good luck, and have a nice day
I think your great grandfather was playing the accordian! My father also used to play when was little. This is such a cool piece of your family history-please share more & good luck practicing!
Ohw kovu, you're so cute ♡
I love your Videos ^-^
You're glasses are really cool :)
This is my favorite video! Your Grandpa and my husband would spend hours and hours talking about music and, if he could get your Grandpa to play, they would have a session! :) A session is when ppl get together and play for themselves, not for money.
That carving is gorgeous! I hope you find out the story behind it. btw: A person who works on/builds stringed instruments is called a "luthier".
I just want to grab my husband and kids and hop on a plane and go see you now! :)
Oh, yeah, it sucks playing stringed instruments without frets. My husband plays the banjo and he has a fretless banjo. eek!
Your teachers will go insane for this!!!!!!
I hope that you use it as a fiddle instead of a violin. Fiddles rock! there is a great song called "Rosin the Bow".
Was the accordion a button accordion? Czechs are big into accordions, but we play the massive accordions.
Much love!!!!!!
Shala Carter ah, that comment made me happy! Thank you for taking the time to write that :)
I’m sure they would indeed have loads to talk about! And that’s so cool that he plays the banjo. :D
I’m so happy you liked the video! And I’m pretty sure it was a button accordion. Also, thank you for giving me that extra information. :)
I’ll make sure to post more videos about this as I get the bridge fixed, strings changed and my new bow arrives!
Much love back!
Hi honey! that will be so nice to see updated videos. xo
You should keep the original strings since their from 1993 that could be so valuable some day :)
Falcon's Talon ooo yeah! I will that, thank you!
I'm going to call it now- you're going to be a millionaire one day when you sell that :)
U guys act like 1993 was a long time ago lol its wasnt. I was 12 years old in 1993. 😀
River Salathiel to us it’s long! I wasn’t even born yet😆 8 years earlier, actually :P
River Salathiel It was long for us :) I was -12 in 1993 lol :P
violin string recommendation: dominant strings
Bonnor Thecat thanks! I looked at those first and they were a bit “outside” of my budget - I’ll see how this goes, perhaps I’ll invest in them eventually ;)
violin is hard. i have been playing violin for 9 years and i still suck
I have a violin that my dad got when he was 12, he bought it second hand too so it is very old. I looked inside and is said it was made in Czechoslovakia 😂. I'm trying to teach myself too and I think it's going well. I found out that you should loosen your bow when putting it away. Also the English word for that old thing that you rub the bow on is called rosin and the Wawa instrument is called an accordion 😁
Oml that bow is so messed up, its been over tightened, always loosen your bow after practice! I havent touched a viola in years but that was like the 1st thing ingrained in me. And the carving on the scroll iz soooo cool! And if you want to play viola you can actually restring a violin (my school had to do this 4 me cuz i was such a scrawny kid)
I love antique instruments
My bridge did exactly the same thing when I first got it. It hadn't been played in 48 years
i love your glasses! :)
In the description did you mean to say accordion? Sorry for writing so many comments :)
Falcon's Talon yes! Thank you!
XD :)
The red block you rub on the bow hairs is called rosin (in English)!!😄😄😄
hi so yeah i dont really know how to frease this command but i would really love to hear your progress with the violin. p.s i also love old stuff ist always so magical :3
btw with the bow, touch the middle bit of your thumb to the bow hairs
I really like your glasses, looking like a snack. And dang that violin is beautiful, you should definitely get some maintenance done on it though.
this is the earliest i've ever been so hello
Dino JPEG heyo :)
Kovu is a mythical one-horned creature SJSJSSJSJJS WOWIE
Can you upload you playing Silent Night? I have played the violin since I was 7 (6 years) and I bet if you got the violin fixed you could play Silent Night by Christmas :) You shouldn't touch the hair on the bow and should buy more rosen :) Reading music is hard but you will get it soon. I learned it using a mnemonic and then forgot the mnemonic and just memorized the notes. You should definitely put tape on your violin to tell you where to put your fingers, I still have mine. Don't be discouraged if you look up videos of people playing and it looks super easy and then you play and it's not. I'm so excited for you to play, please show us progress videos! :)
Falcon's Talon yup - the rosen is super old so I should definitely get some new 😆 thank you so so much for the tips! I’ve already been learning the piano for a year or so, so I’m starting to get used to reading notes. But finding them on the fingerboard will be challenging! So I’ll definitely look for that tape. Thanks again! And I’ll keep you updated! :D
no problem, that's amazing! :) thank you so much, I seriously can't wait to see you play!
im not sure rosin has an expiery date so it should be fine
Bonnor Thecat I don't think it expires it just works really badly after a long time and after some point you may as well not be using rosin and it will hurt your bow and strings :)
I also love antique things, I found a place that looked like the room of requirement and found parts of an enigma machine!!!
Edit: I didn't buy it because it was like $10,000 lol :)
Most important: Find someone who can teach you how to play and how to hold the violin!!! Correct every small mistake right in the beginning, DON'T GET USED TO SOMETHING WRONG!
I made that mistake, I wasted YEARS of lesson...
oooof stop touching the horse hairs on the bow!
QwertyPie aahh I’m sorry! But it’s old so I’m not using it to play with anyway 😆
Kovu is a mythical one-horned creature that's okay just like for future reference haha
Learn and play us a tuuuune.
WOW KOVU YOU SOUND SO MANLY!
I know this is not relevant but when I watch your videos, I completely forget that you are trans. I just see Kovu.