elbows bent at 90 degrees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs you progress, the basic seating position stays the same, even though you will use more body-movement like bending forward and sideways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a new violinist, posture is also crucial. Violin posture is much less natural<\/strong> than for the piano. The way you hold the instrument under your chin<\/strong> with your left hand takes time to get used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs a violinist, you have to learn to play sitting (like in an orchestra) and standing – as a soloist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Violin or piano: producing a decent sound<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYou can produce a decent sound and even a short melody much easier and quicker on the piano than on the violin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen you press any key on the piano, a clear sound is heard immediately<\/strong>. As the piano is a pre-tuned instrument, you don\u2019t have to worry about whether the note is on the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe first basic technique on the piano is to place the hands in a correct position on the keyboard with each finger on a key, and practice pressing your fingers and thumbs independently<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nUsing one hand, you can very quickly produce a simple melody<\/strong> by pressing the correct keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the violin, It typically takes quite a while before you can produce one or two decent notes<\/strong>, and many weeks before you’re able to comfortably play a short melody.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe violin is fretless<\/strong> and thus has no keys or marks to indicate where to place your fingers on the string to produce a specific note. Your ears need to be trained to determine whether a note is on pitch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile your left hand must find the right spots on the string to press, your right hand needs to learn the correct bowing movement<\/strong> to be able to generate a clean sound without squeaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Violin or piano: reading music score<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIt is harder to read piano music than music written for the violin. From the beginning, the pianist has to learn to read the treble and bass clefs<\/strong>, while the violinist only need to read the treble clef.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn piano music score, the notes above middle C are generally written in the treble clef and those below middle C in the bass clef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As pianists normally play more than one note at once, the skill has to be learned to read notes vertically on the two clefs at once<\/strong>. The violinist only has to read one line of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAlthough the reading of piano music is harder in the long run, you will as a new pianist start with simple and easy to read music lines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Violin or piano: which is harder after a few years?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt an intermediate level, it can be argued the piano starts getting more challenging compared to the violin. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAt an intermediate level, a piano player needs to train their hands – and even their fingers – to play different things at the same time<\/strong>, requiring coordination and independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe more advanced a pianist becomes, the more finger techniques and precision<\/strong> are required. All fingers and thumbs are used. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe piano also involves playing chords<\/strong> (which are rare on the violin) and rapid runs spanning more than 1 octave<\/strong> with big jumps. This requiring finger clarity, precision, speed, strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pianist must take into account the dynamics, articulations, and tone<\/strong> of several notes played at once<\/strong>. Some notes have to be emphasized more than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Violin<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIntermediate level violin clearly also has its challenges, namely playing high notes with accuracy <\/strong>as fingerings occur in a smaller area on the fretboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn the violin, both hands need to be very correct<\/strong> at all time to sound right, there’s very little margin for error. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAll in all, it can be argued that a violinist learns fundamental fingering and bowing techniques right at the beginning, which is why the initial learning curve is so long. At intermediate levels, the main challenge lies in high register and fast passages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Which is harder to master?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOn the piano, the challenges of practicing difficult works like Rachmaninoff’s concertos, Chopin\u2019s ballades, and Liszt\u2019s Etudes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advanced finger techniques to play very fast passages,<\/li> Playing up to 10 notes apart at once with one hand,<\/li> Finger control to play different dynamics and tone simultaneously on different keys<\/li> Arm, hand and finger control to play from pianissimo to fortissimo<\/li> Reading vertical chords of up to 10 notes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nOn the violin, playing violin concertos by composers like Brahms, Mendelsohn, and Mozart involve: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Absolute correct on-pitch notes even in the highest register<\/li> Using the strings in the 3rd position<\/li> Ability to play virtuous and fast passages<\/li> Using articulations and skills like pizzicato<\/li> Using advanced bowing techniques like spiccato, staccato and detache<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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