guitar players can use a pick<\/a>, or choose to play with their fingers, violinists mostly play with the bow (except pizzicato).<\/p>\n\n\n\nBowing requires extreme concentration and high coordination between your left and right hand. The movement of the bow must be timed precisely to the positioning of your fingers<\/strong> depending on the kind of sound you want to produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearning the various bowing techniques is also an uphill challenge. You will have to learn both down-bows<\/strong> and up-bows<\/strong>, along with techniques like the staccato<\/strong>, the legato<\/strong>, and the spiccato<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTo top it off, violins virtually have zero sustain<\/strong>, and moving around the smaller neck with a bow that\u2019s around the same length as the violin (or longer) is quite difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s often discouraging for guitar players<\/strong> when they are not able to get a good sound from the violin from the get-go. On average, it can take a few months <\/strong>for a guitar player to produce a decent sound on the violin.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe violin is also inherently loud<\/strong>, so playing it loudly, especially when you can\u2019t play well, can be difficult for the people around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Finger patterns for a guitar Player<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe standard finger patterns for the violin<\/strong> are taken from the major scales. There are other finger patterns such as the contractions and extensions<\/strong>, and these are often taken from the minor scales or other combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThere are four basic violin finger patterns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- 1-23-4 (Major Finger Pattern)<\/li>
- 12-3-4 (Minor Finger Pattern)<\/li>
- 1-2-3-4 (The Whole Tone Finger Pattern)<\/li>
- 1-2-34 (The Whole Tone Finger Pattern)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The problem most guitar players face is discerning where exactly to keep their fingers<\/strong>. Guitar players are used to guiding their fingers based on the frets and the dots on the top of the guitar fretboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWithout any such guidance on the violin\u2019s fingerboard, it requires a considerable amount of practice before a guitar player is able to position their fingers on the right notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, knowing the guitar will generally make it easier and more comfortable for you to press and hold violin strings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again, while you can learn the violin on your own, getting a teacher will make things considerably easier and more efficient.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Getting a basic violin sound for a guitar player<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe violin plays very differently to the guitar, so getting a basic violin is not as simple or as straightforward.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nOn a guitar, you simply have to hold down a string on a fret and pluck the string. The position of the note is clearly defined, and the note can ring clearly with little effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On a violin, you have to learn how the notes sound by ear<\/strong> and then remember their exact positions on the fingerboard<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nTo get a basic sound, you also need to use the bow correctly<\/strong>. It must run along the string, and you need to produce a finger vibrato to sustain the sound<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBecause it\u2019s so difficult for a guitar player, or any new violin player, to get a basic sound from their instrument, many get discouraged and quit after a few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The learning curve for the violin is very steep in the initial few months. As a result, you have to stick with it for at least a few months to see any real results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n