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This is what a
properly setup
violin should
look like.
Have fun!
5. PlayiNg yOur viOliN
• Hold the Violin with the left hand.
• Place the Violin on the left collar bone and the
front of the shoulder. Rest the left side of your
chin on the chin rest. Hold the Violin horizontally
or parallel with the floor, and slightly angled to
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the left.
• It is important to hold the Violin properly in the
left hand and to properly place the fingers on the
Strings. Your teacher will show you.
• The left elbow should be under the center of the
Violin.
• Your first sounds will be made using open Strings,
that is, without your fingers on the Strings.
6. WHEN yOu HavE FiNiSHED PlayiNg yOur viOliN
• After playing, gently loosen the hairs of
the bow a little bit and place the bow in
its compartment in the Case and turn
the Restraining Hook back to its original
position.
• Gently clean the violin of the Rosin
residue and hand prints with the
Polishing Blanket supplied.
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• You should not have to polish the violin.
Never use water or furniture polish
because that will hurt the finish and
affect the sound too.
• Place the violin in the case and secure
it in its place with its velcro strap. Make
sure that the cover closes with ease.
Never force the cover closed.
• Hold the Bow in the right hand, with the fingers
on the beginning of the wood and the thumb just
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off the Frog.
• Place the Bow (after adding Rosin to the Hairs)
on the open Strings, one String at a time, and
pull and push the Bow across the String. A sound
should be made.
• The first sounds might be "scratchy." Eventually,
the sound will grow in beauty and ease of playing.
• You will also find that the speed of the Bow and
the weight or pressure of the Bow on the Strings
should be "equal" for the best sound. Again, your
teacher will show you.
• Never store the violin near heat or cold
or any extreme conditions.
• When you are not using your Violin, do
not place the Case upside down.
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