Looking for finer things
While this post wasn't inspired by Dunder Mifflin's "Finer Things Club", the recent episode of The Office did remind me that I wanted to post it. You see, I too have an interest in finer things. A particular interest of mine is fine music, which is a bit disappointing because I make a poor musician. I haven't played an instrument since Junior High, wasn't very good at it back then, and never kept with it. I'd like to change that, and I want to challenge the web to help me do it.
Above is a picture of the violin I've had sitting around my place for at least five years now. I don't even know how to tune the damn thing. I thought I might take a class on how to play it, but not surprisingly there's few offered for the violin. Everyone has a guitar (even me) and everyone knows someone who plays guitar (yep, me too), but if you're not in school, or don't live in a town of ultimate diversity (NYC or something), you're pretty much out of luck on finding a violin tutor.
When I want to learn something, I usually don't care about my physical environment or what resources it has to offer. I just fire up my browser, locate a tutorial, and jump right in and get my hands dirty. I once replaced the convertible top on my car -- all on my own -- using a tutorial I found on the web. I use these web-based walkthroughs to learn new technical skills all the time, so I'm wondering if there's anything out there comprehensive enough to teach you how to play a complicated instrument like the violin?
I don't aspire to be a concert violinist. I just thought it'd be cool to hang out on the street corner and play -- a street musician -- and chose the violin because, you know, everyone plays guitar. I'd like to get to the point where I can play the violin part of the song on this bizarre video ("One Million Miles Away" by J. Ralph).
Anyone out there know of a good online class that teaches one how to play the violin? Please spam me. Heck, I'd settle for a tutorial on tuning it : ) It sounds horrible. Oh wait, that's probably just me.
Above is a picture of the violin I've had sitting around my place for at least five years now. I don't even know how to tune the damn thing. I thought I might take a class on how to play it, but not surprisingly there's few offered for the violin. Everyone has a guitar (even me) and everyone knows someone who plays guitar (yep, me too), but if you're not in school, or don't live in a town of ultimate diversity (NYC or something), you're pretty much out of luck on finding a violin tutor.
When I want to learn something, I usually don't care about my physical environment or what resources it has to offer. I just fire up my browser, locate a tutorial, and jump right in and get my hands dirty. I once replaced the convertible top on my car -- all on my own -- using a tutorial I found on the web. I use these web-based walkthroughs to learn new technical skills all the time, so I'm wondering if there's anything out there comprehensive enough to teach you how to play a complicated instrument like the violin?
I don't aspire to be a concert violinist. I just thought it'd be cool to hang out on the street corner and play -- a street musician -- and chose the violin because, you know, everyone plays guitar. I'd like to get to the point where I can play the violin part of the song on this bizarre video ("One Million Miles Away" by J. Ralph).
Anyone out there know of a good online class that teaches one how to play the violin? Please spam me. Heck, I'd settle for a tutorial on tuning it : ) It sounds horrible. Oh wait, that's probably just me.
Labels: music
posted by Jeremy at
3:05 AM
2 Comments:
Coodos on the aspiration to be a street musician!
Here are free violin lessons videos:
http://www.expertvillage.com/interviews/beginner-violin.htm
Hope this helps.
All the best,
'Saw Lady'
www.SawLady.com/blog
That's awesome and just what I was looking for Saw Lady. Thanks!
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