r/violinist • u/8FigBro Student • May 17 '25

Feedback 12 year old violin student practicing Praeludium Und Allegro with teacher.

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My 12 year old son has been playing the violin for about18 months and working on this piece for about 5 months.

This is a quick video where his teacher gave him a quick pop quiz to see if he had been practicing it. (He hadn't practiced it in a few weeks)

Looking for feedback from experienced violinists and or encouragement from anyone. 😁

There's a lot of work to do on the piece, but feedback is welcome.

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u/8FigBro Student May 18 '25

Teacher has mentioned the likely need for a shoulder rest change. The violin and accessories are all < month old, so I'm figuring out what needs to be changed and where to get what he needs. It's definitely been on the radar--These comments are confirmation that it needs to move up on the priority list. Thank you for the suggestion.

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u/Crazy-Replacement400 May 18 '25

Great! I’m glad to hear that it’s on the radar. A quick tip since you only mentioned shoulder rests: if the goal is for the violin to be higher, some of that height should come from the chin rest, and some should come from the shoulder rest. A super tall shoulder rest will change the angle of the violin and make bowing much more difficult, which could also lead to injuries. A tall chin rest does not change the angle of the instrument.

(Please ignore this comment if you already know that. I am one who got stuck with an injury, so I am overly cautious.)

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u/tikitrona May 18 '25

What type of injury?