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"If you learn it well, not only can it be a hobby, but you can also earn money to improve your family's situation. Your parents will be happy too."

"But you have to work hard. Violin is really difficult. Look at these children. They have all studied with Teacher Li for a long time."

Lu Qingfeng couldn't listen any longer, so he interrupted.

"Which one is your daughter?"

"Here, this is it, the one I was about to play."

In the crowd, a little girl raised her bow.

The middle-aged man smiled and spoke modestly.

"I've been learning for so long, but my playing is just so-so. I still need to work harder."

Lu Qingfeng didn't say anything and listened carefully.

The sound of the piano started, and after a while, he said to the middle-aged man.

"I think I played it pretty well. I saved two wrong notes at the beginning, and the sound in the second part was a little distorted. At the end, it seemed like I was too nervous and it was out of tune."

The middle-aged man was furious and looked very unhappy.

"You're just starting out and you can't even hold a bow. Don't talk nonsense."

Teacher Li: "Nie Junchen, how could you perform like this today? You played two wrong notes at the beginning, and your bow hand shrank like a chicken claw in the second section. Just listen to the sound you made. Not to mention the last part, it was completely out of tune."

The middle-aged man's voice stopped abruptly.

Lu Qingfeng shrugged.

It's quiet now.

After teaching the children a new etude and letting them practice freely, Teacher Li finally came to Lu Qingfeng.

First, I asked him if he understood the most basic music theory and musical notation.

Lu Qingfeng nodded. He had learned all of this by himself.

"That's good. With these basics, learning will be much easier."

"It's more than just the basics. I think he understands it very well."

The middle-aged man was very angry and made a comment lightly.

Teacher Li looked at him strangely without thinking much about it, and then began to teach formally.

Everyone said that learning the violin was difficult, but Lu Qingfeng had no specific idea.

It was not until then that he had a clear understanding.

The violin has four strings, from left to right they are GDAE, corresponding to four solfèges: sol, re, la, mi.

It is also a process of the strings changing from thick to thin.

The scale of a song is played entirely by these four strings.

As a fretless instrument, the pitch depends entirely on the coordination between the player's ears and fingers.

But the violin's range is very wide, from low G to high E, spanning four octaves.

Each string on a violin can play about two octaves.

This design allows different combinations of strings and positions to express a variety of musical emotions, from soft and delicate to passionate and high-pitched.

But the requirements and talent of the performer are also extremely high.

Many people watch violin performances and see the player's hands constantly moving between the strings.

That is to adjust the pitch by controlling the strings.

Four strings, five frets, just learning these requires years of practice.

Then comes the bow holding, bow movement, the posture of holding the violin, the influence of hand shape on pitch, and the coordination between left and right hands.

Only by getting these done can we say that we have laid a good foundation.

Only then can the expressiveness of the music be improved.

"Look at me. My bow hand should be neither too relaxed nor too tense. My thumb and middle finger should hold the bow together, my pinky should rest on the end, and my index finger should rest on top."

"See my hands? The correct way to hold a bow is like this, with the top four fingers like slanted steps."

As a complete novice, Teacher Li taught from the very basics.

"You need to practice holding the bow more when you get home. The position and function of each finger on the bow, what each finger controls, the rotation of the wrist, and the bending of the arm are all very important."

"Then, hold the violin. Tuck in your stomach, lift your chest, and expand your shoulders. Place the violin in the hollow of your shoulders and hold it with your chin. Use moderate force, not too tight, and don't rely entirely on your hands for support. Even if you let go of your hands, the violin must not fall. At the same time, shake your arms to find that sense of relaxation. It's very good."

It was difficult, but Lu Qingfeng enjoyed it.

This thing may sound simple, but it is not easy to do.