Meditation And Fiddle

The violin (from the Italian violino, diminutive of viola) is a stringed instrument. Whoever plays it is called a violinist.

From the family of bowed strings, it is the smallest and highest-pitched among its kind, which is composed of an A-shaped soundboard, a fretless neck, and four strings that are sounded with a bow.

There can also be metal violins that are like a wooden one but the metal one does not have a bottom.

In old violins, the strings were made of gut. Today they can also be made of metal or gut wound with aluminium, silver or steel; the string in me, the sharpest one ―called cantino― is directly a thread of steel, and, occasionally, of gold. At present, strings of synthetic materials are being manufactured that tend to combine the sonority achieved by the flexibility of the gut and the resistance of metals.

In addition to the effect achieved by the bow on the strings, others can be achieved: pizzicato (pinching the strings like on the harp or guitar, but with another position), tremolo (moving the bow up and down very quickly), vibrato ( swinging your fingers slightly on the strings), glissando (sliding your fingers from one position to another), col legno (playing with the wooden part of the bow), sul ponticello (playing near the bridge), sul tasto (playing on the fingerboard ), etc.

Music scores for violin always use the treble clef, formerly called 'violin clef'.

Using the violin in meditation is a unique experience since the soft sound of this instrument will allow you to relax and get a good rest.