When learning how to play the violin, you can sometimes feel
bogged by the learning and the
practicing. It can lead to needing to know some fun and interest violin facts
to add some light to your dark days of practicing.
All of these interesting violin facts are useless but that is what
makes them so much fun – they are pointless things to keep remembering while
you are practicing and to keep you going back to your violin when you have had
a bad day.
Fact One: They saying: I’m Playing the World’s Smallest Violin could
actually have some truth to it. The world’s smallest is reportedly 37 mm in
length, this is the size of a matchbox. There is nothing to say whether you
could actually play that violin but it is definitely interesting the next time
someone mimics playing it.
Fact Two: You can burn 170 calories in one hour of playing the
violin. There’s a reason to keep practicing for hours – learn something new and
lose a bit of weight at the same time. It is no wonder that most musicians are
thin.
Fact Three: Violinists’ brains are much larger on the motor side
than non-violinists. This is because the left hand fingers have to do a lot of
work when it comes to playing the music. Violinists also have better
co-ordination due to the need to use both hands at once – the two sides of the
brain have a lot more connections.
Fact Four: Surprisingly, children want to learn the violin more than
any other instrument. It is also the most popular when it comes to playing at a
professional level. There is just something about being able to play the most
complex instrument in the world.
Fact Five: There are 70 pieces of wood in the modern day violin.
This is just simply amazing when you think about it and how much work must go
into producing violins.
Fact Six: The violin was traditionally called a Lyre. This was a
popular instrument in the Royal court and was played by Anne Boleyn. Henry VIII
of England also enjoyed listening to the violin and hired musician Mark Smeaton
to play music for his court. Unfortunately, this lead to the executions of both
Mark Smeaton and Anne Boleyn – among other men.
There are a number of other interesting violin facts and if you
remember them, they will keep you wanting to learn to play your instrument even
more.
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