i was thinking of having a violin join our church worhship and if he was given a set of chords what could he play? would it be possible?
2006-09-24 09:50:27 · 3 answers · asked by safehave_n 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Depends on the skill of the violinist or fiddler. If you've ever heard a bluegrass or jazz jam session, all the musicians are working off a key signature and a chord progression. They improvise from there. If a violinist has a good grasp of basic music theory he/she should be able to fit in. There are numerous books, CD's and DVD's that can help a violinist become better at improvisation. They can be of help to your violinist friend. Violinists like Mark Wood spend large portions of their lives traveling the country promoting teaching string students to improvise to rock music. Violin students trained in the Suzuki method may have a big advantage since a large part of their training may come from imitating what they hear.
It's been a year since I've been there (I moved) but First Evangelical Free Church in Austin TX used to have a violin on the worship team.
Is it possible? Absolutely. In fact a fiddle on the team will give you a much more sophisticated sound, and will open up new areas of music that you may never have explored!
Art Haule
Each note that from my Fiddle Rings
Serves to Praise the King of Kings!
2006-09-25 07:24:05 · answer #1 · answered by Art@violinstudent.com 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A violin does not play chords like a guitar. The violinist usually only plays one note at a time. Usually, the violin plays harmony or the main melody - like another voice.
(I studied violin in high school.)
2006-09-25 02:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by Roswellfan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a violin can play chords and broken chords as well as main melody .it can produce any kind of sound you want.
2006-09-25 08:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by sky600 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋