Welcome to Ms Yap-Private Music Classroom@叶老师私人音乐教室

Dear All Students, Parents and Friends:

Welcome to Ms Yap-Private Music Classroom私人音乐教室! This blog is created to share information regarding the music lessons, the music moments, the students and many more!

Thank you and Enjoy Viewing!!

Warmest Regards,
Ms Yap, Violin Teacher/Piano Teacher, Singapore


1. "Only the pure in heart can make good soup"

2. "What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven.

By: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Violin Instrument for Beginners

Many new students and parents asked me that how much a violin cost for a beginner? Here we go for the answer:

Usually a beginner will buy a violin cost around RM300/+- Mostly made in China, some are good in quality some are not, it really depends. These range of violins are far more enough and suitable for beginners. However, there are some pros and cons in getting this cheaper range of violin.

Violin for beginners - 4/4 size
Pros:
1. Affordable prices
2. I don't know myself will play how long - short term? long term? Buy a cheap one better!

Cons:
1. Tuning problem might exist, eg. violin peg/fine tuners
2. Some of them sound harsh, some students with sensitive ears might be unable to take it and end up losing interest in playing after a few months. And then, give up of playing violin. (Such a waste if only because of this issue)



Tips: There are different sizes of violins. Usually teenagers and adults will be using 4/4 size. For young children or primary school students, it really depends on individual. When they grow older and taller, they probably need to change a bigger size violin. Parents must take note on this o~

However, if you don't have any budget constraint, of course you can also consider to buy a higher range violin which cost thousand over ringgit and above in order to produce a better sound and no need to change your violin when you have reached intermediate or advance level.

Conclusion: Most of the students have chosen a cheaper one rather than the expensive violin. Therefore, you judge for your own needs of a violin.

Thursday, 8 March 2012

Music Notes Reading~ A more efficient way to learn!

Most of us, Facebook-ing almost everyday, so that's how easy for us to remember the FACE word.. Some of us don't even need to memorise it at all as it will automatically pop up in our mind~~~ 

Treble Clef: 

The Space Notes:

Let's remember this 4 alphabets, "FACE"! 


Here you go! You have just learned how to read Treble Clef Notes in just a few seconds time! Amazing


Once you know this FACE, you would know that who are the missing letters in between.

For example: F, ?, A, ?, C, ?, E
Answer: F, G, A, B, C, D, E




The Line Notes:


Remember the slogan --> Every Good Boy Does Fine! 
Or in Malay Language  --> Emak Gosok Baju Dengan Fab!