This paper presents a virtual violin for real-time performances consisting of two modules: a violin spectral model and a control interface. The interface is composed by a sensing bow and a tube with drawn strings in substitution of a real violin. The spectral model is driven by the bowing controls captured with the control interface and it is able to predict spectral envelopes of the sound corr...

As a 2010 Artist in Residence in Musical Research at IRCAM, Mari Kimura used the Augmented Violin to develop new compositional approaches, and new ways of creating interactive performances [1]. She contributed her empirical and historical knowledge of violin bowing technique, working with the Real Time Musical Interactions Team at IRCAM. Thanks to this residency, her ongoing long-distance colla...

The role of auditory and tactile modalities involved in violin playing and evaluation was investigated in an experiment employing a blind violin evaluation task under different conditions: i) normal playing conditions, ii) playing with auditory masking, and iii) playing with vibrotactile masking. Under each condition, 20 violinists evaluated five violins according to criteria related to violin ...

Holding a violin between shoulder and chin needs a special kind of muscle function. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether this kind of muscular activity is a modifying factor for facial growth in adolescence. The bony facial dimensions of 24 adolescent violin students attending colleges of music with a playing history of 5-11 years were measured from lateral and posteroante...

(Dated: March 13, 2002) The quality factor (Q) of a violin mode of a fiber under tension is related to the Q of the unloaded fiber by the dilution factor. We calculate this dilution factor from measurements of the Q’s and compare to measurements based on the shift of the violin mode frequencies with temperature, and to theoretical predictions. We also report supporting measurements of the tempe...

Steps towards the development of a violin teaching aid which is based on violin pedagogy, sound analysis, and comparison of beginner and good player recordings was presented in [1]. The relationship between timbre and playing technique has been explored and five main beginner faults have been determined. Briefly, the tone fault categories are onsets, offsets, amplitude, unevenness and asymmetry...