Hi everybody!

Does anyone have any tips or techniques to practice the violin in silence? I just don`t want to bother my roommates or the people upstairs at my apartment.

Clip clothes pegs onto the bridge, and/or drape a duster over the F holes. You can secure the duster by clipping it to the bridge with a clothes peg.

Simple & cheap.

or You can buy a silencer. It`s fairly cheap [round 5-15$] and it even works. I just recieved mine. it`s made of rubber and i can practice even during night and no1 complains

1. Get a mute.
2. Clip the bridge.
3. Use a new, unrosined bow.

but wouldn`t it affect your playing? say, wouldn`t it affect your playing when you actually unmute it?

I think trying to `tone down` yr volume will definately affect yr bowing in the long run...whatever method u used. So the bottom line: U can practice in the silent mode once in a while and that`s it. U should still try to practice in full volume every now and then.