The violin is a lovely instrument that produces a great sound but only when played properly. Now it is a difficult instrument to master so you will want to take instruction. This hub has some good resources for learning the violin.

1. Make sure that you're playing with the very tip of your fingers...

2. Make sure that you're not accidentally touching adjacent strings...

3. Make sure that you have sufficient rosin on your bow...too much shouldn't be causing this...

4. Make sure that you're not adding unnecessary pressure to the bow as it's drawn across the strings...

5. Make sure that your bow hair is not too tight nor too loose...it should only have a slight bounce to it...

6. Make sure that you're drawing the bow slowly and steadily; do not draw the bow too quickly...