What’s in a name? When it comes to the violin and our learning, it’s important to know how to identify it. Enter our discussion on the parts of the violin. One of the first things I tell my students to do is memorize these different parts and be able to identify them. This article is […]
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It’s for your own good Practice. For some students its a bad word. According to many children under the age of ten it’s a punishment. Why practice when I can be outside with my friends? Or maybe you would rather be gaming online, or locally owning your unskilled friends and declaring class is in session.
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Fiddling around? Violins need precise bridge locations Bridge placement is a big deal on a stringed instrument. Adjusting your violin bridge affects the actual playability of the instrument. If the bridge is too far forward, you will raise your strings higher than is comfortable to play. If the bridge is too far back, you could
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“We go way back” The history of the violin is intricate and beautiful. As a violinist, I believe it is important to understand the origins of the violin in order to better inform us of its future. Violins are generally believed to have been developed by the nomadic horse tribes of inner Asia and Mongolia.
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Some free violin advice First thing’s first: you decided to play the violin and that instantly makes you a much cooler human being. Maybe I’m biased. But who cares, right? YOU’RE PLAYING THE VIOLIN AND ITS AWESOME. Congratulations! Ok, now resign yourself to the fact that you’re NOT going to be sounding like Lindsay Stirling
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Getting started A common question I get is “What’s wrong with my violin?!” Ok, so that doesn’t always mean your violin is out of tune, but more often than not it translates into a question about tuning the violin. I’m going to break this down into the actions taken in order to tune the instrument
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