Violin Forum/Message Board

It takes a big person to apologize.
By the way, Techfiddle, that is a really nice Website !!

I'm with Amalia. I think the reply to her was rude.

Scottish Fantasy by Bruch played by Heifetz.

Another thing to consider is that the cello uses more clefs than the violin. If you play violin, you need to be able to read treble clef. But the cello uses bass clef and also treble and alto clefs ...

Are humidifiers in the form of jars inside the instrument case really safe to use? I've only used dampits before. I worry the jars could leak. Recently got a new case and it came with a jar that ha ...

Anything that J.S. Bach wrote, I love to play. There is something about his work that demands great intonation and at the same time helps you focus on it and improve it. It also includes great rhyth ...

Schumann's Concerto is one of my favorites. Some critics have said that it is not that great a concerto, but I say, "Boo-Hoo". It is beautiful music to my ears. I have the recording by He ...

What a great video!!!! That should make us never complain about
anything again. It defies the imagination.
I started violin in 1990 at age 36 to put the example for my children who
were also stu ...

I have one of his CD's called Lakatos. He is a great violinist, and I believe it is his uncle, Sandor Lakatos who is the famous one. Check out the CD called Music from Hungary put out by Laserlight. ...

You should definitely wait and give yourself more time with the lessons. Being on Orchestra right now would put a lot of pressure on you and might even discourage you. Take one year of lessons first ...

Why don't you try the first movement of Mozart's Concerto No. 3 instead of the No. 5? I've always heard that No. 3 is the one students should try first. Several of my teachers have always told me th ...

I have a long neck and of necessity, must you a should rest to play violin. I like the Wolf Secondo because it is one of the highest rests on the market.

Be sure to read "The Inner Game of Music" by Barry Green. Anyone who gets nervous playing in front of people should read this.

It is so true. You really do need to be able to take a violin (and bow) home and try them in familiar surroundings before you make a decision to purchase. There are so many things to consider.
It ...

Just keeping shifting from first position to third over and over again. Begin with first finger in first position to first finger in third. Let your ear tell you if you are hitting ´d´ on the A s ...