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Shadow Makers – by Cindy
I love this beautiful photo. To me it sings of beauty and emotion, not only the visual aspect of the photo, which in itself is dark and mysterious, gleaming with reflected light, but you can almost smell the earthiness of … Continue reading
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I discourage my students from using a shoulder rest, says violinist Aaron Rosand – The Strad
Only without a shoulder rest can one develop a personal sound that is identifiable, insists the Curtis Institute and Mannes College professor Continue reading
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Left Handed Violins
Left Handed Violins Though still relatively rare, left handed violins are becoming more common and gaining popularity. Violinists for centuries have been using violins that are held with the left hand and bowed with the right. Great violinists and fiddlers … Continue reading
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Story About a Successful Young Age Violin Performance by Ken
Ken was given a chance to perform at a very young age before knowing what to expect and went for it. Read all about it. Continue reading
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Fiddlerman’s “Addams Family” Virtual Group Halloween 2015 Project
Join the forum discussion on this postFor now our deadline for your submissions is October 12th, 2015 at which time I will begin mixing. I encourage all 1st violin recordings to include one of the 3 other parts as well so that … Continue reading
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Swedish ‘Keyed Fiddle’ is a work of art
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom The Tennessean: When my musician friend Patton James called me and said, “John there is a friend of mine that is visiting me from Sweden. He plays something called the nyckelharpa. I have never … Continue reading
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Fiddlershop.com is now accepting bows for all types of restoration
Typical bow services include: Re-hair, using premium Mongolian and Siberian soloist quality bow hair Choice of hair color, combination or solid Stick re-cambering New tip plates, using cattle bone and ivory New silver, gold wire or imitation whale bone wrapping … Continue reading
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Adagio in B-minus: When I learned to play the violin at 45, my competitive streak got out of hand
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom The Globe and Mail: by Kim Mead “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.” – G.K. Chesterton When I first stumbled across Chesterton’s quote I read it as a … Continue reading
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Award-Winning Violinist Finishes Father’s Piece That Nazis Broke Up
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom The World Post: RAANANA, Israel (AP) — In 1933, the promising young Jewish-German violinist Ernest Drucker left the stage midway through a Brahms concerto in Cologne at the behest of Nazi officials, in … Continue reading
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The Rise of the Violin
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom South Carolina etvradio.org: Have you ever wondered how the violin came to play such an important role in the history of classical music? Well, it starts with singing. The invention of opera, in … Continue reading
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